SGBV Investigations' Trainers of Trainers Course Launched

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SGBV Investigations' Trainers of Trainers Course Launched

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The Eastern Africa Standby Force rolled out a Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Investigations' course, for Trainers of Trainers (ToT) on 31st January 2022 in Mombasa, Kenya.

Opening the course on behalf of the Director Brig Gen Getachew Shiferaw Fayisa was the Head of Police Component, Colonel Ali Mohamed Robleh. In his keynote speech, Colonel Robleh thanked EASF Member States for availing these officers to take part in the training. He noted with great enthusiasm that the number of female trainers in the region is increasing which positively reflects on concerted efforts to address gender balance on a regional level.

The course aims at building core training capabilities in Police Contributing Countries which will in turn develop specialist SGBV investigators for deployment to Peace Support Operations. The trainers will also be provided with leaning materials and resources required to effectively deliver investigators' training in this field.

During the opening ceremony, the Head of Police Component Colonel Robleh was accompanied by a number of officers from the Standby Force. These were, the Senior Police Technical Adviser D/CSP Bjarne Askholm, Police Training Officer and Regional Facilitator SSP Rachael Munge, and the Police Personnel and Administration Officer SP Diana Nyaminsango.

The course, which has been fully funded by the British Peace Support Team (BPST) Africa in conjunction with the Royal Kingdom of Denmark, comes to a close on 11th February 2022. It is being steered by four facilitators, each from the United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark and EASF.

Photo Gallery: SGBV Investigation Trainers of Trainers Course Launched

The EASF Head of Police Component Col Ali Mohamed Robleh officially opens the SGBV Investigations' Trainers of Trainers course on 31st January 2022.
One of the Regional Facilitators from EASF, SSP Rachael Munge rolls out a session during the first day of training after the official launch of the SGBV Investigations' Trainers of Trainers course on 31st January 2022.
A course facilitator from Europe takes the participants of the SGBV Investigations' Trainers of Trainers course through one of the sessions in Mombasa, Kenya.
The EASF team comprising, (from left to right), the Head of Police Component Colonel Ali Mohamed Robleh, the Police Personnel and Administration Officer SP Diana Nyaminsango, the Police Training Officer and Regional Facilitator SSP Rachael Munge, and the Senior Police Technical Adviser D/CSP Bjarne Askholm pose for a group photograph after the official opening of the course.