Prevention
Violent Extremism TJK
B0576 -
Tajikstan - Dushanbe
REPORTING
PERIOD 2025
Narrative
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Executive Summary
2.
Background
3.
Key Results Achieved
Project level results
Capacity-building exceeded
targets. Across 18 two-day workshops, 690 young people (444 young women) were
trained on leadership, critical thinking, social cohesion, and conflict
prevention against a target of 500.
Project level results
Youth-led initiatives
developed and implemented. The 70 most active participants (35 women) received
mentorship, producing 28 youth-led initiatives co-designed with local
authorities, of which 12 were successfully implemented at community level.
Project level results
Youth Creativity Corner
renovated and inaugurated at the highest level. The YCC in Rushon District
(GBAO) was fully renovated and equipped with modern IT, furniture, and digital
tools, and officially opened in June 2025 during President Emomali Rahmon's visit
to GBAO, attended by senior officials — bringing the cumulative total of
renovated/equipped youth facilities to 6.
Project level results
Large-scale sensitization.
Six public awareness campaigns (workshops, youth forums, debate clubs,
theatrical performances) reached 961 young people (539 young women) on PVE,
conflict prevention, and rights and responsibilities — nearly double the target
of 500.
Project level results
16 Days of Activism / digital
safety engagement. A national campaign engaged 27 university students (19
women) in debates and student-led social projects, complemented by a roundtable
for 20 bloggers and influencers on gender-sensitive blogging and digital safety
under the UNiTE campaign, mobilizing male allies
against tech-facilitated GBV.
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Key Challenges Encountered
Project level results
Infrastructure gaps requiring
rework — site assessments at Rushon identified gaps needing a revised BOQ for
additional construction.
Project level results
Participant
selection/retention issues — the Farkhor monitoring
visit identified non-compliance with age criteria and partial attendance,
prompting recommendations to improve selection and retention.
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Project Risks and Issues
1) Young women unwilling to participate due to
cultural/psychological factors
6.
Lessons Learned
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Effective stakeholder engagement — close collaboration with
local authorities, CoYAS, and implementing partners
ensured smooth delivery, high participation, and local ownership; engaging
community leaders and youth in planning and monitoring strengthened ownership.
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Partner capacity and coordination — continuous support to
implementing partners improved training delivery, reporting, and M&E
alignment with indicators.
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Sustainability and operational readiness — early
verification of equipment installation and operational checks enabled timely
YCC activation; ownership transfer to local authorities supports long-term
sustainability.
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Conclusions and Way Forward
The project successfully implemented all planned activities
across target locations in 2025 and is nearing completion (duration ends 31
December 2025), with financial implementation on track — cumulative utilization
of $661,073.83 against $676,404.29 available, roughly 98%. The combined effect
of safe spaces, capacity-building, sensitization, and applied youth-led
projects demonstrated strong contribution to the outcome of strengthened youth
resilience to VE, with the Theory of Change assumptions validated and ownership
of renovated YCCs formally transferred to local authorities.
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Other Reporting Requirements
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