International Development Grant
Female Leadership Program for Inclusive Security Governance in the Sahel
Project Number: CA-3-P010774001
Status: Terminating
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Maximum Contribution: $472,463.00
Start Date: November 04, 2021
End Date: October 31, 2022
Duration: 1.0 years
Project Description
This project seeks to strengthen a pool of existing regional female experts made up of 30 women from women’s organizations that are members and partners of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) the project’s partner in Burkina Faso Mali and Niger by sharing knowledge and adapted tools on Security Sector Reform (SSR) with them. This knowledge gets passed on at the community level giving civil society organizations a stronger voice and enhancing communities’ access to information about SSR processes. At the same time the activity will enable this pool to network with national security institutions enhancing its contributions and leading to positive changes in attitudes about more inclusive governance of security.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) women are more included in security sector governance as major players in the peacebuilding process in the Sahel; (2) a pool of female experts is more knowledgeable about security and governance in Burkina Faso Mali and Niger; (3) a network is developed between a pool of female experts and national security institutions in Burkina Faso Mali and Niger; (4) security sector players develop a positive and encouraging attitude toward women’s participation in security sector reform; and (5) the community and particularly women in civil society in Burkina Faso Mali and Niger are more knowledgeable about security sector reform.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved at the end of the project in March 2023 include: (1) completed 12 peacebuilding activities at the local national and regional levels; (2) delivered an in-depth training program on security sector reform for 30 women leaders working in civil society in Mali Niger and Burkina Faso; (3) organized 29 training sessions on security sector reform in Mali Niger and Burkina Faso with the participation of 775 people (535 women and 240 men); (4) created a network of 39 national security sector institutions in Mali Niger and Burkina Faso to promote greater collaboration on security sector reform; (5) produced and published 20 investigation and research papers on security sector reform and security governance; and (6) produced and published a training guide on security sector reform at the community level in Mali Niger and Burkina Faso.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Danish Refugee Council
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Foreign Affairs and Trade Gs&Cs