CoCoRa

Community Counteracting Radicalisation (CoCoRa)

CoCoRa was based on a strategic partnership between five European organisations from France, Germany, Italy, Austria and Denmark working in the field of preventing violent extremism. It was co-funded by the EU-Commission and lead by mhtconsult as Danish and Transnational Coordinator. The aim of CoCoRa project was to contribute to a new community-based and coproductive prevention strategy against politicial-religious radicalisation and violent extremism among young people in risk of radicalization.

Objectives

• To develop a prevention programme focused on young people´s empowerment and devotion to an active fellow citizenship.
• To involve local communities as equal partners in developing the prevention programme, involving community knowledge, confidential positions and credibility.
• To train the young participants for an intercultural ambassadorship to engage in dialogue and coproduction with professionals in prevention activities.

Duration

2015 - 2017

Funding