PRESS RELEASE - LAUNCH OF LIBERIA NATIONAL POLICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND CLASS OF 2016/17
(Monrovia, Liberia) October 7, 2016 – The International Development
Law Organization (IDLO) today presented the LNP Professional Development
Fund Class of 2016/17, which comprises of more than forty female police
officers from the Liberia National Police (LNP), who will undertake
professional skills training, as part of broader efforts to increase
access to justice for Liberians, in particular survivors of Sexual and
Gender-Based Violence (SGBV).
The launch event was attended by Hon. Gregory O.W. Coleman, Inspector
General of the LNP, and forty-five female police officers, who will
make up the first class of the program, which is funded by the United
States Department of State.
Susie T. Telleh, a beneficiary of the fund, hailed the opportunity as
“timely, promising and welcoming. This will help promote and advance
the overall dream and long-standing aspiration of female police
officers, who in time past were denied service in high-ranking
positions, as well as decision-making. We pledge our unwavering promise
to take the lead in restoring the lost image of the LNP and to
contribute to the overall development of access to justice in Liberia.”
The Professional Development Fund provides financial support to
female police officers to undertake professional skills courses relevant
to advancing their police role or career goals. The competitive and
merit-based selection process was open to all female LNP officers with
at least two years of experience. Having committed to continued service
in the LNP, bringing their enhanced skills and knowledge back to the
workplace, successful candidates will now undertake studies in various
tertiary institutions. In addition, IDLO will facilitate platforms for
the class to share their experiences.
It is hoped that the Class of 2016/17 will also inspire other members of the Women Police Association to pursue career advancement through education and training.
It is hoped that the Class of 2016/17 will also inspire other members of the Women Police Association to pursue career advancement through education and training.
Hon. Gregory O.W. Coleman, Inspector General, LNP said “for too long
female officers at the Liberia National Police have suffered
discrimination, pledging to give more support to skills-development and
elevation on the basis of merits”.
“IDLO’s interventions in Liberia are designed to support Liberian
government and civil society efforts to improve access to justice for
survivors of SGBV. Providing professional development opportunities for
female police officers, and those other individuals working on the
response to SGBV in Liberia, is an important part of this work,”
explained Teresa Mugadza, IDLO’s Field Program Manager in Liberia.
Under its “Promoting Increased Accountability for Sexual and
Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Liberia” project, IDLO manages two such
funds; the second is open to all individuals (male and female) working
on the response to SGBV in Liberia.
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