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Establishing a new facility/space specifically tailored for women and girls (adolescents) who have MH challenges. Please refer to activity identifier  LB-MOI-497-DMFA-ABAAD19-21 GBV survivors residing in Lebanon In the last years, policy briefs and studies conducted by the GBV sector highlighted the need to establish a specialized service for GBV survivors with MH challenges Were women and girls who are survivors from Gender Based Violence (including teen adolescent girls) and who have at the same time mental health challenges are not being currently able to access a specialized emergency safe sheltering program that is also well prepared to appropriately deal with persons having mental health challenges, especially if they are having some active mental symptoms. When these women and girls are accessing the regular GBV shelters, their situation might be aggravated if kept without appropriate mental health care. Hence the need to establish a facility specifically tailored for women and girls (teen adolescents) who have mental health challenges. In addition, there is no current national mental health standards for the establishment of such mental health facilities. Based on these analyses, ABAAD met with MoSA in order to coordinate the launching of such a service, to ensure its sustainability. In recent months, ABAAD and MOSA, and based on several meetings chose Jbeil as a hub for providing holistic services, from a Men Center to a shelter, and will be coordinating closely with MoSA’s Social Development Centers (SDCs) in the area. Moreover, ABAAD intend to proceed with a model of Mental Health facility, featuring high quality standardized physical structural and operational methodologies and technics, which is first of its kind in Lebanon.
SCC-SYR General	After more than ten years of war Syrian civil society is fragmented, both inside and outside Syria. At the same time political processes related to the future of Syria and processes that intend to pursue justice and accountability are internationally dominated and lack meaningful participation of Syrian citizens. The programme aims to support Syrian civil society – outside of Syria – to develop into an inclusive and non-violent peace movement that takes an active role in transitional processes and in promoting peace in Syria. Main objectives and/or envisioned outcomes	On one hand it provides civil society organisations (CSOs) with support to develop their non-violent strategising skills, their advocacy skills and their ability to build connections and bridges with various actors and communities within Syrian Civil Society at large. On the other hand it facilitates access to relevant in country authorities and international fora, so that concerns and interests of civilians will be heard in political and transitional processes. Target groups / reach	The programme primarily works with Syrian Civil Society and with and for victims and survivors of human rights violations, with a special focus on women and youth. The activity is part of a larger programme implemented by the Strengthening Civil Courage Alliance, consisting of ABAAD – Resource Center for Gender Equality, Amnesty International The Netherlands, DefendDefenders, PAX and their partner networks.
SCC-LEB Lebanon is facing multiple crises: an economic crisis, refugee crisis, political crisis and a health crisis. On top of that, young Lebanese citizens have been demonstrating for change against state corruption and the lack of accountability of the political elite. At the same time, the rights to freedom of speech and assembly is under pressure due to increasing measures by the government. In addition, the deteriorating context has contributed to an increase in Gender-based Violence (GBV) throughout the country. Therefore, the projection and expansion of civic space is a necessity to push for reforms, hold accountable the political elite and to combat the challenges Lebanon is facing. The overall objective is that Lebanon’s civic change movement defends its civic space and acts as an inclusive collective to foster gender equality, address community tensions and hold local and national actors accountable for human rights violations. Specifically, the program seeks for activists and civil society to protect their civic space to freely express their concerns; for civil society and the international community to pressure Lebanese and international actors for greater protection of Syrian refugees, and for girls and women to have better protection and expand their influence on their economic, social and political rights. The target groups are (young) Lebanese activists and activist groups that can mobilise other people into a movement of social change; Lebanese partner CSOs who can create and protect fee and open cultural spaces; Lebanese local and national authorities; international actors; women and girl; men and boys; and, religious leaders that can be of significant importance in increasing the tolerance and acceptance of others in a divided society such as Lebanon’s. The activity is part of a larger programme implemented by the Strengthening Civil Courage Alliance, consisting of ABAAD – Resource Center for Gender Equality, Amnesty International The Netherlands, DefendDefenders, PAX and their partner networks.
SCC-IRQ Iraq has been experiencing many years of violent conflict. This has caused a shrinking of civic space, deteriorating human rights situation, unresolved past conflict and gender inequality. The SCC program in Iraq will address the damaged inter-community relations and the relation between state and citizens. Thereby empowering survivors and victims of violence to advocate for their rights with regards to justice and accountability. The main focus of the program lies on the Ninewa governorate, which was hit hardest by ISIL. Capacity-building training will be provided focusing on human rights, gender, dealing with the past, and advocacy. The main objective is to reach evidence-based advocacy of strong and diverse victim groups and other civil society group in Iraq, that contribute to the realisation of inclusive transformative justice processes and to the nun-recurrence of atrocities. More specifically, the program aims for the victims and survivors of human rights abuses and violent conflict in Ninewa to influence transformative justice and accountability processes to be more inclusive. Secondly, the goal is to reach an increased collaboration between inclusive victim and survivor groups across the political divide, and finally, the programme aims to strengthen international standards and due diligence on arms export control. The target groups are marginalised survivor and victim groups; Iraqi partner organisations; grantees, such as community-based organisations; a network of advocates; local and provincial authorities; national authorities; and international policymakers. The activity is part of a larger programme implemented by the Strengthening Civil Courage Alliance, consisting of ABAAD – Resource Center for Gender Equality, Amnesty International The Netherlands, DefendDefenders, PAX and their partner networks.
Organizing 6 self-care sessions for around 90 media personnel namely those exposed to conflict situation-Please refer to activity identifier  LB-MOI-497-DMFA-ABAAD19-21 Media institutions/personnel Journalists, particularly those covering violence and conflict zones, often suffer from symptoms of trauma and emotional stress because of the nature of the stories they report on. After conducting a prior needs study, Fe-Male conducted three self-care sessions for journalists working in the field of GBV and women’s rights. The prior needs study was conducted in Beirut, Bekaa, and Tripoli through FGs with journalists working on the field, as well as a survey that was circulated via a mailing list and social media. These sessions focused on the concepts of mindfulness, stress reduction techniques as well as wellbeing and resilience. The specific learning objectives of these self-care sessions include: - Developing knowledge of the essential self-care practice, including key intervention concepts and practices: essential self, self-care, discipline, mindfulness - Understanding the process of emotional awareness - Developing knowledge and understanding of research-based health benefits of mindfulness - Exploring tools to use for developing a personal self-care practice - Developing knowledge and understanding of the process, tools and needed apparatuses for self-regulation - Learning the process of integrating resilience into wellbeing Our partner was able to give a pilot self-care session to journalists in the field of women’s rights and GBV-related issues. This session, conducted by the expert consultant, certified life coach and positive psychology expert, Mr. Milad Hadchiti, was driven based on the aforementioned prior needs assessment. Based on this assessment, sessions were based in Beirut on January 31, 2018, February 28, 2018, June 20, 2018 & July 18, 2018, and in Tripoli (Northern Lebanon) on March 17, 2018, and June 19, 2018 targeting 92 Lebanese participants with 19 Male (21% of the participants) and 73 females (79% of participants) . These sessions were based primarily on stress reduction, wellbeing and resilience, based on the needs gauged earlier and the content was mostly practical and intended for the relief and the well-being of the participants and not to increase a certain knowledge. Based on the participants’ recommendations (and request, a one-day self-care session is not enough for the journalists who daily face hardships and some of them are in direct contact with victims or survivors of GBV and people who suffer. It is recommended that each session could be conducted in a form of a retreat, where the journalists can actually separate themselves from their surrounding for a while and enjoy the stress- releasing techniques. A short video/documentary was created to document these sessions, including interviews with the participating journalists.
SCC-SAH Provide a brief but meaningful description of the ‘why’ and the focus of the programme. Write concise and specific. Avoid jargon.
The Sahel has been the scene of large-scale armed conflict since 2012. Jihadist groups, state security forces, international military actors, and community militias and bandits are involved in these armed conflict. The conflict is exacerbated due to conflict between communities and weak state presence. There is economic underdevelopment, clientelism and corruption among elites. The programme in the Sahel will work with civil society actors to address these issues, common security and human rights problems. The main objective of the Sahel programme is for CSOs and human rights defenders, working in the tri-border region of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, to contribute to greater accountability and more inclusive conflict-sensitive policies through effective monitoring and documentation of human rights violations, advocacy, and inclusive dialogue for peace and justice. More specifically, the aim is for CSOs, female and young human rights defenders and activists to claim their civic space; that state actors increasingly respond to the pressure of citizens to build inclusive communities; and, for national governments and international military actors to adhere to international norms and human rights standards. The main target groups are human rights defenders that work at national level on civic space, good governance and rule of law; human rights defenders involved in monitoring and reporting conflict-related human rights violations; civilian populations and communities in the Liptako Gourma border region; and, CSO partners from the three sides of the border. The activity is part of a larger programme implemented by the Strengthening Civil Courage Alliance, consisting of ABAAD – Resource Center for Gender Equality, Amnesty International The Netherlands, DefendDefenders, PAX and their partner networks.
SCC - Partnership The Strengthening Civil Courage programme builds on hope, the hope that emanates from the emerging citizens protest movements that reflect civil courage and the inexhaustible and universal desire for peace and fundamental rights. All over the world, people stand up, organize themselves and raise their voices, despite many challenges and obstacles. Democracy and pluralism are under assault in many countries, political violence is rising, violence against women continues, civic space is under attack, arms trade is flourishing, conflicts affect environments and climate change aggravates inequality and strife. The Strengthening Civil Courage Alliance intends to stand with these courageous people and support them. The Alliance consists of ABAAD – Resource Center for Gender Equality, Amnesty International The Netherlands, DefendDefenders and PAX. The programme aspires to contribute to more equal power relations for realising inclusive peace and justice. Together with its in-country partner networks, it will defend and increase civic space, transform (local) conflicts, protect human rights, pursue gender equality and work on mitigation of external stress factors like illegal arms trade and unresponsible business conduct. The alliance works primarily with civil society organisations in the programme countries, victim groups, (women) human rights defenders, local communities, traditional and religious leaders with a special focus on supporting youth and female leadership. The Strengthening Civil Courage Programme consists of 11 country programmes in Africa and the Middle East, a regional programme in the Sahel and a programme at international level. Country and regional programmes are published as separate IATI activities as well.
Production of a national toolkit/curriculum on the psychological considerations while dealing with couple dynamics in cases of Intimate Partner Violence or GBV. Please refer to activity identifier  LB-MOI-497-DMFA-ABAAD19-21 Internal Security Forces Despite the work of NGOs in advocating for women’s rights and protection, violence against women remains pertinent in Lebanese society. One of the most silent and normalized forms of violence is IPV. For this reason, ABAAD chose to create a national toolkit/curriculum on the psychological considerations of dealing with couple dynamics in this case. In the past, ABAAD’s psychotherapists conducted training on IPV for the ISF. Throughout these trainings, these psychotherapists assessed a need for a more sustainable and structured tool to deal with IPV and couple dynamics. In response to this need, ABAAD, in coordination with Tabyeen (a national psychotherapy supervision center in Lebanon) and the ISF, had finalized the production of a national toolkit on the psychological considerations of dealing with couple dynamics in cases of IPV or GBV. This toolkit is comprised of an operational manual and annexed with a conceptual framework of the agreed-upon considerations. This toolkit not only considers the woman’s position, but also the men’s role in participating in the rehabilitation and amendment of the situation. It stresses the importance of engaging men with violent or abusive behaviors in the solutions for IPV, and, on a broader level, VAW. On that level, this toolkit takes a multifaceted and proactive approach to dealing with couples in these circumstances. Among other provisions, it offers: - Coordination between security, judicial and legal work, criminal investigative work, and protective psychological work (diagnosis, classification, treatment, and rehabilitation), in order to build a coherent and integrated system for legal, social and psychological development; - Building the capacity of security officials in the ISF to deal with victims and perpetrators of IPV; - Link national security phenomena with global security, personal security and psychological security; - The establishment of investigations, verifications and judgment of IPV in the framework of gender equality, justice and neutrality; - Developing listening, writing and speaking skills in dealing with IPV phenomena among ISF officers. This activity complements the development of ABAAD’s GBV SOP (the part related to ISF) as well as the CM Curriculum, as they share similar objectives. This manual will serve as a training material to all ISF internal workshops.
THA.S1 Leadership, advocacy and communication to fast track the AIDS response The UNAIDS Secretariat continue its leadership role to establish an inclusive, result-driven global agenda for the Strategic Directions outlined in the UNAIDS Strategy for 2016-2021. It works across all Action Areas in collaboration with convening Cosponsors according to UNAIDS Division of Labour. The Secretariat raises awareness, advocates and builds commitment for Fast-Tracking the AIDS response to end the epidemic by 2030. Through leadership and advocacy the Secretariat works to keep HIV high on the global agenda and builds the vision, momentum and foundations for robust, sustainable political commitment to predictable and fully financed AIDS responses with higher returns on HIV investments
THA.S5 Mutual accountability The Secretariat is responsible for ensuring mutual accountability of the Joint Programme to optimally deliver on the Joint Programme’s shared mission, vision and Strategy. This demands strategic coherence, a results-based focus, alignment of resources with corporate priorities, and ensuring that the Joint Programme speaks with one voice. In collaboration with partners, the Joint Programme will work to generate political momentum and capital to position AIDS and the Joint Programme in the wider post-2015 development agenda and leverage the unique experience of the Joint Programme to strengthen effective UN governance, in particular by strengthening the means of implementation and revitalizing the global partnership for sustainable development to end the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030, as provided in the SDGs
(2022-2023) THA.S4 Coordination, convening and country implementation support Building on the accumulated expertise, systems and partnerships of the HIV response and on broader health and development efforts, the UNAIDS Secretariat works with countries and communities to strengthen national mechanisms for effective coordination and coherence. UN Joint Teams on AIDS in countries and other regional interagency mechanisms support inclusive and sustainable national HIV responses that promote a whole-of-government and whole-of society efforts to end inequalities and end AIDS as a public health threat. Together with communities and duty bearers, the Joint Teams use an inequalities lens to identify people who are being left behind and to urgently reduce the inequalities, inequities and exclusion experienced by people living with, affected by and at risk of HIV, including in humanitarian or other extreme circumstances.
(2022-2023) THA.S3 Strategic information In accordance with its mandate to collect pertinent data from countries and report progress towards global HIV response targets, the UNAIDS Secretariat leads the HIV response tracking and reporting, support the identification of inequalities in the HIV response and enhance countries’ strategic information capacities on the HIV epidemic and response with regards to: epidemiological status; demographic impact; HIV financial flows and expenditures; prevention, treatment and care gaps; laws and policies and the scale-up and implementation of monitoring and evaluation efforts.
(2022-2023) THA.S5 Governance and Mutual Accountability The UNAIDS Secretariat mobilizes, facilitate and support Member States’ and other PCB stakeholders’ equal and effective engagement in the work and governance of the Joint Programme and in its contribution to deliver on the Global AIDS Strategy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Lead the Joint Programme’s mutual accountability mechanisms for results and resources, including quality reporting.
THA.S2 Effective and inclusive partnerships for impact and sustainability The UNAIDS Secretariat continues to strengthen dialogue between governments, affected communities, and other stakeholders for progressive global policy. The evolving context and development agenda demands a renewed Joint Programme approach to partnerships
(2022-2023) THA.S1 Leadership, advocacy and communications The UNAIDS Secretariat engages political leaders, high level platforms, activists, champions and other key stakeholders to maintain and enhance the multisectoral response, in order to address the multidimensional nature of the global AIDS epidemic and in support of ending AIDS, reducing inequalities and accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
(2022-2023) THA.S2 Partnerships, mobilization and innovation The UNAIDS Secretariat enhances political will, convene strategic initiatives and partnerships, and foster mobilization of sustainable resources. It provides thought leadership, advocacy, knowledge management and communities of practice, and normative and operational guidance, tools and implementation support for a rights-based, gender transformative response––including through innovative, community- and youth-led approaches. The aim is to achieve expanded access to HIV services, catalyze action on societal enablers, engender increasingly competent and resilient communities, including in the face of human rights and health crises, and increase accountability from duty bearers to rights holders.
THA.S3 Strategic information for an evidence informed response and global political agenda The UNAIDS Secretariat advocates for and facilitates the generation of strategic information for an optimally effective, evidence-informed, rights-based and gender-sensitive AIDS response. The Secretariat provides guidance on the collection of relevant data through surveillance, surveys and programme monitoring, collects and synthesizes key data on the epidemic and the response to track and evaluate progress towards ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030
THA.S4 Coordination, coherence and convening The ECOSOC Resolution (E/RES/2013/11) cites the Joint Programme as an example of good practice for the UN as a whole to enhance strategic coherence, coordination and results-based focus and country-level impact in the post-2015 period. In 2016-2021, the Joint Programme will support a ‘One United Nations’, working closely with Cosponsors, maximizing comparative advantages at country level in relation to other development partners, and supporting national efforts to Fast-Track the AIDS response towards ending the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030. The Secretariat will broker, strengthen and leverage synergy and accountability between technical support mechanisms and providers of essential HIV services
U.S. Department of Defense, Institutional Capacity Building Programs: Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies CS19-1 Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism Course. Republic of Fiji Military Forces
U.S. Department of Defense, Institutional Capacity Building Programs: Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies Comprehensive Maritime Security Course (CMSC19-1). Oceania Customs Organization
U.S. Department of Defense, Institutional Capacity Building Programs: Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies Comprehensive Maritime Security Course (CMSC19-1). Fiji Ministry of Immigration, National Security and Defence
U.S. Department of Defense, Institutional Capacity Building Programs: Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies DKI-APCSS Alumni Associations Workshop:Advance Regional Security. Fiji National Disaster Management Office
U.S. Department of Defense, Institutional Capacity Building Programs: Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies Comprehensive Maritime Security Course (CMSC19-1). Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
U.S. Department of Defense, Institutional Capacity Building Programs: Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies DKI-APCSS Alumni Associations Workshop:Advance Regional Security. Embassy of the United States in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu