Project Details

Title :   Community Engagement in Countering Violent Extremism in Chattogram Division (CEVEC)

Description :   The YPSA consortium has been implementing Preventing Violent Extremism Project since 2016. In implementing the project activities YPSA become successful to bring a positive impact on the project “Community Engagement in Countering Violent Extremism in Chattogram” with the support of GCERF. This time it is important to retain this impact by establishing sustainable structures at the community level. YPSA Consortium aims to broadly address one GCERF leverage point, the community agency. The consortium will work to provide support for the structural formation of youth Clubs and Forums, already worked with, for the sustainability of PVE interventions. The consortium will provide capacity-building support to youth on organizational management, Club registration process and resource mobilization to run the PVE intervention as part of regular club activities. Club/CBOs members will also be provided refreshers training on LSE on PVE to develop their skills on this particular issue so that they are able to take initiative on PVE. YPSA-CEVEC will engage District and Sub- District Educational authorities at the local level through advocacy meetings to issue a memo on the importance of PVE initiatives at the educational institution level. Working with the Educational management committee and providing refresher training to teachers will help them to develop a sustainable structure and take initiative on the PVE by providing LSE sessions among the students at the existing educational institutions. YPSA-CEVEC will engage government and religious institution officials, through advocacy meetings to issue a memo on the importance of PVE initiatives which will direct working on PVE at the religious institutions in a sustainable way. The YPSA will provide orientation to the religious institution management committee and provide refresher training to existing religious leaders for enhancing their confidence and skills to discuss PVE issues on a regular basis during religious speeches. The YPSA will also work to make a more functional Local Government Authority to deal with the PVE issue sustainably through issue an official memo by engaging UNO (Upazilla Nirbahi Officer), LG (Local Government), Deputy Director Local Government & Divisional Director Local Government. The YPSA will do advocacy with local government bodies as well as provide orientation to them to take initiatives on the PVE issue at the community level.

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