Enhancing coordination processes
SaferAfrica identified the lack of coordination at a national, regional and international level as a main stumbling block to effective implementation of agreed small arms policies and agreements. The rate of delivery on these policies and agreements is improved through coordination and the sharing of information. Primarily as a result of the enhanced propensity for the role players, in sharing their information, to internalise the component steps for delivery, and to obtain feedback from their peers on the effective solutions for addressing obstacles. Common techniques utilised for enhancing coordination take the form of consultations, workshops and conferences.
SaferAfrica engaged in a number of activities focused on enhancing the coordination processes on small arms and light weapons. Some of the recent activities engaged with include:
- Sensitization of Senior Management and Law Enforcement Agency Workshop
SaferAfrica in partnership with the Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa (RECSA) and various National Focal Points on the Control and Management of Firearms in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa conducted six training workshops from October to December 2006. The aim of the workshop series was to familiarized senior government officials with issues of the problem of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, the Nairobi Declaration and the Nairobi Protocol and related initiatives, the functions and expectations of National Focal Points (NFPs), and their responsibilities in empowering NFPs to carry out their responsibilities, and also to equip senior management and practitioners with the necessary skills to implement the Nairobi Declaration, the Nairobi Protocol and other relevant regional and international instruments as part of a multi- disciplinary team. Read More ...
- Operationalisation of the Institutional Framework in the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa
SaferAfrica working in partnership with the Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons (RECSA), the Security Research and Information Centre (SRIC) and SaferWorld engaged in eight training workshops between September 2004 and October 2006. The aim of the workshops was to improve SALW coordination processes and to operationalise the SALW institutional framework in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa. Read more …
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