The pilot project ” Training peacekeepers on prevention and tackling of sexual violence in Senegal” financed by the Embassy of Great Britain and supported by the Embassy of Japan in Senegal and the Office of the African Union Commission Special Envoy on women peace and security, initiated by the NGO Femmes Africa Solidarit? and its PanAfrican Centre for Gender, Peace and Development (PAC) was lanched in September 2016. It contributed to the capacity building of Defense and Security Forces personnel on the prevention of sexual cases and abuse as urged by UN Security Council Zero Tolerance politicy. The project responds as well to the UK international policy on the protection and well-being of girls and women, ?the Prevention of Sexual Violence Initiative?. The training module, comprises of 05 sub-modules articulated as follows:
- Sub-module I : Principles and guidelines for UN peacekeeping operations
- Sub-module II : Gender mainstreaming and women’s peace and security
- Sub-module III : Gender-Based Violence
- Sub-module IV : Legal instruments for the protection of women and vulnerable groups
- Sub-module V : Zero Tolerance Policy for Prevention and Control of SE