GCERF Podcast
Turning Points
Human stories. Hard evidence. Frontline voices.
Turning Points is a podcast series by GCERF - the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund, the only global fund dedicated exclusively to preventing violent extremism. We bring you the human stories, the hard evidence, and the frontline voices that are leading the fight against violent extremism. Turning Points is for policymakers, practitioners, students, and anyone who believes that lasting security is built through people, communities, resilience, and hope.
Turning Points
by GCERF
Episodes
Latest Episodes
Episode 01
Turning Points
~35 min
April 2026
Rehabilitation and Reintegration in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen — Frontline Perspectives
In the first episode of Turning Points, GCERF's Lilla Schumicky-Logan, Deputy Executive Director, sits down with Hatem Shatnawi, Regional Manager for Iraq, Syria and Yemen, and Tariq Hasan, National Advisor for Iraq, to discuss what rehabilitation and reintegration really looks like on the ground, the challenges of working in conflict-affected settings, and why community-led approaches are essential.
Lilla Schumicky-Logan — Host
Hatem Shatnawi
Tariq Hasan
Episode 02
Turning Points
Latest
~17 min
May 2026
The Journey Before the Journey
In this episode, GCERF's Mona El-Wali is joined by Kim Saado, GCERF's National Advisor for Syria, and Jeyana Ahmad, Programme Manager at Salam for Hope Foundation, GCERF's implementing civil society partner in Syria, to explore a critical and often unseen moment in the rehabilitation and reintegration process: the time before a family leaves a camp in northeast Syria. They discuss what pre-departure preparation really means in practice, and the psychological, legal, and practical steps that must happen before return.
Mona El-Wali — Host
Kim Saadou
Jeyana Ahmad
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Episode 3 — Coming soon
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