Building Secure Communities in the Western Balkans

Summary

This project aims to improve community security by mobilizing local communities to identify and assess security problems and to initiate practical activities to address issues of local concern.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Community insecurity, whether real or perceived, is a major source of tension and mistrust between various ethnic groups in the Western Balkans. In order to build secure communities, this project aims to tackle a range of 'soft' security problems, including vandalism, petty crime and neglected public spaces, by mobilizing and empowering local communities. The project will therefore benefit various groups from all levels of society, with a particular emphasis on traditionally marginalised areas.

Activities

1) Build widespread support 2) Community assesses security problems 3) Action plans to address identified concerns 4) Develop community security plans 5) Implement security-related activities 6) Promote successes and exchange best practices.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://www.transconflict.com)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

By stimulating civic activism, volunteerism and corporate social responsibility through community-driven initiatives, this project will ensure that local communities are increasingly proactive with respect to tackling their own security concerns.

Project Message

"Conflict transformation must actively envision, include, respect, and promote the human and cultural resources from within a given setting...building on people and resources within the setting".
- John Paul Lederach, Professor of International Peacebuilding

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Ian Bancroft,

40 Morecambe Road
Morecambe
Lancashire, LA3 3AD
United Kingdom
+381-62-827-3504
Email:

Organisation

TransConflict UK
40 Morecambe Road
Morecambe, Lancashire LA3 3AD
United Kingdom
+381-62-827-3504
http://www.transconflict.com

Learn more about TransConflict UK and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Serbia and can also be found under Democracy and Governance.

For more information about Serbia, read the Human Development Report on Serbia or the Wikipedia entry for Serbia.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 26, 2009.

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