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TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 6 INTRODUCTION . 7 Foreword . 10 WHY DO WE need to strengtHEN THE comPetencies OF POLICE officers and gendarmes working alongside CHildren? . 12 Background to THE comPetencY-BASED APProacH Promoted BY THE International Bureau FOR CHildren’S RIGHTS. .. 14 On the way to Ouagadougou, October 2009 . 14 On the way to Cotonou, December 2010 . 14 On the way to Dakar, September 2011, and Niamey, November 2011 . 15 Six core competencies approved by experts and endorsed by the police and gendarmerie academies . 17 Types of competencies . 18 Behavioral indicators . 18 Identification of core competencies on child rights competencies for security forces . 19 Description of core competencies . 20 Description of core competencies for security forces working alongside children . 21 The IBCR’s child rights training programme aims at building the competencies of security forces through the principles of andragogy . 27 THE origin OF national PROJects in West and Central Africa . 28 The nine main steps of implementation . 29 What do we mean by “different levels of training” and “training toolkits”? . 30 Main project implementation strategies . 32 Summary of key objectives . 33 LOMÉ meeting, NOVember 2012 . 34 Lessons learned from IBCR’S imPlementation OF national PROJects in collaboration WITH securitY FORCES. 35 Advocacy . 35 Networking and ownership . 36 Communication and planning . 37 Familiarity with the national context - partnerships . 38 Conclusion . .. 40 NATIONAL PLANS OF ACTION DEVELOPED BY PARTICIPANTS IN LOMÉ, NOVEMBER 2012 . 41 ANNEX 1 – Training mapping report in participating countries . .. 71 Annex 2 – A comparison between participating countries: Country Profile and Institutional Framework . 86 Annex 3 – A comparison between participating countries: Training centres and their infrastructures . 92 Annex 4 – A comparison between participating countries: Curriculum and procedure to amend curriculum . 96 Annex 5 – A comparison between participating countries: Minimum age and legal framework . 98 Annex 6 – A comparison between participating countries: Profile of instructors . 100 Annex 7 – A comparison between participating countries: Profile of students . 103 Annex 8 – A comparison between participating countries: Teaching, Methods of Evaluation and Training Requirements . 104 Annex 9 – List of Acronyms . 110 ANNEX 10 – List of participants to the Lomé international workshop . 111 ANNEX 11 – Lomé international workshop agenda . 116 ABOUT THE International Bureau FOR CHildren’S RIGHTS . 119 Recent IBCR Publications . 122 6 n FOUrtH WORKSHOP ON THE INTEGRATION OF THE SIX CORE COMPETENCIES ON CHILD-FriENDLY POLICING INTO THE TRAINING AND PrACTICES OF POLICE OFFICERS AND GENDArmES IN AFriCA, THE MiddLE-EAST AND HAITI ACKNOWLEDGMENTS “It is an ancestor who kneaded the earth to create the The participation of 22 delegations to this meeting was flesh of the child to be born” made possible by the strategic, financial and logistical support of several UNICEF country offices (Burundi, — Bassar proverbs of Togo, 1882 Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, The international child rights workshop for security Ethiopia, Haiti, Iraq, Kenya, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, forces that took place in Lomé, Togo, from 5 to 7 Novem- Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo and ber 2012, was a success thanks to the participation, Zimbabwe) and Save the Children (Jordan, Senegal and trust and support of a broad range of partners. The occupied Palestinian territories). The Guinean delega- International Bureau for Children’s Rights (IBCR) would tion received financial support from the International like to express its profound gratitude to all partners, Bureau for Children’s Rights in order to participate to in particular the participants who made themselves the workshop. available for the occasion. In finally, we would like to thank all of the IBCR team, We stress in particular the invaluable and dedicated sup- in particular Mr. Guillaume Landry, Programmes Direc- port of Mrs. Najat Maalla M’jid, United Nations Special tor, who convinced the training institutions and funding Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution partners of the importance of establishing an initial and Child Pornography and valued member of the training programme on children’s rights. Thanks also to Bureau’s Board of Directors. Mrs. Nadja Pollaert, Director General, for providing over- sight and direction. Our gratitude also extends to the In addition, the Bureau conveys its cordial and respectful members of the IBCR security forces training programme: gratitude to the Republic of Togo, to UNICEF Togo, to Mr. Henri Ariston Nzedom, Ms. Violaine Des Rosiers, the International Organisation of the Francophonie, to Ms. Élodie Le Grand, Mr. Martin Nagler and Ms. Tania the non-governmental organisation Save the Children, Sagastume for their perseverance, their faith in this initia- to the Togolese NGO WAO-Afrique, and to the co-orga- tive, their research and assistance. Furthermore, the IBCR nisers and key partners without which this event would could not fulfill its mission without the important contri- not have become a reality. bution of its interns, including Sandra Atchekpe, Stéphane Barnabé Cravioto, Thomas Christensen, Cédric Laliberté- Houdeville, Vincent Luigi, Mélissa Serrano and Mathieu Truchi. Lastly, thanks to our consultants, more specifically Mr. Michel Gagnon, Ms. Caroline Lemay and Ms. Sabrina Tremblay-Huet. INTRODUCTION n 7 INTRODUCTION Nadja Pollaert Guillaume Landry Director General, Programmes Director, International Bureau International Bureau for Children’s Rights for Children’s Rights The International Bureau for Children’s Rights is proud to founded on mutual respect and trust with actors who welcome more than 65 representatives of security forces play a fundamental role in better protecting children in training institutions from 22 African and Middle-Eastern Africa and beyond: the gendarmes and the police. countries and Haiti to take stock of the efforts made to The Bureau has been working relentlessly with its par- integrate key competencies into initial and specialised tners UNICEF, Save the Children and the International child rights training programmes for police and gendarmes. Organisation of the Francophonie to provide technical Over the past months, the International Bureau for Child- support to security forces training academies. As a result, ren’s Rights successfully established a close partnership many of them opened their doors to the Bureau, allowing Opening panel at the Lomé workshop, 5 november 2012. 8 n FOUrtH WORKSHOP ON THE INTEGRATION OF THE SIX CORE COMPETENCIES ON CHILD-FriENDLY POLICING INTO THE TRAINING AND PrACTICES OF POLICE OFFICERS AND GENDArmES IN AFriCA, THE MiddLE-EAST AND HAITI it to complete six assessments of their training materials It is equally important to mention the participation of and evaluation methods. These assessment reports look long-standing collaborators, such as the representatives at the functioning of the schools and the challenges that of Central African Republic, Chad, Haiti and Mauritania. security forces face in their daily interactions with child- These countries participated in previous meetings and ren. They will be used as a basis for the joint development agreed to repeat the experience, this time with the of comprehensive and practical training modules that will ambition of establishing a more detailed action plan be integrated into the existing training programmes on and of achieving agreed objectives. The Bureau cannot a permanent, compulsory basis. This demanding task thank these partners enough for renewing this expe- represents a first major step towards the long-term goal rience and is convinced that this year, the necessary of the project, which is to change behavioral patterns. support will be garnered and training institutions will fulfill their commitments. In Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Niger, Senegal and Togo, the International Bureau for Children’s Rights has Moreover, the Bureau was particularly pleased to wel- the privilege of working with security forces training ins- come the Burundi delegation, which took part in the titutions to develop a permanent, high-quality course discussions and extended the francophone scope of this which will be compulsory and evaluated as part of all regional initiative. new recruits’ training. Specialised courses are also being These country delegations, which represent a wide developed in Côte d’Ivoire, Niger and Senegal. geographical area, benefitted from the presence of These courses are based on the six key competencies Arabic-speaking representatives from the Republic that were unanimously endorsed by 15 countries year of Iraq, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the last year in Niamey, and that are considered essential occupied Palestinian territories. These three countries for mainstreaming children’s rights into police practice. operate in a context undisputedly different from that There is no doubt that the Niamey commitment is now of West and Central African countries. However, their taking concrete form. participation in this workshop is a fortunate happening and broadens horizons beyond regional peculiarities of The Bureau’s work philosophy leads it to establish political, historical or cultural nature. Participants were genuine partnerships and to work in a collegial fashion with training academies. Since 2009, the Bureau has built relationships based on mutual trust