EASSI CONTINUES TO CALL FOR ENGENDERING SALW WORK IN THE EAC

In October 2011, Jackie Urujeni & Grace Rukundo who attended and completed one month Training on Gender & SALW Mainstreaming in 2010 and 2011 at EASSI secretariat in Kampala facilitated a country level training in Rwanda.

The training was carried to enhance the capacity of National  Focal Point members on Small Arms to mainstream gender in SALW interventions at national level. The country level training is a follow up on a one month intensive training where participants were expected to start their knowledge and experience sharing at country level using action plans that they developed during their own training at EASSI.

The Rwanda training followed similar country level trainings in Uganda on 3^rd October 2011 and in Kenya on 4^th October 2011 for NFP staff. Two more trainings will be conducted in Tanzania and Burundi in November 2011.