Hedayah Centre

Published purpose

This project aims to strengthen the capacity of the National Counter Terrorism Commission (Commission nationale de lutte contre le terrorisme) (CNLCT), relevant Ministries, civil society actors, and religious leaders in Tunisia to effectively address and mitigate behaviors that increase vulnerability to extremism and violent extremism, while countering the dissemination of violent extremist propaganda perpetrated by both foreign and local terrorist groups. This will be achieved through technical assistance, training, capacity-building, and strategic communications messaging aimed at empowering these institutions to develop and implement effective responses to the complex drivers of radicalization in the country. Key project activities include: 1)Capacity building workshop for religious leaders which will equip religious and community leaders with counter-messaging strategies to challenge violent extremist narratives and create contextually relevant and effective messages. A train-the-trainer model supports further delivery of this workshop, creating an ongoing cycle of training and mentoring to enable a sustainable network of religious and community leaders who can disseminate counter-messaging within their communities. 2) Technical assistance and capacity building for communication units of ministries to strengthen the capacity of communication units focused on preventing violent extremism, including the Ministry of Women, Family, Children and Seniors; Ministry of Education; Ministry of Higher Education; Ministry of Youth and Sports; Ministry of Culture; Ministry of Social Affairs; and the Ministry of Health, as well as community and civil society leaders with counter-messaging strategies, tools, and skills to challenge violent extremist narratives and develop contextually appropriate and effective strategic communications campaigns.