Inter-American Program for Strengthening Gender Equality in Counterdrug Law Enforcement Agencies

This project aims to reduce drug-related security threats for persons in selected beneficiary countries and Canadians. Project activities include: (1) Participation in six counterdrug regional/international events to present the Gender Equality in Counterdrug Law Enforcement Agencies (GENLEA) Program and Handbook; (2) One regional training on operational counterdrug intelligence for female law enforcement officers through the Regional Counterdrug Intelligence School of the Americas; and (3) Two regional trainings on the identification and control of precursor chemicals New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and synthetic opioids including fentanyl and its analogues for drug and chemical control officers. The project will benefit the law enforcement community in Antigua and Barbuda Argentina The Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Jamaica Mexico Panama Paraguay Peru Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) Improved gender-inclusive policies within targeted member states of the Organization of American States’ (OAS) counterdrug law enforcement agencies; (2) Improved behavior towards developing a more gender inclusive culture by targeted OAS member states’ counterdrug law enforcement agents; and (3) Enhanced effectiveness of female drug and chemical control law enforcement officers to develop and analyze counterdrug intelligence including the identification analysis and control of precursor chemicals New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and synthetic opioids including fentanyl and its analogues.