About SHIELD
SHIELD is a project funded by the European Union’s Internal Security Fund aimed at protecting places of worship from the risks of violent extremism. Implementing risk factors’ analysis, SHIELD is to enhance security postures at places of worship through improving the coordination, cooperation, and communication between law enforcement agencies, public authorities, faith leadership and congregations.
The SHIELD Handbook
PROTECTING PLACES OF WORSHIP FROM VIOLENCE AND TERRORIST DANGER:
A QUICK GUIDE FOR LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS AND PRACTITIONERS
The SHIELD project has compiled its main deliverables, reports and findings into an easy-to-use handbook, designed specifically for leaders of religious communities, decision makers and law enforcements agencies at local level, with ait to support a comprehensive protection system for the places of worship, including the project outcomes in the broader framework of the European policies on preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) and on supporting the victims of terrorism.
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Latest News
SHIELD Final Conference Report
Brussels – February 28th, 2024 The SHIELD project, an innovative initiative aimed at enhancing the security of places of worship, successfully convened its final
SHIELD: final Conference
Brussels – February 28th, 2024 We are pleased to invite you to the SHIELD Final Conference, which will take place on 28th February
Headline: Evaluation and validation workshop featuring SHIELD’s simulation videos
SHIELD consortium held an online workshop on December 7th, 2023 presenting three developed simulation videos of potential attacks on places of worship and obtaining elaborate feedback for their validation.
