Countering Violent Extremism is another area of our focus under this pillar. We often push our youth towards violence due to our preconceived notion about who they are. Local elites, policymakers, adults, and government agencies often look our youth either as helpless victims or as a problem waiting to happen. In either of these simplistic representations, we strip young people of their humanity and complexity, and we too often implement misguided policies and programs thus paving way for interaction with the insecurities that result from violent extremism.