The Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) is a nonprofit foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the first global effort to support local, community-level initiatives aimed at strengthening resilience against violent extremist agendas.
The Guardian described the organization as "The world’s first global counter-terrorism “bank”."
The foundation was announced by US Secretary of State John Kerry and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu at the fourth Global Counterterrorism Forum Ministerial in New York, on 27 September 2013. On 9 September 2014, the foundation was officially established. The Swiss Federal Council signed a headquarters agreement with the GCERF on 26 May 2015.
From its founding in 2014 to 2024, the organization has received in contributions.
The United States withdrew from the organization in January 2026.
Partner countries Countries that have received assistance are:
Albania Bangladesh Bosnia and Herzegovina Burkina Faso Chad Ghana Indonesia Iraq Kenya Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Mali Mauritania Mozambique Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Philippines Somalia Sri Lanka Syria Tunisia Yemen
Donors Donors include: Albania Australia Burkina Faso Canada Denmark European Union Finland France Germany Italy Japan Kenya Kofi Annan Foundation Kosovo Kuwait Danish Dairy Company Liechtenstein Luxembourg Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Niger Norway Qatar Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States
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