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W O M E N T W I T H O U B O R D E R S C H A N G E T H E W O R L D Preventing Violent Extremism The Women without Borders MotherSchools Model – Parenting for Peace 2018 2018 ove verv rview S A V E

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Women with ithout Bor orders s is is a a Vie ienna-based NGO with ith deep expertis ise empowerin ing famili ilies an and community act actors as as defences ag again inst vio viole lent ext xtremism • We work globally , implementing projects in close to 30 countries since our founding in 2001 • Preventing violent extremism has become our top priority among the range of distinct but interrelated types of capacity-building work we have done • Our PVE approach reflects our overall philosophy: moving from research to action • From our core focus – equipping mothers to intervene if their children are at risk – we have expanded to work with fathers and other community actors as well • We use a range of different activities to both raise awareness of the radicalisation threat and build the capacity to address it • We take a rigorous, structured approach to monitor our projects’ progress and evaluate their success • In 2017 alone we will have implemented projects in 8 countries , training 40 teachers , impacting 340 participants , and interviewing 480 subjects Women without Borders 2018

We wor ork glo loball lly, im imple lementing projects s in in clo close to o 30 30 cou ountrie ies sin since ou our fou oundin ing in in 20 2001 01 Middle East • Egypt Europe • Iraq • Austria • Iran • Belgium • Israel • Cyprus • Jordan • England • Palestine • Germany • Saudi Arabia • Macedonia • Turkey • Northern • Yemen Ireland United States Asia • Sweden • Afghanistan • India • Indonesia • Kashmir • Palestine Sub-Saharan Africa • Tajikstan • Nigeria • Rwanda • Tanzania • Uganda Women without Borders 2018

Preventin ing vio viole lent extr xtremis ism has as become ou our top prio riority am among th the ran ange of of dis istinct but t in interrelated typ types of of cap apacity-build ildin ing work we have don one Focus of this presentation Preventing Gender Based Female Intercultural Capacity violent Violence Leadership Dialogue Building extremism Women without Borders 2018

Our PVE ap approach refle lects ou our overall ll philo ilosophy: movin ing fr from research to o act action Research Action • Unique PVE curriculum which fuses Locally-tailored projects uniting • lessons from developmental capacity-building with awareness- psychology raising to help fortify vulnerable • parenting skills and self-confidence families and communities against the training extremist threat • education on radicalisation risk factors and typical extremist recruitment process • On-site research into local context, including family dynamics, risk factors, and history of extremist activity • Specific insights into radicalisation and family and community dynamics derived from previous WwB projects Women without Borders 2018

Fr From ou our core focus – equipping mothers s to o in intervene if if th their ir ch child ildren ar are at t risk risk – we have expanded to o wor ork with ith fathers an and oth other communit ity act actors as as well ll Communities Grass- Teachers roots orgs Families Mothers Fathers Other actors we plan to research, for potential inclusion in our PVE approach, include siblings and formers At-risk youth Police Local officers gov’t Women without Borders 2018

We use se a a ran ange of of dif ifferent act activitie ies to bot oth rais aise awareness of of th the rad adicalis isation th threat an and build ild th the cap apacity to o ad address it it Who we impact How we impact them Why it works MotherSchools to equip concerned mothers to identify early warning Parents are: • strategically positioned to observe the early signs of Mothers signs of radicalisation in their children and reclaim recruiters’ tools to Families intervene and decisively counter it radicalisation in their children • uniquely motivated to act if there is a risk • equipped with the emotional connection to intervene Father Schools to train fathers to take more positive roles in their persuasively , providing the time, empathy, and support Activities include Fathers families’ lives, share mothers’ parenting responsibilities, and use their • Trainings that vulnerable young people need influence to dissuade their children from extremism • Workshops • Campaigns • Dialogues Local actors can: Teacher training programs to give teachers an understanding of the • Clips • impact entire communities by proactively spreading Teachers radicalisation process and family psychology and the skills to train groups • Blogs information about the radicalisation threat of mothers and fathers to intervene effectively • Table-Top Exercises • use their access to form local networks and implement • Conferences projects that counter extremist ideologies Partnerships with grassroots organizations to develop these • Semi-structured • bridge a too-prevalent trust gap to provide needed Grassroots organizations’ ability to proactively implement counter-extremist Communities interviews support and advice for otherwise isolated individual organizations projects , including logistics, monitoring, and evaluation • In-depth families seeking to protect their children from Interviews recruitment • Surveys Police workshops to help officers improve their understanding of Police extremism, self-assess strengths and limitations, and define strategies to officers build public trust and address extremism at a community level Local government workshops to help key public officials (e.g., mayors, Local sheha) better understand extremism, self-assess strengths and limitations, government and define strategies to address extremism at a community level Women without Borders 2018

We take a rigorous, structured approach to monitor our projects’ progress an and evalu luate th their ir su success MotherSchools M&E approach (to serve as a model for future projects of all types) Monitoring Evaluation • Teachers, local implementing partners, and note-takers fill out written • WwB project managers conduct structured, in-depth interviews to templates to ensure each school stays on track measure participants’ capabilities both before and after project • 3 teachers x joint weekly protocols • 60 participants x hourlong individual entry interviews = 30 reports = 60 hours • 3 local implementers x weekly protocols • 60 participants x hourlong individual entry interviews = 30 reports = 60 hours • 3 note-takers x weekly protocols • Total = 30 reports = 120 hours • 3 teachers x mid-term and final reports • WwB leadership evaluates interview responses to assess the group’s = 6 reports • 3 local implementers x mid-term and final reports = 6 reports progress toward pre-defined goals • Total • Entry and exit interview responses mapped to distinct project goals = 112 reports • Teachers and local implementers deliver telephone updates to discuss • Individual and collective progress toward each goal evaluated any identified challenges and determine any needed course corrections • 3 teachers x weekly updates for local implementers = 20 calls • 3 teachers x weekly updates for WwB project managers = 20 calls • 3 local implementers x wkly updates for WwB PMs = 20 calls • Total = 60 calls Women without Borders 2018

In In 20 2017 17 alo alone we will ill have im imple lemented projects in in 8 8 cou ountrie ies, tr trainin ing 40 40 teachers, im impacting 34 340 0 par articip ipants, an and in intervie iewin ing 48 480 0 su subjects • 2 nd MotherSchool program in Vienna and Innsbruck (6 teachers, 45 Austria participants) With these projects, the • 2 nd MotherSchools programme in Brussels in planning stage with 60 MotherSchools program will have Belgium participants already interviewed) trained over 1,800 mothers by • 2 nd MotherSchool program in Bavaria (8 teachers, 80 participants, the end of the year Germany partnership w/ Bavarian Ministry for Labor, Family, and Integration) Going forward, we will: • 1 st MotherSchool program in Salt, Zarqa, Ma’an (6 teachers, 50 Jordan • continue working in participants, partnership w/ Mercy Corps) geographies where we can • 1 st MotherSchool program in Skopje (4 teachers, 25 participants, build on insights we have Macedonia partnership w/ Analytica) gained and connections we have established in our • 2 nd MotherSchool program in Zanzibar (6 teachers, 60 participants, previous work for greater partnership w/ ZAYEDESA) sustained impact • Police interviews (40 participants) and workshop (30 participants) Tanzania • while also expanding into • Research study on the preventive and protective potential of fathers (55 interviewed, 300 surveyed) other communities that are critically vulnerable to • Research study on the preventive and protective potential of fathers extremist recruitment and in Uganda (45 interviewed, 300 surveyed) need of intervention • MotherCircle program, following up on previous MotherSchool, in United Kingdom Luton (4 teachers, 40 participants, partnership w/ PREVENT) Women without Borders 2018

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