the ▁existing ▁C ounter ing ▁Vi ol ence ▁Ext rem ism ▁( C VE ) ▁understanding ▁and ▁capacity ▁of ▁E CO W AS , ▁the ▁Sah el ▁G 5 ▁and ▁the ▁national ▁govern ments ▁of ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso , ▁Niger , ▁Ch ad , ▁Cam ero on ▁and ▁Maur it ania ." ▁The ▁program ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁identify ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁strength ening ▁of ▁multi - scal ar ▁government ▁and ▁community ▁structures . ▁ ▁CON TA CT ▁Program : ▁When ▁it ▁was ▁realized ▁that ▁peace building ▁programs ▁in ▁West ▁Africa ▁were ▁available ▁exclus ively ▁in ▁English , ▁Kar una ▁Center ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Africa ▁Cons ult ants ▁International ▁and ▁World ▁Education ▁to ▁translate ▁the ▁CON TA CT ▁program ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁implemented ▁previously ▁in ▁South ▁Asian ▁states . ▁ ▁East ▁Africa ▁▁ ▁R w anda : ▁K CP ' s ▁He aling ▁Our ▁Commun ities ▁program , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁three ▁R wand an ▁organizations ▁( He aling ▁and ▁Reb u ild ing ▁our ▁Commun ities , ▁A eg is ▁Trust , ▁and ▁Institute ▁of ▁Research ▁and ▁Dialog ue ▁for ▁Peace ), ▁was ▁highlight ed ▁in ▁the ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁issue ▁of ▁National ▁Geographic ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁recon c ili ation ▁and ▁he aling ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁violent ▁conflict . ▁K CP ▁has ▁led ▁peace building ▁programs ▁in ▁R w anda ▁since ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0