▁From ▁Cha os ▁to ▁Community ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁conducted ▁in ▁Bos nia / Her z egov ina , ▁India , ▁ ▁Ken ya , ▁Nep al , ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Pre vent ing ▁Cha os ▁This ▁initi ative ▁is ▁the ▁violence ▁prevent ion ▁arm ▁of ▁C W BI . ▁View ing ▁violence ▁as ▁a ▁strategy ▁employed ▁by ▁groups ▁for ▁positive ▁social ▁change ▁in ▁their ▁community , ▁C W BI ▁bring ▁together ▁elements ▁from ▁philosoph ical ▁orientation , ▁policies , ▁programs ▁and ▁projects ▁that ▁fost er ▁the ▁elim ination ▁or ▁mit ig ation ▁of ▁the ▁elements ▁producing ▁violent ▁responses . ▁C W BI ▁f ash ions ▁programs ▁for ▁the ▁challeng es ▁and ▁opportun ities ▁each ▁specific ▁community ▁may ▁be ▁facing . ▁This ▁initi ative ▁prom otes ▁individuals ▁and ▁groups ▁to ▁take ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁peace , ▁security , ▁and ▁safety ▁of ▁their ▁communities . ▁ ▁Global ▁Commun ities ▁Network ▁The ▁Global ▁Commun ities ▁Network ▁is ▁C W BI ' s ▁partners hip ▁with ▁communities ▁within ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁util ized ▁for ▁carrying ▁out ▁its ▁object ives . ▁They ▁are ▁the ▁principal ▁spons ors ▁and / or ▁collabor ators ▁in ▁building ▁and ▁sust aining ▁their ▁community ▁emp ower ment ▁theory ▁of ▁change . ▁They ▁represent ▁the ▁framework ▁for ▁C W BI ▁to ▁achieve ▁its ▁work ▁in ▁community ▁development ▁and ▁community ▁building . ▁This ▁network ▁compr ises ▁civil ▁society ▁networks , ▁non prof its , ▁found ations , ▁and ▁univers ities , ▁all ▁prom oting