Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund

Name

Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund

Legal name

Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund

Website

https://gcerf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

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Product category

International Development and Humanitarian Aid - Preventing Violent Extremism

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

International Affairs (9721), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB), Results-Based Financing (RBF) & Performance-Based Grants (BPADAOAF)

Keywords

• Violent extremism prevention
• Community resilience grants
• Civil society funding
• Rehabilitation and reintegration
• International development fund

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donor Contributions and Grants: GCERF receives funding from government donors (EU, US, Germany, and others) and distributes it as grants to civil society organisations working on preventing violent extremism. The fund operates as a pooled funding mechanism providing grants to community-based organisations in fragile and conflict-affected states.
2. Multi-Year Donor Pledges: At international replenishment conferences, countries announce multi-year commitments. In 2022, 18 countries pledged USD 66 million for 2022-2024, a 24% increase over the prior three-year period. GCERF calls on donors to make multi-year commitments for greater predictability.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

GCERF is a Geneva-based international fund that raises donor contributions from governments and distributes them as grants to local civil society organisations (CSOs) implementing community-led programmes to prevent violent extremism (PVE). It funds projects addressing local social, economic, and political drivers of radicalisation, supports rehabilitation and reintegration of returnees from conflict zones, and deploys National Advisors to provide in-country technical guidance and Monitoring & Evaluation support.

Product overview

GCERF is the only global fund dedicated to preventing violent extremism (PVE), functioning as a grant-making organization rather than a technology product company. The core offering consists of the Global Rehabilitation And Reintegration Mechanism (GRRM) for repatriate reintegration, direct grants to civil society organisations addressing local drivers of radicalisation, a National Advisors Program providing in-country technical support, and the Global Action Platform (GAP) for knowledge sharing. GCERF also produces Knowledge Products including guidance notes, factsheets, annual reports, and thematic research. The organization operates a multi-level Monitoring and Evaluation system and administers the Carol Bellamy Leadership Award fellowship for women-led P/CVE organisations. Programs span 25 countries across 7 regions including the Sahel, Western Balkans, South-East Asia, Eastern Africa, MENA, West Africa, and Central Asia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grants to Civil Society Organisations Direct investment in local civil society organisations (CSOs) in countries where risk of violent extremism is demonstrated and where community-led investment can create measurable, cost-effective impact. Grants are typically for three-year initial duration with sustainability features.
• Global Rehabilitation and Reintegration Mechanism (GRRM) GCERF's approach calling for closure of detention camps in Northeast Syria and redirecting funding toward reintegration, rehabilitation and multi-stakeholder support for repatriates from conflict zones.
• National Advisors Program Network of National Advisors deployed across partner countries to support grant-making, programme management, context analysis, field visits, and technical guidance to grantees and CSO partners.
• Global Action Platform (GAP) GCERF's network connecting civil society organisations, governments, and international partners to share knowledge and coordinate prevention of violent extremism efforts across countries.
• Monitoring and Evaluation System Multi-level and multi-layered M&E system tracking global, national/regional, and grant-level results, with each project guided by a theory of change and results framework requiring baseline data, quarterly reporting, and final assessments.
• GCERF Knowledge Products Publications including annual reports, country portfolio reports, guidance notes, factsheets, and research on preventing violent extremism, including R&R Factsheet, M&E Approach, Community-Based Reintegration Guidance, and thematic reports on climate change and violent extremism.
• Carol Bellamy Leadership Award Fellowship Program Fellowship program providing cash awards to support work of organisations led by women or working towards women's empowerment in P/CVE field in GCERF partner countries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached 2.8 million people in challenging environments through 229 local partners over five years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• HedayahcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2026Based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Hedayah is The International Centre of Excellence for Countering Extremism and Violent Extremism. Partners with GCERF on the EU-funded PRR programme in Uzbekistan, bringing expertise in terrorism prevention approaches.
• IIJ (International Institute for Justice)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2026Based in Valletta, Malta, IIJ delivers capacity-building to criminal justice practitioners to address terrorism and related transnational criminal activities while promoting cooperation on national, regional and international levels.
• Government of GhanacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2023Government of Ghana requested GCERF partnership to fund PVE projects. Ghana hosts the Accra Initiative, a regional collaboration to advance peace and security, and joins neighbouring Sahel countries in GCERF's portfolio.
• Government of KyrgyzstancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2023Government of Kyrgyzstan demonstrated strong commitment to global priority of repatriating those held in camps in Syria and Iraq. Requested GCERF partnership to support rehabilitation and reintegration of former combatants.
• STAR-Ghana FoundationcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partner in Ghana that conducted skills training for at-risk individuals. Aaron, GCERF's National Adviser in Ghana, previously served as Peace and Security Projects Manager at STAR-Ghana Foundation.
• Iraqi Institute for Development (IID)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCivil society partner in Iraq implementing Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) services for returnees from displacement camps, supporting education reintegration.
• PAISRSIP Programme PartnerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partners supporting the Programme for Support to Informed Reconciliation and Sustainable Reintegration (PAISRSIP) in Niger, including judicial profiling, deradicalisation, and livelihood support.
• Somali Youth Vision (SYV)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTVET Centre in Somalia providing vocational training (mobile phone repair) to at-risk youth in Baidoa as part of PVE programming.
• Elevate AIDA Programme PartnerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partners delivering digital skills training and online work opportunities to out-of-school youth in the Philippines (Mamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur) to reduce vulnerability to violent extremism.
• SOS Children's Villages KyrgyzstancoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing partner conducting needs assessments and providing comprehensive support (legal, medical, educational) for returnee children from conflict zones.
• Social Services Association (Yemen)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementing the Social Justice Project in Aden's Tawahi District, providing remedial education and psychosocial activities for displaced children.
• UN OCT (UN Office of Counter-Terrorism)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN body that co-organised side events with GCERF during Counter-Terrorism Week at UN Headquarters, collaborating on Central Asian repatriate reintegration initiatives.
• UNRCCA (UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN body co-organising side events on Central Asian repatriate reintegration during Counter-Terrorism Week, working with GCERF on regional initiatives.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Hedayah: Hedayah is the International Centre of Excellence for Countering Extremism and Violent Extremism, based in Abu Dhabi. As a peer knowledge and capacity-building entity co-implementing the EU-funded PRR programme with GCERF in Uzbekistan, it directly parallels GCERF's PVE focus with complementary programmatic expertise.
• Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD): ISD is a London-headquartered think-and-do tank that researches and counters extremism, polarization, and disinformation globally. It is directly comparable as an independent, non-governmental PVE actor working at the intersection of research, programming, and policy advocacy, with overlapping target geographies.
• International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR): ICSR is a leading academic research centre on radicalisation based at King's College London. It is comparable to GCERF as a knowledge-generation partner in the global PVE ecosystem, though ICSR focuses primarily on research outputs rather than direct community grant-making.
• Strong Cities Network (SCN): SCN is the first global network of mayors, municipal leaders, and policymakers working to prevent violent extremism at the local level. It directly parallels GCERF's prevention-focused, community-led approach with a different operational lens (sub-national governments rather than CSOs).
• International Institute for Justice (IIJ): IIJ is a Malta-based institution delivering capacity-building to criminal-justice practitioners on terrorism and transnational crime. It is comparable to GCERF as an EU-funded PVE implementation partner, co-delivering programming with overlapping thematic scope though focused on justice-practitioner training rather than community grants.
• Sasakawa Peace Foundation: Japan's Sasakawa Peace Foundation joined GCERF's Governing Board in 2024. It is comparable as a peer grantmaking foundation focused on international peace and security, with overlapping interest in PVE funding and policy, though SPF operates a broader peacebuilding portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UN OCT): UN OCT co-organizes side events with GCERF during UN Counter-Terrorism Week and collaborates on Central Asian repatriate reintegration. It is a much larger UN entity operating across the broader counter-terrorism/PVE mandate with a global footprint, comparable in thematic focus but distinct in funding model and governance.
• Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF): GCTF is the multilateral body that founded GCERF in 2014. It is comparable as the parent policy platform for GCERF and convenes similar government stakeholders around PVE policy, though GCTF is a policy-coordination forum rather than a grant-making fund.
• OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR): ODIHR runs the OSCE-wide Preventing Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism (PVE-RLT) programming. It is comparable as a larger intergovernmental body addressing community-level PVE in overlapping geographies (Western Balkans, Central Asia), though operating under a different multilateral mandate.
• UNDP (Community Resilience component): UNDP implements community resilience and prevention programming in fragile states overlapping with GCERF geographies. It is comparable as a much larger UN agency addressing social and economic drivers of instability, including PVE-relevant work, though with a vastly broader development mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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