BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA RESILIENCE INITIATIVE (BHRI) QUARTERLY REPORT (FY 2018 Q1, OCTOBER 31 – DECEMBER 31 2018)

The initiative facilitates small grants to deliver high-impact programming, promoting positive interactions between local authorities and communities to mitigate escalatory violence. BHRI's flexible and adaptive approach focuses on diluting and disrupting radical narratives and establishing a functional system of local and community actors to mitigate the drivers of violent extremism. The program's start-up phase has been operational since early December, with the initial start-up team arriving in Sarajevo. The team has been defining internal operational relationships, particularly in terms of logistics, procurement, administration, finance, human resources, and coordination with partners. The program has also identified office space in Sarajevo, which was set up for operational purposes by early December. BHRI's program start-up conference took place in Washington, D.C., from November 29 to December 1. 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