By Blessing Odega
The CLEEN Foundation, a nongovernmental organisation, is building the capacity of women geared towards enhancing Women in Peace and Security (WPS).
Mr Peter Maduoma, Executive Director (ED) of the CLEEN Foundation, on Tuesday in Jos, said the aim of the workshop was to strengthen the commitment to advancing gender justice, security and inclusive peacebuilding.
Maduoma, who was represented by the Director of Programme, Dr Salaudeen Hashim, said the workshop was part of the Foundation’s project on “Strengthening a Right-Based Approach to Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) Framework and Advancing Women’s Peace and Security (WPS) in Nigeria”.
He said that the three-day workshop would focus on formally inaugurating a multi-stakeholder implementation and monitoring committee in the state.
The ED further said that the workshop would also build the capacity of the committee members on modern WPS principles, implementation frameworks, and monitoring tools.
He added that it was meant to enhance coordination among government institutions, security agencies, and civil society actors on the WPS agenda.
According to him, at the end of the training, the participants would also develop a state-specific implementation and reporting framework that aligned with the National Action Plan on WPS.
He further said that a functional WPS Implementation and Monitoring Committee would also be established and inaugurated at the end of the programme.
He commended the Norwegian Embassy for partnering and funding the foundation’s effort geared towards strengthening WPS in Nigeria.
Ms Rachel Matthias, one of the participants at the training who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), from the Plateau Ministry of Justice, commended the CLEEN Foundation for the capacity training.
Matthias said the training was an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the WPS agenda and to enhance collaboration toward the development and implementation of a state action plan.
The other stakeholders present at the workshop were representatives of the Plateau Police command, Operation Rainbow, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the Nigeria Correctional Service NAN
