Activity and date Location Description of Activity Solomon Islands Solomon The AFP is primarily responsible for implementation of the SIPDP Police Development Islands and has made a concerted effort to introduce a gender perspective Program (SIPDP) to the program. The SIPDP has a dedicated Gender Advisor (GA) working across a number of RSIPF portfolios. The GA has spent the first six months establishing the position and engaging with key stakeholders internally and externally to enable gender issues to be identified, discussed and actioned, where possible. The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) executive has approved funding to create a Family Violence (FV) Central Coordination hub for the FV Coordinators located throughout Solomon Islands. The FV Hub will be located at Central Police Station and aims to provide advice and guidance to all FV coordinators on the Family Protection Act, training, reporting and ensuring compliance. Solomon Islands Solomon In early October 2017, the GA organised a women’s network forum, Islands attended by over 60 RSIPF officers. During the forum, a number of Police Development Program attendees expressed concern at not having driving licences and having to rely on other RSIPF members to drive them around. When Women’s Network Forum October asked, 70% of the women indicated they would like the opportunity to learn to drive and obtain their licences. 2017 Over the coming months, women will be offered the opportunity to gain their licences and learn how to drive. This will increase the capacity of females to drive and aims to improve the confidence and self-sufficiency of female officers. The AFP delivers the TLPDP which aims to support the Policia Timor- Leste Police Leste Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL) efforts to build its organisational strength and sustainability. Development Program (TLPDP) From January to June 2017, the TLPDP supported the organisation program Psychosocial Recovery and Development in East Timor (PRADET) to to improve facilitate a Gender-based Violence Investigations training program responses to to five districts. gender The training increased PNTL member’s knowledge of violence violence, vulnerable groups, and domestic violence laws. TLPDP has also assisted with information system improvements which have allowed for domestic violence related offences and statistics to be more effectively captured and for reports to be run by the gender of both victims and offenders. This has led to a significant increase in reported domestic violence incidents and provides useful gender statistics to the PNTL executive.
Activity and date Location Description of Activity Solomon Islands Police Development Program (SIPDP) Solomon Islands The AFP is primarily responsible for implementation of the SIPDP and has made a concerted effort to introduce a gender perspective to the program. The SIPDP has a dedicated Gender Advisor (GA) working across a number of RSIPF portfolios. The GA has spent the first six months establishing the position and engaging with key stakeholders internally and externally to enable gender issues to be identified, discussed and actioned, where possible. The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) executive has approved funding to create a Family Violence (FV) Central Coordination hub for the FV Coordinators located throughout Solomon Islands. The FV Hub will be located at Central Police Station and aims to provide advice and guidance to all FV coordinators on the Family Protection Act, training, reporting and ensuring compliance. Solomon Islands Police Development Program Women’s Network Forum October 2017 Solomon Islands In early October 2017, the GA organised a women’s network forum, attended by over 60 RSIPF officers. During the forum, a number of attendees expressed concern at not having driving licences and having to rely on other RSIPF members to drive them around. When asked, 70% of the women indicated they would like the opportunity to learn to drive and obtain their licences. Over the coming months, women will be offered the opportunity to gain their licences and learn how to drive. This will increase the capacity of females to drive and aims to improve the confidence and self-sufficiency of female officers. Timor- Leste Police Development Program (TLPDP) program to improve responses to gender violence Leste The AFP delivers the TLPDP which aims to support the Policia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL) efforts to build its organisational strength and sustainability. From January to June 2017, the TLPDP supported the organisation Psychosocial Recovery and Development in East Timor (PRADET) to facilitate a Gender-based Violence Investigations training program to five districts. The training increased PNTL member’s knowledge of violence, vulnerable groups, and domestic violence laws. TLPDP has also assisted with information system improvements which have allowed for domestic violence related offences and statistics to be more effectively captured and for reports to be run by the gender of both victims and offenders. This has led to a significant increase in reported domestic violence incidents and provides useful gender statistics to the PNTL executive.
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