Technologically facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) is not only a pervasive harm in its own right: it is also a documented pathway into violent extremism. Misogynistic online ecosystems, narratives of grievance, and gendered hate have been linked to radicalisation processes and extremist violence across regions and ideologies, from D’aesh to 764 and Neo-Nazi groups. Yet many governments and institutions lack the policy capacity, cross-sectoral networks, and evidence base needed to respond to these intersecting harms effectively. 

The Catalyst Public Policy Champions Programme is an intensive, international executive-style training programme designed to address this gap.  Led by the Christchurch Call Foundation, in partnership with the Hertie School and the VOX-Pol Institute, the programme equips a new generation of policymakers and practitioners with the knowledge, skills, and networks needed to design and implement effective responses to hybrid online harms, terrorism, and violent extremism intersecting with TFGBV. 

The Programme is part of Catalyst, a large-scale consortium led by the Christchurch Call Foundation addressing the intersection of online violent misogyny, TFGBV, and violent extremism. The initiative is part of the Foundation’s work to turn the Christchurch Call into coordinated multistakeholder action—working with governments, platforms, Call Partners, and their advisory network to stop terrorist and violent extremist content spreading online, while upholding human rights, and a free, open, and secure internet.

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