Baku - On 27-28 February 2019 IOM organized workshop on inclusive society, diversity and tolerance as ways to prevent violent extremism and radicalization within Community Resilience to Vulnerabilities (CRV) Activity funded by USAID.

The workshop was facilitated by the Kofi Annan Foundation’s initiative Extremely Together Young Leaders, Ali Abbas Zaidi and Mimoun Berrissoun from Pakistan and Germany.

The (22) participants of the first day were mainly from public service and civil society, whereas the second workshop consisted of (24) participants with academia and civil society background.

The objective of the workshop was for participants to become familiarized with the concept of group-focused enmity and extremism in general.

For a better understanding of extremist phenomena, the participants were lectured on similarities between different extremist groups e.g. intolerance, hatred and violence.

Furthermore, the intention was for participants to gain an awareness of stereotypes and prejudices, open-minded perception of others, empathy towards “radicalized” victims, and explore practical ideas for the implementation of a culture of tolerance and diversity.