SECURITY AND STABILITY: THE ROLE OF YOUTH IN PREVENTING AND

SECURITY AND STABILITY: THE ROLE OF YOUTH IN PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN AFRICA AUGUST 2024 BIOGRAPHIES Speakers Ivor Ichikowitz is the founder of the Ichikowitz Family Foundation (IFF), a South Africa- based organization dedicated to advancing the principles of active citizenship through the preservation of Africa’s heritage, environmental conservation, and youth empowerment. [...] IFF’s ethos is to develop the next generation and the ones that come after, through education to build empowerment and ensure the preservation of South Africa’s natural treasures and the stories and histories of those who helped the country transition from the world’s pariah to an international beacon. [...] Phyllis played a role in the development of the Draft Kenya National Peacebuilding and Conflict Management policy, and the Draft National Counter radicalization strategy and is a member of the Global Counter Terrorism Forum where she has provided community perspectives to Countering Violent Extremism. [...] Phyllis is a Social Development Expert and holds a postgraduate diploma in human and natural resources and in peacebuilding and conflict management from the Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC). [...] Among several other awards, Mutaru is a recipient of the African of the Year Award (2018), the youngest recipient at the time, for his impactful work in preventing violent extremism in Africa.