Correspondence from Northern Region The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has started training women in the Northern Region on preventing violent extremism in Tamale.
According to CRS, peace and security cannot be achieved without the role of women, as they are the first to see signs of radicalization in communities.
The one week training will explore the role women play in responding to and preventing threats of violent extremism in their communities and equip women with the skills on how to effectively collaborate with community members to identify and report on early signs of violent extremism.
Speaking at the opening of the training program in Tamale on Monday, Alisa Afusah Mogre, Program Manager- Youth, Peace Building and Social Cohesion at CRS, said women do not only notice the first signs of radicalization but are also usually the first to intervene with empathy and wisdom. "Often, we're the first to see signs of radicalization, the first to notice when something feels off and the first to intervene, often with empathy and wisdom," she said.
