Gender mainstreaming is a key component of this capacity building project. Mainstreaming gender into law enforcement is a strategy which has proven to provide enhanced security for all, strengthen the fight against transnational crime and improve organizational performance.
The project will work with national police academies to embed gender mainstreamed INTERPOL curricula or elements of this curricula into national training initiatives.

Throughout the project, INTERPOL will also seek to facilitate the creation and maintenance of professional networks amongst project partners in order to enhance police cooperation and sustain it.

This project aims to strengthen capacity of the EU’s southern partner countries to fight transnational crime through a range of initiatives aimed at bolstering gender mainstreaming in law enforcement– from frontline officers to leadership.

The specific objectives of the project are to:

• Strengthen gender mainstreaming within law enforcement institutions in partner countries, resulting in improved border management and responses to transnational crime.
• Increase the effective integration of a gender perspective into entry-level and in-service training on gender components of transnational crime and law enforcement
• Enhance knowledge and skills on INTERPOL Policing Capabilities amongst law enforcement in partner countries, better equipping them to combat transnational crime;
• Strengthen leadership skills of women and men within partner countries
• Enhance cooperation, knowledge and information exchange amongst female law enforcement officials in the region.