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Title:

Countering extremism through local resilience in Burkina and Benin

Agreement Number:

7466196 P015720001

Agreement Value:

$2,000,000.00

Agreement Date:

Feb 27, 2025 - Mar 31, 2028

Description:

This project aims to increase stability in Coastal West Africa to prevent spreading violent extremism. The project supports early response to conflict and potential extremist attacks in the border areas of Burkina Faso and Benin by establishing a localized early warning system. It also seeks to promote community stability and human security. Project activities include: (1) improved access to early warning information for residents of the project areas, particularly for women, youth, and marginalized groups; (2) increased stakeholder capacity to prevent and mitigate violence, including violent extremism; and (3) increased community capacity to identify and address security threats, including enhancing situational awareness and timely decision-making to avoid danger during active crises in the project areas.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) prevented spreading violent extremism and related instability in Coastal West Africa; (2) improved access to early warning information for residents of the project areas, particularly for women, youth, and marginalized groups; (3) increased capacity of stakeholders, including women, youth, and marginalized groups, to prevent and mitigate violence and violent extremism in the project areas; and (3) enhanced community capacity, including among women, youth, and marginalized groups. This helped them to identify and address security threats, including enhanced situational awareness and timely decision-making to avoid danger during active crises.

Location:

TORONTO, Ontario, CA

Reference Number:

064-2024-2025-Q4-0249

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Additional Information:

Belated reporting.

Recipient's Legal Name:

The Sentinel Project for Genocide Prevention

Program:

Peace&Stabilizat Ops prog(former GSPF)-C

Program Purpose:

The Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (PSOPs) is an integral component of the Government of Canada’s toolbox to prevent and respond to conflicts and crises abroad. It supports rapid, effective, whole-of-government coordinated responses to a wide range of challenges and serves as a valuable instrument for supporting stability in conflict-affected regions. PSOPs provides visible and concrete assistance in response to conflicts and crises abroad through targeted programming, the deployment of Canadian police officers (in partnership with Public Safety Canada and the RCMP) and civilian personnel, and direct support to the UN and multilateral peace operations, conflict prevention, mediation, and peacebuilding efforts.