Enhancing the Capacity of the Government Iraq to address Violent Extremism

This project supports the Government of Iraq in implementing the National Strategy to Combat Violent Extremism. This strategy aims to enhance the Government`s capacity to analyze and respond to drivers of violent extremism in high-risk communities. Project activities include: (1) developing and delivering the prevention of violent extremism (PVE) capacity-building curriculum for the Government of Iraq ministers and institutions; (2) developing and delivering community engagement protocol for practitioners and service providers engaged with communities exposed to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant narratives; and (3) providing sub-grant funding to local government and civil society and community-based organizations to implement PVE plan of action initiatives.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) enhanced capacity of the Government of Iraq and key PVE stakeholders to implement the PVE strategy; (2) improved coordination in the Government of Iraq’s follow-up to the outcomes and recommendations from the prosecution rehabilitation and reintegration roundtable discussion; and (3) increased resilience of targeted communities in Mosul and Tal Afar against mobilization and recruitment of violent extremist groups.