Project profile — Initial Training and Professional Development for the Haitian National Police's Managerial Staff

• Haiti (100.00%)

• Government And Civil Society, General: Police (15132) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (principal objective)

This project aims to enhance the professionalism of the Haitian National Police (HNP) through initial training and professional development for inspectors and commissioners. It supports the development of a new training curriculum and the development and implementation of the organizational and administrative structure for a training institution. Project activities include: (1) technical assistance to HNP for developing and implementing training programs using a skills-based approach; (2) train-the-trainer training; (3) development and implementation of the organizational and administrative structure for the National Police Academy and delivery of management training; (4) rehabilitation and preparation of temporary training premises; and (5) purchase of educational material and equipment. Activities planned in response to COVID-19 include outreach activities for populations adjacent to the PNA to limit the spread of the pandemic; food subsistence support for students as well as PNA employees, in addition to relaying the dissemination of MSPP communiqués and content (audio and video capsules).

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Results achieved as of the end of the project (September 2021) include: (1) a total of 482 police officers (33 female police officers) graduated; (2) a total of 249 commissioners (12 female) and 233 inspectors (21 female inspectors) passed the program; (3) the National Police Academy has a comprehensive training program for commissioners and inspectors; (4) trained the academy's teacher-designers; (5) rehabilitated the academy's buildings; (6) built sanitary blocks and dormitories for the female officers; (7) upgrading of training spaces; (8) integration of gender equality in all courses; (9) ratified the human resources management policy; (10) ratified the management manual and study rules; (11) added the specific module on the fight against violence against women and girls to the course syllabus; and (12) the National Police Academy used the harassment prevention and resolution policy.

• Proactive disclosure