Led by Leiden University’s Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ULEI)

Coordinate and manage the project and its partners, including coordination of action, monitoring and evaluation, and cross-cutting activities.

Objectives:

  • Coordinate and ensure financial management, timely reporting and representation to the European Commission including effective communication between the European Commission and project partners.
  • Mitigate risks that will affect project delivery and manage project performance including quality assurance and innovative management.
  • Co-ordinate and implement the project’s data management plan.
  • Manage the legal, contractual and administrative aspects of the consortium.

Led by Leiden University’s Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ULEI)

Conduct research to determine the current state of the art with respect to policies and practices concerning children of violent extremist parents. This will establish a firm baseline concerning existing practices and the potential concerns of those involved in supporting these children to develop more effective and impactful policy. ​

Objectives: ​

  • Conduct a systematic survey of literature from four relevant fields. 
  • Identify existent interventions in the countries of focus.
  • Identify both areas of agreement and continued gaps in these fields.  
  • Interview experts, stakeholders and practitioners around six European countries of focus. 

Led by TNO

Dedicated to the development of a Child Vulnerability and Intervention Tool for children exposed to violent extremist environments who are considered potentially vulnerable. The tool is a multi-agency instrument for frontline practitioners from six categories: police; social and welfare services; education; (mental) health services; policymakers; and community-based organisations (CBOs). The tool will be co-developed with these stakeholders and professionals who work in close contact with these children and their families. 

Objectives:

  • Identify vulnerabilities, stigmas and resilience factors of children growing up in violent extremist environments.
  • Match existing appropriate interventions to the vulnerabilities of these children.
  • Develop a tool that supports professionals who are in contact with these children to identify the unique vulnerabilities, stigmas and protective factors that the child may be exposed to and select suitable interventions to build resilience and further support them and their development.
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Led by Trilateral Research (TRI IE)

Dedicated to the development of training modules that will assist professionals who are delivering support to children of right-wing extremists and Islamists. 

Objectives:

  • Develop and roll out train-the-trainer modules of the professional involved in disengagement and rehabilitation work with children from families of violent right-wing extremists and Islamists.  
  • Develop training materials to assist practitioners in the use of the Child Vulnerability and Intervention Tool from WP3.  
  • Validate design of the Child Vulnerability and Intervention Tool through a pilot course and refine materials based on received input.  
  • Establish an online, open delivery platform for training materials.

Led by Trilateral Research (TRI IE)

Dissemination activities support the project’s plan for the uptake of the PREPARE tool and training modules by frontline practitioners and effective policy change. The communications activities help inform the public about the project and its results. ​

Objectives: ​

  • Develop and implement the project’s dissemination and exploitation plan to ensure that PREPARE tools and training modules reach the target users.  
  • Create and maintain the project’s website and social media accounts.  
  • Produce and use the project’s dissemination and communications materials.  
  • Deliver recommendations to policymakers and other stakeholders.  
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