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GCERF has been investing in Ghana since 2023, funding civil society organisations in the northern regions to address the root causes of violent extremism and strengthen community resilience, in the context of growing regional insecurity linked to instability in the Sahel and spillover risks from neighbouring countries such as Burkina Faso.

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Background and Context
Country Snapshot
Key Results
Investment Strategy
Story of Change
Background & Context

Understanding Violent
 Extremism in Ghana

Ghana’s northern regions face growing vulnerabilities to violent extremism (VE), despite the country’s overall stability. Both internal and external factors contribute to this risk, particularly the expansion of extremist groups across the Sahel region, with neighbouring Burkina Faso significantly heightening the threat. Burkina Faso, which ranked 1st on the Global Terrorism Index in 2025, shares a border with Ghana, raising concerns over the potential spillover of violence.

GCERF'S UNIQUE INVESTMENT MODEL

Country
 Support Mechanism

GCERF pioneers a unique investment model designed to promote a whole-of-society approach and ensure the sustainability of our programmes. Under this model, in each partner country, we support national governments in establishing a steering committee called the Country Support Mechanism (CSM).

In Ghana, CSM is chaired by the National Security Council Secretariat and brings together relevant government agencies, civil society organisations and donor representatives to provide strategic direction for the programmes, ensure results and progressively inherit ownership of funding community-level efforts to prevent violent extremism.

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Key Drivers of Violent Extremism
external Factors

Increased flow of refugees from Burkina Faso burdening existing social infrastructures.

Ethnic tensions arising from land disputes

Growing tensions between farmers and herders around access to natural resources.

Governance and Infrastructure Struggles to Manage migratory flows

Absence of effective screening systems to monitor potential infiltration and recruitment by violent extremist groups.

Results at a Glance

Key Results

Total amount invested (USD)
$ 0 M
Grants
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Civil society organisations
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District authorities, community & religious leaders, media personnel trained in conflict resolution and peacebuilding mechanisms to promote harmony and address grievances before VE groups can exploit them
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Youth at-risk of radicalisation trained in critical thinking and digital literacy to combat misinformation and online radicalisation
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Traditional leaders, refugees, community members, and youth engaged through campaigns to increase their understanding of PVE and strengthen community resilience against violent extremism
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Refugees, women, and youth at risk of violent extremism equipped with vocational skills and alternative livelihoods to reduce their vulnerability to recruitment into violent extremism
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Investment & grant figures updated May 2026 · Programme results updated December 2025

Our Approach

Investment Strategy
 in Ghana

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Strengthen community resilience through the promotion of traditional conflict resolution and peacebuilding mechanisms.
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Strengthen the economic security of vulnerable populations to reduce their susceptibility to recruitment into violent extremism.
Design sans titre
Create an enabling environment for the prevention of violent extremism within communities, CSOs and local authorities.
Our IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS

Active Grants
 in Ghana

Current Grants 2 Active
01 Organização para Paz e Resiliência Comunitária
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Grant Overview
Amount
USD 1,200,000
Duration
Mar 2024 – Feb 2027
Implementing Partners
Principal Recipient
Organização para Paz e Resiliência Comunitária (OPRC)
Sub-Recipients
Associação Jovens pela Paz
Fórum Mulheres do Norte
Rede Comunitária de Cabo Delgado
Programme Objectives
1
Strengthen community resilience by training local leaders in early warning and conflict resolution in Cabo Delgado.
2
Empower women and youth through livelihood support and civic engagement in displacement-affected areas.
3
Foster interfaith dialogue to counter extremist narratives among at-risk youth populations.
Areas of Implementation
Cabo Delgado Mocímboa da Praia Mueda Macomia
02 Centro de Formação e Desenvolvimento Comunitário
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Grant Overview
Amount
USD 800,000
Duration
Jun 2024 – May 2026
Implementing Partners
Principal Recipient
Centro de Formação e Desenvolvimento Comunitário (CFDC)
Sub-Recipients
Associação Nampula Solidária
Grupo Jovens Niassa
Programme Objectives
1
Deliver vocational training and psychosocial support to youth affected by displacement in Nampula and Niassa.
2
Build capacity of local CSOs to integrate PVE principles into existing development programmes.
3
Strengthen community-government dialogue mechanisms to restore trust in affected provinces.
Areas of Implementation
Nampula Niassa Nacala
Impact in Action

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