34    TOLERANCE AND NON-DISCRIMINATION 2016 marked the beginning of the Words Into Action to Address AntiSemitism project, which aims to strengthen the capacity of OSCE participating States and civil society to prevent and respond to anti-Semitism. Starting in 2016, ODIHR carried out activities in three interconnected areas focussing on security, education and coalition-building. These components are supported by activities that address cross-cutting themes, such as gender and youth. For example, ODIHR partnered with the Institute for Jewish Policy Research to assess the specific impact of anti-Semitic hate crime on women and youth. ADDRESSING THE SECURITY NEEDS OF JEWISH COMMUNITIES ODIHR is developing a guide to support OSCE participating States in their efforts to address the security needs of Jewish communities and improve their responses to anti-Semitic hate crime. Three consultative meetings on the topic were held in Warsaw, Toulouse and Kiev, respectively. Incorporating the feedback from law-enforcement authorities and Jewish community security experts, ODIHR will publish the document in 2017. Finally, ODIHR organized a workshop for implementing partners in Berlin in December, using existing educational materials to review lessons learned from previous years. COUNTERING ANTI-SEMITISM THROUGH EDUCATION FOSTERING COALITION BUILDING AMONG COMMUNITIES Building on existing efforts, ODIHR began preparing education-policy guidelines, which will provide national policy-makers and practitioners with a basis for addressing anti-Semitism at the national level while following a human rights-based approach. This process has been started with the establishment of an expert group and a consultative meeting in Belgrade. The third component of the project sets out to build coalitions with a view to strengthening advocacy and expanding the scope and impact of the work. ODIHR organized a workshop in Budapest for youth activists, as well a meeting in Brussels on the role of civil society coalitions in addressing anti-Semitism. The Office also partnered with two civil society groups to support intercommunity outreach and dialogue activities that advanced antidiscrimination agendas. ODIHR also partnered with six civil society groups to implement projects that brought to light a series of innovative approaches to educating about antiSemitism, and which will feed into the development of the policy guidelines.

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