Project Proposal Template - Aidstream

PROJECT PROPOSAL APPLICATION FORM

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

Applying organisation

AVT-L : Lebanese Association of Victims of Terrorism

Post address (city, street,

postcode)

Raboue – Kornet Chehwan

4th Street

Contact person Roula HELOU

Website www.avt-l.org

Telephone (contact person) +9613949873

Fax

E-mail (contact person) [email protected]

Bank account number 1140167946300

Name of bank + SWIFT code

+ IBAN

Bank of Beirut S.A.L. - BABELBBE

LB69007500000001140167946300

2. PROJECT INFORMATION

Name of project Hand In Hand

Duration of project 3 years

Starting date 01/11/2018

Ending date 01/11/2021

Place of execution

(city/town/village and

county/region)

Kaa – Ras Baalbeck : Bekaa Lebanon

Tripoli – Aakar : North Lebanon

Saida – Nabattieh – Tyr : South

Project Budget USD 639,759

Name of project co-ordinator Roula Helou

People involved in the

execution of the project

(number, position, etc.)

1, Project coordinator

4, Psychologists

1, Art Therapist

2, Tasks officers

2, Social workers

1, Financial and logistics officer

3, Trained Victims

15, Trained young people

2, Drivers

Description of target group

- Victims of terrorism

- Families of victims

- Local social workers

- Psychologists

- Community

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Direct Beneficiaries of the project are:

a) The target groups of primary victims: persons that are in the

immediate area of the terrorist attack and the immediate family

or dependents, Indirect or secondary victims who have suffered

physical or psychological harm in intervening to assist victims

in distress or to prevent more victims. 176 victims of terrorism

aged from 18 to 50 years old will receive recovery support. b) The youth through a gender balanced approach.

15 young people age 20-25 will be identified and will be

trained to engage in outreach activities to prevent violent

extremism, promote intercultural dialogue, tolerance and

peace building. 1500 people will benefit from an advocacy

campaign.

Indirect Beneficiaries of the project are:

a) The family members of the direct victims and the community

who may have had their daily routine affected, or have

work/school access problems.

b) The social workers and psychologists who will participate

and be part of the crisis units in the regions.

c) The youth that will benefit from their mothers’ improved

skills.

3. BACKGROUND SITUATION

Description of the situation your project activity wishes to improve and how the need for the

project was determined (do not use more than one page)

Over the last 30 years, Lebanon has been particularly affected by terrorist attacks and armed

conflicts, which has resulted in several generations of people affected by the violence of terrorist

and armed groups, without any real action being taken by the public authorities to provide

adequate care for the victims. The lack of welfare programmes for people impacted by conflicts

and terrorism have greatly contributed to feed the cycle of violence.

Moreover, the geographical position of Lebanon in the middle of an area subject to high

geopolitical tensions (Syria, Iraq, Israeli-Palestinian conflict ...) makes the country particularly

vulnerable to violence, political destabilisation and conflicts. Several regions of Lebanon are

now plagued with poverty, state disengagement, and economic crisis. The lack of social services,

the poor education system, the high unemployment affecting the youth in particular, have been

creating the conditions conducive to the spread of radicalisation and violent extremism. As

children and youth perceive violence and death differently than adults, they are often more

vulnerable to the effects of terrorist acts and to violent extremism.

Since 2004, the country has faced 55 terrorist attacks causing 2,637 direct victims (280 died in

the attacks and 2,357 were injured). Most of the terrorist attacks that took place in Lebanon have

been carried out by young people who had been radicalized and recruited by terrorist networks.

Furthermore, the war in Syria has displaced nearly 11 million people over the last six years and

more than 1.4 million people found refuge in Lebanon. Although it is the State’s primary

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responsibility to offer recovery support to victims of terrorist and armed groups, Lebanon has

not set up adequate responses to offer support to people affected by violence.

Most developed countries impacted by terrorism have established appropriates responses to

support victims of terrorism to help them recover and rebuild their lives in the short, medium

and long term. Medico-psychological emergency cells are usually established in the immediate

aftermath of a terrorist attack to offer support to victims and their families. The support of

experienced psychiatrists, psychologists and psychiatric nurses contribute to create a

relationship of trust with victims, it helps them speak about the traumatic experience they have

encountered, and eventually, it helps them overcome the trauma and return to a normal life. This

support can often go beyond the immediate emergency response and physical rescue in order to

enhance long-term recovery of victims of terrorism and help them reintegrate back into society1.

Unfortunately, these programmes have not yet been established in Lebanon, though they would

greatly contribute to strengthen community and individual resilience and help mitigate the

negative effects on victims and survivors as a resilient and cohesive population is a powerful

tool in the fight against terrorism.

Our specific response:

Build and sustain resilience at the community and individual level: For many of

those who have experienced terror events, psychological trauma is the immediate result.

This invisible wound has adverse, pernicious and long-term effects on the victims and

the communities.

Strengthen victims’ roles in preventing violent extremism: Victims of terrorism,

whether direct, secondary or indirect, have credible voices to add to the counter-narrative

debate, from policy formulation to prevention and intervention. By sharing their own

stories, victims give a human face to the effects of terrorism, thus providing a damning

critique to the terrorist discourse.

Contribute to inter-faith, intra-faith and intercultural dialogues: One of the aim of

this project is to bring young victims together, from different communities and different

religions, to promote peace-building and foster resilience. Encouraging dialogue

between victims of terrorism, who have different backgrounds, experiences, stories,

faith; helps contribute to their resilience and foster tolerance. They feel less isolated as

they share a common experience. That way, they understand that they are not alone and

they develop empathy by interacting with others.

1 In the weeks following an attack, victims need constant psychological counselling. The consequences of their

traumas can be dramatic and may lead to deep depression. Statistical studies have shown that in 25% of cases, a

slow and gradual return to good psychological health occurs spontaneously, especially in cases where the shock

suffered was of a weak or moderate intensity. For most victims, however, the symptoms persist. Their effect is

often minimal, but when faced with disappointments, breakdowns in relationships, reminders of the attack etc.,

they get aggravated. With no apparent reason, long periods of depression and despondency ensue. It is during

these difficult moments that psychological support must be provided.

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4. OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOME OF THE PROJECT

Description of objectives and expected outcome (quantitative and qualitative) of the

project activities in concrete and measurable project outcomes

Specify how the objectives may relate to existing national strategies and priorities (do

not use more than half a page).

The UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy2, adopted by the General Assembly in 2006, has

acknowledged that the dehumanisation of victims of terrorism contributed to creating conditions

conducive to the spread of terrorism (Pillar I), and that victims’ rights must be upheld (Pillar

IV). In its plan of action to prevent violent extremism3, the United Nations Organization

recognized the lack of welfare State as a structural cause leading to violent extremism and

highlighted the fundamental role victims could play in counter-terrorism strategies. By telling

their story and sharing their message, victims of terrorism and armed conflicts show the dramatic

consequences of the use of violence against civilian populations. Victims are credible

messengers who contribute to dismantle the narratives used by terrorist groups to recruit 'at-risk'

individuals and to curb the glorification of terrorist groups among vulnerable populations.

Our experience has shown that group therapy for victims of violent and terrorist acts creates

strong cohesion between them. Several initiatives aimed at bringing together victims of different

faiths or minorities have been implemented all over the world (France, United States, Uganda,

Kenya, Indonesia, etc.) and have shown positive results in showing victims they were not

isolated nor alone in their sufferings. Group therapy allow victims to develop a high sense of

empathy for others.

By gathering people who share a traumatic experience in common, group therapies highlight the

universality of victims' plight and allow them to overcome religious or community divisions and

help them recognize other person’s otherness. Therapy helps victims get out of their isolation

and the marginalization in which they were locked up. Marginalization occurs when a victim of

violent and terrorist acts has suffered from secondary victimization because they are not

recognized as victims by their peers, the society or the institutions in charge of their protection.

A follow-up of the beneficiaries over the medium and long term shows that the victims gradually

resume the course of their life because they feel they have been heard and understood.

In addition, our experience has shown that a certain number of victims, when they have engaged

in a recovery process and feel that they have been listened to and understood, want to turn this

personal tragedy into a positive experience and engage into civil engagement. The voice of

victims of terrorism often has a powerful impact on at-risk populations. By telling their story,

victims show the consequences that violence has had on their lives. This type of campaign can

overcome risky and endless ideological debates by simply condemning the use of violence as a

means of expression.

This is why the overall goal of this project is to prevent violent extremism and terrorism and to

contribute to peace building between communities, through the voices of the victims while

providing them with necessary support for their personal reconstruction. These two aspects are

interdependent and complementary and therapy is vital to enable victims to regain control of

their lives and enable them to engage in civic action.

2 Resolution A/RES/60/288 (available at

http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=a/res/60/288) 3 See A/70/674 (available at https://undocs.org/en/A/70/674).

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Through this project, around fifteen victims will be invited to participate in communications

strategy trainings to learn how to build their message and raise their voices against violent

extremism. Our association will present this option to victims at the end of recovery workshops,

once victims feel more confident. If the number of victims who wish to participate in these

trainings exceeds the number of positions available, our project manager will select, with the

advice of our therapists, the people who seem the more ready to engage in civic action and

confront with audiences. The most important is that the victims have shown a real will to engage

in this type of activities and they do not to put their personal balance nor their life in danger.

Our association only supports victims of terrorism suffering from post-traumatic stress. Often,

it is the public institutions or local authorities that refer the victims of terrorism to our association

because they lack expertise and capacity to treat the post-traumatic syndrome compared to our

experts who have developed a solid experience in working with victims of terrorism from around

the world. When victims suffer from a pathology other than post-traumatic syndrome and our

psychologists asses that group therapy will not be profitable to them, they direct them to

institutions and competent experts who will offer better and more appropriate support.

Objectives:

- Strengthen individual and community resilience by offering recovery support to victims

of terrorism, with a special focus on youth and women.

- Promote tolerance and peace-building between communities, by connecting victims of

terrorism with each others.

- Prevent violent extremism and counter radicalization by raising victims’ voices within

at risk populations.

- Build community cohesion and resilience to violent extremism.

- Reduce prejudice and discrimination between all cultures, faiths and creeds.

Project Outcomes:

- Contributed to enhance long-term recovery of victims of terrorism and help them

reintegrate back into society;

- Reduced the risks of radicalisation among vulnerable groups;

- Empowered youth and women to raise their voices and speak against the effects of

terrorism;

- Promoted social change by encouraging young people to stand up for tolerance, dialogue

and peace;

- Contributed to forming local and national victims of terrorism networks;

- Contributed to break the cycle of violence by showing other means of communication;

- Strengthen the peace process and national reconciliation in Lebanon.

Performance Indicators:

- Number of victims of terrorism requesting and receiving recovery support (quantitative)

- Victims of terrorism's level of satisfaction with the quality of ALVT-supported

psychological support (through surveys)

- Number of victims and youth requesting and receiving training to counter the narrative

of violent extremists (quantitative)

- Percentage of victims of terrorism reporting that they use knowledge and skills from

AVT-L supported activities in their efforts to counter the narrative of violent extremists,

6 to 12 months after the activity (through follow-up surveys)

- Number of individuals benefiting from an outreach campaign (quantitative)

- Audience’s perception of victims' narratives (through surveys)

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5. ACTIVITY OF THE PROJECT

Description of the activities planned for the project

Timeline of planned activities

This project will be implemented through 4 phases over 36 months.

The work is based on psychological basis of social behavior. These are translated into training

methods, including Arts, thematic games and simulations. The approach is a combination of

experience, reflection and action.

Phase 1 of the project (3 months): The project manager will identify, in the regions covered by

the project, victims of terrorism and/or armed conflict and young people active on social work.

This ‘mapping’ of victims will be done in collaboration with key stakeholders that have a great

knowledge of the field but lack resources to offer adequate and proper recovery support to

victims of terrorism.

The Lebanese Association of Victims of Terrorism uses the international definition on victims

of crime to implement its activities (as stated in the International Declaration of Basic Principles

of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power).

A victim is a person who, individually or collectively, has suffered harm, including physical or

mental injury, emotional suffering, economic loss or substantial impairment of his/her

fundamental rights, through acts or omissions, which constitute gross violations of international

human rights law or serious violations of international humanitarian law. The term “victim” also

includes, where appropriate and in accordance with domestic law, the immediate family or

dependents of the direct victim and persons who have suffered physical or psychological harm

in intervening to assist victims in distress or to prevent more victims.

Over the last few years, The Lebanese Association of Victims of Terrorism has gained a solid

reputation among public authorities and community leaders, who orient victims of armed and

terrorist groups to our association. Though this networking and our own mapping, we now have

a long list of victims, which is more important than the needs we can cover, reason why we look

for a grant to implement our new project.

Before ‘selecting’ victims in our workshops, our psychologist assess each victim to decide if

she/he will benefit from our work. We try to have homogeneous groups of victims (age and

gender) to ensure the effectiveness of the therapy for each individual.

Workshops with the Psychologist:

Day 1:

- Adaptation:

o Group members introduction: Self introduction

o Getting familiar with the environment: Surrounding and facilities

o Rules and regulations throughout the workshop: presented by the workshop

organizers

- Group writing exercise to facilitate and enhance the team expression when facing a

resistance to speech.

- Meditation and relaxation session to enhance self-connection, in the moment, in order to

be able to hear bodily emotions.

Day 2:

- Feedback from day 1 including the experienced positive and/or negative emotions and

thoughts

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- Corporal exercise - Sculpture - letting to a different way of expressing and describing

the self-situation or event.

- Using mediator and tools to improve self-exploration and facilitate self-expression

- Meditation and relaxation session

Day 3:

- Feedback from day 2

- Writing exercises

- Feedback on the 3 days:

o Before

o Now

o Future projections (objectives and expectations)

It is important to note that the 3 days’ workshop is not a therapy but an initiation to change, a

change in perspective, a change towards a positive attitude in the aim of following an individual

therapy with the association therapists (or myself)

Workshops with the Art-Therapist:

Art therapy workshops in clay. The workshops are held in a closed room for three 3-hour

sessions spread over three days. The material used is clay.

The three sessions are related to the victim's personal history. To his/her life before, during and

after the terrorist act.

The first day we offer instructions that allow the person to return to his/her memories in the

past. To reconnect with his/her story and try to find the feelings of happiness he/she had before.

This first internship allows us to give the person the necessary strength to face the attack.

During the second day we use metaphors (e.g. the bowl of light) to allow the person to represent

his traumatic experience. The interest of the clay makes all its sense of the fact that one has this

security to be able to represent all the horrors and to be able to put everything in ball without

being in the destruction.

This process allows for recoil, and distancing with the trauma.

This session always ends with a transformation exercise. So that the person does not stay on the

negative and immediately, trigger a positive action movement.

On the third day, the people are encouraged by metaphors to project themselves into the future.

To change from "submit" mode to "act" mode.

Benefits: 176 victims will be selected to receive an individual and adapted support.

Activities: Three-day’ Workshop: 6 workshops in 2018, 8 workshops during 2019 and same for

2020.

Phase 2 of the project (12 months): Victims supported by the association and who demonstrate

a strong commitment to citizenship, will be offered training with the selected young social

workers in order to learn how to formulate their message and advocate for peace, tolerance and

intercultural dialogue, in order to bring an alternative message to the use of violence.

The objective is to build a team of 5 persons of women and active young people per region. To

train and teach them how to communicate, to spread their message, to advocate and to educate

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their peers and their communities. This team will continue activities in schools to strengthen

youth resilience to the messages of radical extremists and foster the emergence of a true sense

of identity and belonging.

Benefits: 15 persons make up 3 teams. Will be selected primarily for this phase of the project,

women victims selected from the first activities who want to become spokespersons for the fight

against violent extremism. During 2018 will select 10 persons and 5 during 2019, the program

is based on 2 workshops by group of 5 persons. So in 2018 will have 4 workshops to train 10

selected people and 2 workshops for the 5 selected during 2019. In 2020, the 15 persons will

attempt the final part of the program all together.

Activities: 2 days training session.

There is a need for trained women to support youths in distress, and better integrate them in the

education system. Youth who have been exposed to violence have been more likely to develop

psychological problems and have poor functioning at home and school; they develop PTSD,

depression, can become tense, nervous, troublemaker, have grieve, fear.

There is a need to build capacity for women groups to promote integration, empower women in

education and orientation of children integration; the prevention program is to engage with

women based on the fact that women have a major role in their families and are most likely to

spot and influence change in their children’s behavior.

Phase 3 of the project (18 months): The association's staff with the regional teams and the 15

selected persons of the second phase trained to carry out awareness-raising campaigns in

Lebanon's regions most vulnerable to inter-community tensions, poverty and the risk of

radicalization (Beqaa, North and South of Lebanon). Awareness-raising work on non-violence

will be carried out in schools and community groups of youth with the help of local associations

and community leaders.

The program potentially engage all youth, rather than target specific individuals, although we

keep those who are more “at risk” in mind.

AVT-L has met with several Lebanese schools directors since 2017 to explain the work and

methodology of the association and highlight the impacts of an advocacy campaign made by

victims of terrorism on students. These mapping activities has allowed us to understand where

the needs were the highest and the most urgent. Several advocacy activities have been initiated

in Lebanese and French schools and have already shown great impacts.

Benefits: 500 youth per region: 1500 for the 3 selected regions (Beqaa- North and South); of

both sexes and age range 16-19.

Activities: Each scholar group will benefit from a three-session advocacy campaign.

- The first session will raise youth awareness on the plight of victims of terrorism. It will help

them identify the symptoms of PTSD. Lastly, it will contribute to enlighten them on the concepts

of non-violence, law, human rights and reconciliation. Based on the age range of the groups,

thematic games, group’s discussion, and story sharing will be used (Example of exercise : the

Integrity Web, using a ball of yarn, help teenagers and young adults think about relationships

and invite them to play a constructive role in the community).

Step 1: Young people listened to with care and attention.

After the first session: we will give a homework to prepare the second session: ask the parents

a list of questions about the Lebanese war, peace, religion, etc.

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- The second session will be an exchange of experience through promoting active and empathic

listening skills when different views are shared in class. Group discussions will be promoted.

Step 2: the youth are supported in expressing their views. There can be a line of different

challenges for children to express their views.

After the second session we will give the instructions to prepare the third session:

Step 3: Youth’s views are taken into account.

Step 4: the youth are involved in decision-making processes, they prepare the third session.

- The third session will encourage young people to engage in prevention activities with younger

pupils. The goal is to give the role to the youth have participated in the first and second session

to take the responsibility and implement an activity with younger pupils. The specialists will

validate the activity before implementation and of course will support the youth during the

execution phase.

Step 5: The young people share responsibility for decision-making. The decision is shared

between organizers and youth to achieve the third session.

Timeline: 1500 students on average will benefit from the outreach campaign (5 schools per

region).

Phase 4 the project (3 months): A personalized follow-up will be offered to each victim to

optimize their social and professional reintegration into society. The project manager will

network and develop partnerships with relevant stakeholders (from civil society, private sectors

and public agencies) that can help connect victims to relevant social services or to other

organizations that can offer the services required to help victims reintegrate back into society

and become independent.

6. SUSTAINABILITY

Specify in what way the project outcomes will be sustainable; in what way the obtained

knowledge will be institutionalised; and in what way the outcomes will be spread out with a

lasting impact for the target group. (do not use more than half a page)

The overall aim of this project is to empower the victims’ communities in order to have a

resilient society protected by known strategies and standard procedures. We strongly believe

that the voice of victims is a powerful narrative in countering violent extremism. The

psychological follow-up of the victims and the relations built between the association and the

families will induce us to observe and conclude the results of the therapy. We will remain at the

disposal of the victims for the necessary time and our specialists are able to affirm the psychic

state of the victims.

The return of the victims and family’s members to normal life by win over the social anxiety,

manage angry feelings, balance emotional distance, discard sleep disturbance, reset the family

roles and responsibilities are a pillar of a healthy society. The mental health of victims’ family

balance the society.

The teams are a driving force for behavioral changes in regions. These trainings and activities

develop strengths and new abilities and promote resilience and growth in youth and women

groups.

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The roles of trained personnel and empowered women are considered the best front-line defense

against radicalization.

Successful approaches may be replicated and scaled up in other areas of intervention. Lessons

learned will be shared with a much wider audience by conducting workshops, by using existing

networks, and through knowledge sharing with UN offices.

Over the last few years, the Lebanese Association of Victims of Terrorism has developed a

relationship of trust with national and local authorities and has demonstrated great expertise and

professionalism by providing victims with an adapted and tailored support that public authorities

may not offer (especially when it comes to treating post-traumatic disorders). Our association is

engaged in consultative mechanisms and adopts inclusive and transparent approaches with every

stakeholder, which has strengthened our credibility and has highlighted the win-win partnership

of working together. The organization always consults and informs relevant stakeholders

(Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defence…) before, during and after

the implementation of support programmes. Whenever an outreach activity is undertaken at

school, in prison or with the army, the organization consults the authority in charge and gets the

requested authorizations.

Regarding this project, regular consultations with the Ministry of Social Affairs and schools

directors have already been undertaken in order to get everyone on board and to identify

vulnerable groups that would benefit from the project. More consultations (especially with local

leaders) will be made throughout the project to ensure its smooth implementation and the success

of the advocacy campaign.

7. RISKS AND MITIGATION MEASURES

Specify any expected challenges and the measures put in place to address them (do not use

more than half a page)

Victims unwilling to engage on the project (medium): Increase outreach to victims

and their families and highlight benefits of participating in this project, both at the

personal and community levels. Over the last few years, we have developed a strong network of actors working on the

field that have a great knowledge of what the needs are in the Bekaa and the South

regions. Strengthening and leveraging this network to have access to ‘invisible’ or

‘forgotten’ victims is crucial to understand what the needs are and who the victims are.

Throughout this project, we will collaborate with relevant stakeholders working on the

field in these two regions (local NGOs, social services providers, local and community

leaders) to identify people who are the most in need of our assistance and support and

who will benefit from our project.

Victims unwilling to get psychological support scared of being subject to

stigmatization by their community (medium): The association will ensure victims

they will guarantee confidentiality all along the support.

Audience unwilling to engage on PVE issues (medium): Increase outreach to different

stakeholders, social workers, community leaders, and highlight benefits of their support.

The project manager highlights the ‘‘win-win’’ partnership and show that how the

association will contribute to social peace and counter violence and tensions that may

arise from discontented groups or communities.

Corruption of public authorities (high): this project will primarily work with civil

society, individuals and communities. The association will not need any public

authorization nor facilitation to implement the project, thus limiting the interactions with

the public authorities. No corruption of any public officer will be accepted through this

project.

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Risks related to context

Risk nature Impact and probability Mitigating measures

Corruption of public

authorities

Impact low, probability High The association will not

need any public

authorization nor

facilitation to implement

the project, thus limiting

the interactions with

public authorities. No

corruption of any public

officer will be accepted

nor encouraged through

this project.

Victims unwilling to

engage on the project

Impact high, probability

Medium

Increase outreach to

victims and their families

and highlight benefits of

participating in this

project, both at the

personal and community

levels.

Victims unwilling to get

psychological support

scared of being subject

to stigmatization by

their communities

Impact intermediate, probability

Medium

The association will

ensure and guarantee

victims confidentiality all

along the support.

Audience unwilling to

engage on PVE issues

Impact intermediate, probability

Medium

Increase outreach to

different stakeholders,

social workers, community

leaders, and highlight

benefits of their support.

Risks related to programming

Risk nature Impact and probability Mitigating measures

Corruption/fraud (e.g.

staff, cash, procurement

inventory…)

Impact intermediate, probability

low

Create and adopt the Anti-

Fraud and Anti-Corruption

policy.

Ensure that all staff are

aware of their

responsibilities for fraud

control and ethical

behaviour.

The organisation lacks

staff to implement the

project

Impact high, probability low The association has a pool

of several experts

(psychologists, program

managers, art-therapists,

volunteers) who will work

at different stages of the

project and who will cover

for each other in case one

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of the experts is not

available.

Risks related to the organisation

Risk nature Impact and

probability

Mitigating

measures

1. Anti-fraud and

anti-corruption

policy within the

organisation

Does the

organisation have a

formal anti-fraud

and/or anti-

corruption policy?

In development, to

be published in July

2018

Loss of reputation

and goodwill from

stakeholders.

Decrease in

available funds due

to a lack of trust and

confidence from

donors.

Increased costs of

carrying out

activities.

Reduced cooperation

with key external

partners, institutional

funding partners and

other agencies.

Reduction in the

quality of work

provided by

suppliers in cases

were corruption

instead of

performance has

been the basis for the

awarding of a

project or contract.

Maintain effective

controls to prevent

fraud and corruption.

Ensure that if fraud

occurs, a vigorous

and prompt

investigation takes

place.

Take appropriate

disciplinary and

legal action in all

cases, where

justified.

Take all appropriate

and reasonable steps

to recover any

financial losses.

Reporting to line

manager in case of

any suspected or

actual fraud or

corruption.

2. Organisation

structure and culture

How is the ‘tone at

the top’ toward

corruption/fraud?

AVT-L has a zero

tolerance policy to

fraud and corruption

and requires staff

and volunteers at all

times to act honestly

and with integrity

and to safeguard the

assets for which they

are responsible.

The managers are

responsible for

leading by example,

in order to create an

environment in

which fraud and

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corruption is

discouraged.

3. Monitoring,

evaluation and

management quality

Does management

have insight into

potential fraud

opportunities? How

is this being

monitored?

Management

performs internal

audit and reviews

periodically to

adequately monitor

for the potential for

fraud.

4. Financial and

administrative

management

How does the

organisation prevent

financial statement

fraud (also with a

view to working with

other partners)?

Reconcile accounts –

reconcile bank

accounts as well as

fundraising assets.

External audit visit

twice per year.

Monitoring plan and evaluation

To monitor progress and identify the impact of its programmes, the Lebanese Association of

Victims of Terrorism applies a sound monitoring, evaluation and reporting system based on a

project implementation work plan and results-based logical framework. The Lebanese

Association of Victims of Terrorism continuously collects data on achievements, and monitors

at all levels (outcomes, outputs, activities) the status and progress of activity implementation.

For this project, the project manager will: - Analyze and centralize the information at regular

intervals; - Keep track of who participates in the activities (including through a specific focus

on gender); - Circulate, collect and analyze feedback questionnaires from participants following

activities, to evaluate their impact and assess concrete changes emanating from AVT-L

intervention, including through medium- (6 months) and long-term (1+ years) follow up

consultations.

A web-based project management tool is used to monitor activities and tasks in the achievement

of outputs and outcomes. This information management and activity tracking system manages

implementation, produces internal reports, and centralizes all information into one cloud-based

platform, facilitating information sharing between team members.

Results-oriented reporting will be conducted regularly including interim and annual project

progress reports (detailing the activity implementation and project achievements, identifying

constraints and proposing strategies and measures to negate constraints) and financial reports.

Narrative reports on the results of the projects are submitted on an annual basis. Certified

financial statements for each programme and project are issued annually. If appropriate and

feasible, l’AVT-L also plans to undertake on-site post-assessments to verify effectiveness of

outreach activities delivered, and ensure victims who benefited from the programme have

regained control of their lives.

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Monitoring

Activity

Purpose Frequency Expected Action

Track results

progress

Progress data will be

collected and

analyzed to assess the

progress of the

programme in

achieving the agreed

outputs.

After each

activity

Slower than expected

progress will be

addressed by project

management.

Monitor and

Manage Risk

Identify specific risks

that may threaten

achievement of

intended results.

Identify and monitor

risk management

actions using a risk

log. Audit will be

involved to manage

financial risk.

Quarterly Risks are identified by

project management and

actions are taken to

manage risk. The risk log

is actively maintained to

keep track of identified

risks and actions taken.

Learning Knowledge, good

practices and lessons

will be captured

regularly and

integrated back into

the programme

At least annually Relevant lessons are

captured by the

programme team and

used to inform

management decisions.

Review and Make

Necessary

Adjustments

Internal review of

activities, exercises

and evidence from all

monitoring actions to

inform decision-

making.

At least annually Performance data, risks,

lessons and quality will

be discussed by the

programme board and

used to make course

corrections.

Programme Report A progress report will

be presented to the

Programme Board

and key stakeholders,

consisting of progress

data showing the

results achieved

against pre-defined

annual targets at the

output level, an

updated risk long with

mitigation measures,

and any evaluation or

review reports

prepared over the

period.

Annually, and at

the end of the

project (final

report)

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Evaluation Plan:

Levels of Engagement Indicators of Success

1- Contributed to enhance long-term

recovery of victims of terrorism and

help them reintegrate back into

society;

Number of victims of terrorism requesting

and receiving recovery support.

Percentage of victims of terrorism reporting

that they use knowledge and skills from

ALVT-supported activities in their efforts to

counter the narrative of violent extremists, 6

to 12 months after the activity.

2- Empowered youth and women to

raise their voices and speak against

the effects of terrorism;

Number of victims and youth requesting and

receiving training to counter the narrative of

violent extremists.

3- Promoted social change by

encouraging young people to stand

up for tolerance, dialogue and peace

Number of individuals benefiting from an

outreach campaign.

4- Contributed to break the cycle of

violence by showing other means of

communication;

Audience’s perception of victims' narratives

(survey):

After the workshop, participants fill in a

survey to capture their thoughts and whether

it changed their behavior or attitudes in a

lasting way. Use the Outcomes Star model to

measure the progress before, during, and

after an intervention.

5- Reduced the risks of radicalization

among vulnerable groups;

Students work results from the PVE

activities

6- Contributed to forming local and

national victims of terrorism

networks.

Victims of terrorism's level of satisfaction

with the quality of ALVT-supported

psychological support.

Sample of questionnaire to evaluate the PVE activities with youth:

I- The Aggression Questionnaire (QA) : The Buss–Perry Aggression Questionnaire is a four-factor model questionnaire consisting of 29

items scored on a 5-point Likert scale (from Extremely uncharacteristic of me = 1 to Extremely

characteristic of me = 5) that provides a global measure of aggression and four subscales:

Physical Aggression (PA, 9 items), (Ex: “I do not hesitate to use force to defend my rights”)

Verbal Aggression (VA, 5 items), (Ex: “I go so far as to address insults to those who

disrespect me”)

Anger (A, 7 items), (Ex: “I tend to carry easily”)

Hostility (H, 8 items), (Ex: “It sometimes seems to me that people laugh at me in my back”)

II- The UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale:

Consists of 26 items that evaluate the four different facets of impulsivity:

Urgency, speed of decision and response (7 items, e.g., ‘‘I am able to decide immediately to

seize an opportunity that presents itself” ),

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Lack of control and impatience (7 items, e.g., ‘‘Waiting quickly annoys me”),

Lack of organization (7 items, e.g., ‘‘I tend to do things only at the last moment, when time is

really pressing”),

Risk taking and sensation seeking (5 items, e.g., “I have a big need for changes”)

All items are scored on a Likert scale 4, from 1 “Not at all true” to 4 “Absolutely true for me”.

8. VISIBILITY

Specify in which ways the contribution of the Netherlands Embassy will be visible. (do not use

more than half a page)

Information given to the press, all related publicity materials, official notices reports, banners,

posters, leaflets, printed reports, brochures, advocacy and awareness raising materials and

publications, will acknowledge that the project are carried out with funding from Netherlands,

and will display in an acceptable way the Government of Netherlands logo.

The embassy officers are invited to assist in any of our activities (workshops, training,

conference, refugees’ camp meeting).

9. FINANCIAL DATA

Has the application been handed in to other

donors

Yes, please specify

No

PS: Format of budget should align with expenditure report presented at the end of the project

Budget

Component

Required from

Embassy

Covered by

other donors

Own

Contribution

Not Covered

yet

Phase 1 224,105 0 15,688 0

Phase II 61,190 0 4,283 0

Phase III 243,695 0 17,059 0

Phase IV 68,915 0 4,824 0

Total: 597,905 0 41,854 0

10. PREVIOUS ACTIVITIES OF ORGANISATION

1- Workshops promoting dialogue and sharing experiences: Their aim was to organize meetings

between Lebanese and Syrian victims belonging to different communities. During a three-day

period, participants shared their experiences, traumas and treatments. They all stayed together

at a quiet retreat, allowing them to break free from their daily routines. Psychologists coordinate

these workshops, while the art therapists run the art studios.

Victims wanted and needed to share their experiences in an environment in which professionals

are able to listen to them while they are away from their families, friends or close relatives.

Unlike the group discussion sessions, the art therapy workshops focus on impulse and not

thought. The aim of these workshops was to produce a change. This change takes place, most

notably, using clay.

2- Promoting prevention counter radicalization by engaging Youth through Meetings and

Trainings: At Schools, these interventions tended to be universal and aimed to increase

participants’ understanding of other cultures, religions and ethnicities, to increase interaction

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between young people from different backgrounds and to promote culture tolerance. To

sensitize young people to the suffering of victims, in particular to learn how to identify the

symptoms of PTSD and notify the competent medical authorities. The victims differ

depending on the meeting place. Therefore, a victim from the region where the debate will

take place invites a victim from a different political and religious affiliation.

These interventions have an impact on three levels:

- The victims’ testimony enables the development of a counter-argument and is a useful

narrative shock.

- The presence of a psychologist makes it possible to identify vulnerable individuals and

provide them with personal psychological help.

- The social worker plays an important role in restoring family, social and economic ties

3- Partnering with the United Nations Organization:

The Lebanese Association of Victims of Terrorism has worked with the UN Office of Counter-

Terrorism on several projects:

development a “Handbook of Good Practices” to empower and strengthen civil society

organizations to better assist, protect and support victims of terrorism;

roundtable on the resilience of victims of terrorism;

capacity-building on supporting victims of terrorism.

11. PREVIOUS FUNDING RECEIVED FROM THE NETHERLANDS (SPECIFY PROJECT AND AMOUNTS)

NA

12. ENCLOSURES

Date: 16/10/2018 Signature: Roula Helou