Project profile — Support to the Canada-Ukraine Police Development Project

• Ukraine (100.00%)

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

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

The project works towards the sustainability of police reform while promoting gender equality as an essential element of effective policing. The Canadian-Ukraine Police Development Project (CUPDP) aims to build on previous police project key achievements: (1) expanding the quality and reach of the training and professional development system including a competency-based job classification system; (2) establishing the foundation for a gender responsive national Human Resources Management system; increasing the physical capacities of the Patrol Police Academy (PPA) system including new regional branches; and (3) promoting the institutionalization of community policing principles and expansion of police reform to rural areas of Ukraine, including in eastern Ukraine.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved quality, relevance and gender-responsiveness of recruit and in-service training offered by the PPA, and other training units of the National Police of Ukraine (NPU); and (2) increased trust and cooperation between the NPU and civil society in target areas, especially in rural communities.

Results achieved as of the end of the project (May 2023) include: (1) facilitated operations and expansion of the training programs at three police academies. These programs include distance learning, scenario-based training, and integrating gender strategies into practical operations; (2) encouraged the continued application of community policing principles by establishing a policing network (online platform). This network unites 1,700+ police and community representatives who share tools and best practices related to community policing; (3) supported advocacy of gender equality throughout policing operations and promoted women leaders through the sustainability of the Ukrainian Association of Women in Law Enforcement (UAWLE) as a professional network with 500+ members; (4) created a national psychological health strategy and network of police psychological health peer practitioners who continue supporting front-line officers; and (5) expanded the understanding and role of police in responding to heightened incidents of domestic violence. This is through developing learning resources and increasing the capacity of police to work amongst local stakeholders (shelters, social services, legal advisors) to address domestic violence.

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