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In RE-MAP project, a mentoring model will be developed for key community members, with the aim to strengthen mental health, strength based skills, and resilience. Mentors will also gain a better understanding of the factors related to radicalization. As part of the mentoring model’s development process, workshops will be organised with community members and other relevant stakeholders in order to include their perspectives, needs, challenges , and identify their assets.

In the second part of the project, the experience and lessons learned from the workshops and the mentoring model will be shared with practitioners in radicalization prevention.

The needs of victims/survivors of terrorism will also be mapped on a small scale, and good practices in victim support will be compiled and shared.

Main Objective

Strengthening mental health, resilience and strength based skills for communities and professionals to prevent radicalization and developing  a mentoring model.

Project Goals

• Development and implementation of a community mentoring model

• Increasing the knowledge of practitioners working in radicalization prevention. Professionals from different cultural backgrounds are especially taken into account.

• Strengthening and maintaining cooperation nationally and internationally.

• Mapping support for victims/survivors of terrorism.


13.3.2024

The RE-MAP project has started with community workshops

Community workshops, along with the development of a mentoring model, are currently in progress. The model will be put into action through mentor training sessions scheduled for September, with a  comprehensive manual for community mentors expected to be finalized by year-end.

To date nine workshops have taken place, focusing on exploring factors influencing the well-being and mental health of communities and their members. Some communities are experiencing changes as their sense of community evolves. Initiatives have been undertaken to identify challenges arising from this evolution and to gain a better understanding of the community’s resources. The project aims to organize a total of 15 workshops, with the remaining six scheduled for spring 2024.

The project approaches the prevention of violent radicalization from the perspective of community mental health and resilience. These community workshops provide valuable insights and play an important role in shaping the mentoring model and its accompanying manual. The planning process for the mentoring model is already in progress, and the first community mentors will undergo training in September.

In the project’s second phase, the good practices gained from the mentoring model will be shared with professionals working in the field of violent radicalization prevention.


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