WHAT CAN LOCAL PRACTITIONERS FROM EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST LEARN FROM EACH OTHER?

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1 WHAT CAN LOCAL PRACTITIONERS FROM EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST LEARN FROM EACH OTHER? 18 th May 2017, Århus, Strong Cities Global Summit Jonathan Birdwell, Head of Policy and Research Khadije Nasser, Regional Project Manager

2 TO BE COVERED o o o Introduction to Strong Cities Network Denmark, Jordan & Lebanon: Strong Cities Capacity Building Practitioner Perspectives: in conversation

3 Launched at UN General Assembly in 2015 First ever global CVE cities network CONNECT INFORM REPRESENT INNOVATE BUILD EMPOWER

4 SCN IMPACT SCN: UPDATE 114 global cities from 43 countries 100 mayors on global stage 100 youth activists engaged 1000 trainees across 40 countries 275 practitioners engaged online 95% average local capacity increase SCN Annual Global Summits SCN Online Hub / Training Modules City Exchanges Regional Delivery Nordics, Balkans, MENA, Africa, Asia SCN Working Groups Innovation Grants GCTF Local Action Plan Taskforce

5 STRONG CITIES NETWORK: LOCAL DELIVERY Sustainable, local P/CVE delivery

6 BUILDING A STRONG CITY INFRASTRUCTURE Policy & Strategy National Government Policy Leadership Boards Outputs Local Action Plans Local Delivery Local Prevention Networks P/CVE Projects Individual Impact Individual Risk Panels Intervention Capacity Building Law Enforcement

7 MAKING A STRONG CITY INFRASTRUCTURE Policy Leadership Boards Local Delivery Network Individual Risk Panels Establishing, influencing, and informing high-level national and local level politicians, religious leaders and senior stakeholders on PVE policy and strategy. Establishing, influencing and training local stakeholders to design and deliver projects and PVE programmes. Establishing and training networks of individuals to undertake both primary and secondary interventions.

8 POLICY INFRASTRUCTURE Policy and Strategy Leadership Senior stakeholders from across Local, National and Regional Actors Assess local risks and develop strategic recommendations for Local Prevention Network Activities Advocate to national policy leads local resourcing gaps Monitor and evaluate local practice Risk Assessments Action Plan Development Local Delivery Oversight SCN Local Risk Assessment Framework SCN Local Action Planning Oversee Local Practice Delivery through Prevention Networks

9 MAKING A STRONG CITY INFRASTRUCTURE Policy Leadership Boards Local Prevention Networks Individual Risk Panels Establishing, influencing, and informing high-level national and local level politicians, religious leaders and senior stakeholders on PVE policy and strategy. Establishing, influencing and training local stakeholders to design and deliver projects and PVE programmes. Establishing and training networks of individuals to undertake both primary and secondary interventions.

10 Coordination and Delivery Networks Local Prevention Networks Network of local stakeholders representing teachers, psycho-social intervention providers, religious leaders, youth workers, youth groups Conduct risk assessments and research into local radicalisation drivers and extremist recruitment tactics Community and practitioner outreach Design and implement programmes tackling people, places and propaganda Projects Workshops Referral Programme design and delivery Community Outreach Sign-posting

11 MAKING A STRONG CITY INFRASTRUCTURE Policy Leadership Board Local Delivery Network Individual Risk Panels Establishing, influencing, and informing highlevel national and local level politicians, religious leaders and senior stakeholders on PVE policy and strategy. Establishing, influencing and training local stakeholders to design and deliver projects and PVE programmes. Establishing and training networks of individuals to undertake both primary and secondary interventions.

12 SCN INDIVIDUAL INFRASTRUCTURE Individual Risk Panels Identify and train intervention officers to conduct individual disengagement and counselling casework Develop locally owned diagnostic tools such as risk assessment frameworks Raise community and frontline awareness of the signs of radicalisation and mechanisms to intervene with individuals at risk Create and publicise a point of referral for radicalisation case work Mentor Training Individual Assessment Referral mechanisms Intervention & Mentor Training Individual Risk Frameworks & Tools Publicise and raise awareness of referral mechanism

13 DENMARK, LEBANON & JORDAN: STRONG CITIES CAPACITY BUILDING

14 Very Different Contexts

15 THE DANISH MODEL: BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT SSP: Schools, Social Services and Police (+prison & probation services & CSO s) Municipality mandate Process initiated in 1971 as a Crime prevention & coordination mechanism PVE efforts included since 2010 Combined law enforcement & social preventive approach

16 Municipality Structure: Danish Model Mayor CEO Police Department of Education Department of Social Services Department of Childcare Department of Infrastructure Local Schools Youth Clubs, Social Centres Kindergardens Civil society / grassroots

17 Municipality Structure: Lebanon Model Municipality Council Civil Society / Grassroots Mayor Legal Dep. Public Relations Dep. Environment Dep. Local Development Dep. Control and Inspection Dep. Community Development projects

18 What do we want to achieve? Increase recognition by national and municipal governments in Lebanon & Jordan of the importance of municipal level approaches to PVE. Help establish local, multi stakeholder Prevention Networks to coordinate early prevention approaches with inspiration from the Danish SSP model. Increase the knowledge and skills of local professionals who work with youth on how to support young people who might be at risk of radicalization in selected municipalities.

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21 Building Coordination Prevention Networks Policy Leadership Boards Local Prevention Networks Individual Risk Panels Establishing, influencing, and informing high-level national and local level politicians, religious leaders and senior stakeholders on PVE policy and strategy. Establishing, influencing and training local stakeholders to design and deliver projects and PVE programmes. Establishing and training networks of individuals to undertake both primary and secondary interventions.

22 Three Prevention Networks with 45 local practitioners and stakeholders Objectives Raise awareness about violent extremism and about the ways to prevent its spread Coordinate pre-existing relevant activities Capacity building training: motivating factors, ToR, Teambuilding, etc. Learning by doing: Co-design and delivery outreach and PVE activities Target Groups Youth from & Parents and the local community PREVENTION NETWORK SAIDA, MAJDAL ANJAR, TRIPOLI Examples of Outreach Activities Summer camps where youth interact and attend awareness sessions Roundtables and innovation labs involving youth on the topic of PVE Online safety and Digital Resilience

23 WHO IS IN THE PREVENTION NETWORKS? SAIDA, LEBANON

24 THE PREVENTION TRIANGLE INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, POLICE Intervening effort disengagment and preventing relapse SSP/ PREVENTION NETWORK Targeted prevention/minimize risk behaviour SCHOOLS, YOUTH CLUBS, SOCIAL CENTRES Building social skills resilience

25 Perspectives: Prevention Network FOCAL POINTS MR. NIDAL KHALED President, Youth Innovation Association Majdal Anjar Municipality MS. Zahra El Darazi Head of projects & administration Saida Municipality MS. MIRNA SABBAGH Administrative and Financial Employee Saida Municipality MR. CHADI NACHABE Council Member Tripoli Municipality

26 Perspectives: Copenhagen VINK Satnam Singh Head of Section, VINK Copenhagen Municipality

27 QUESTIONS?