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Title:
Preventing Violent Extremism and Gender Based Violence in Tunisia
Agreement Number:
7457639 P013254001
Agreement Value:
$1,898,663.40
Agreement Date:
Mar 8, 2024 - Jan 31, 2027
Description:
This project aims to improve law enforcement capacities and community resilience to violent extremism and gender-based violence (GBV) in Tunisia. Project activities include: (1) a needs assessment and study on the interconnections between violence against women and violent extremism to inform evidence based interventions; (2) the implementation of community-led interventions and actions plans to address the key socioeconomic drivers of violent extremism and GBV, while strengthening the coordination and collaborative relationships between the Internal Security Forces (ISF), civil society organizations, and women leaders; (3) capacity building for the ISF and specialized GBV units to enhance the delivery of gender sensitive services to women victims of violence and the use of community policing approaches to prevent violence against women and violent extremism; and (4) improvements to critical infrastructure and IT equipment to enhance effective GBV and PVE investigations in accordance with international gender and human rights standards.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:

The expected outcomes for this project include:
(1) Increased women’s’ access to sexual and gender-based violence victim services and community level involvement in prevention of violent extremism (PVE) initiatives;
(2) enhanced provision of SGBV victim services to women by security and community actors in accordance with international gender and human rights standards and good practices;
(3) Strengthened multidimensional assistance (social, economic, health, legal, psychological etc.) and coordination between ecosystem actors (Internal Security Forces (ISF), Local Security Committees (LSCs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Women Leaders Network, etc.) at the local level to prevent violence against women and provide care for SGBV victims; (4) Increased awareness amongst women of their rights, the support services available to them, and the issue of VAW (including violence based on racial discrimination or disability as well as cyberviolence), and its role as a driver and consequence of VE.
(4) Enhanced technical and operational capacity of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) and specialized units to conduct effective investigations and provide care to VAW survivors through improvements to critical infrastructure, modernized equipment, and training on the linkages between VAW and PVE.

Location:
New York, US
Reference Number:
064-2024-2025-Q2-00196
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:

Belated reporting that should have been included in the 2023-2024 4th Quarter report.

Recipient's Operating Name:
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
Recipient's Legal Name:
UNDP - United Nations Development
Federal Riding Number:
NA
Program:
Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Program
Program Purpose:

The Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Program provides assistance to foreign states to enable them to prevent and respond to terrorist activity. It supports global efforts to fight terrorism and address terrorist threats to Canadians and Canadian interests throughout the world.