Strengthening Zambia police service institutional capacity to empower women peacekeepers

This project aims to increase the meaningful participation of women from the Zambian police in United Nations (UN) peace operations. As part of the bilateral partnership between Canada and Zambia under the Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations this project complements other capacity-building and training activities implemented to support this objective. Project activities include: (1) providing logistical and administrative support to the Zambia Police Service in the rollout of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) training; and (2) delivering a training of trainers course. The Royal Canada Mounted Police deliver this to increase the pass rates of women police officers interested in participating in UN missions.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased number of women police officers deployed to peacekeeping missions; and (2) improved response to sexual gender-based violence cases particularly those related to women and girls in the 6 selected provinces of Zambia.