A young student from the primary school in Chabellier, Djibouti, smiles as he washes his hands at the handwashing basin prior to his afternoon meal, April 22 during a visit from the 414th Civil Affairs Team assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. The 414th Civil Affairs company, CJTF-HOA interact with various villages and local key leaders in order to foster better understanding and communication while building relationships that allow CJTF-HOA forces to partner with the host nation. The service members of CJTF-HOA, headquartered in Djibouti, employ an indirect approach to counter violent extremism. Through a strategy of cooperative conflict prevention the task force helps build the internal capacities of countries at risk to prevail against extremists exploiting instability.