Mbale officers given Gender Based Violence and Child Protection skills

A total of 15 police officers in Mbale district have been equipped with skills on how to deal with Gender Based Violence and Violence against children cases. 
The two day workshop is being spearheaded by the Head Child and Family Protection Department, SSP Moureen Atuhaire, together with a team of senior officers from the department.  
“We have decided to bring the training to Mbale specifically because it’s one of the districts in Elgon Region with the highest number of Child and Family Protection Officers that’ haven’t been inducted or trained in those fields,” SSP Atuhaire revealed reason for taking training to Mbale adding, “so we are here to equip you with the practical skills and knowledge on how to respond to Gender Based Violence and Violence against Children cases. So we are here to give you the basic skills to enable you ably do your work.”
SSP Atuhaire says the annual crime report placed Elgon region high as one of the districts with the highest number of Gender Based Violence and violence against children cases. These cases include; cases of child neglect and defilement among others.Speaking on the sidelines of the training, SSP Atuhaire said that: “We are training them on their roles in investigating child abuse cases and domestic violence cases, children who are in conflict with the law, equipping them with knowledge on alternative care framework for the children that are abandoned or missing. We are also going to teach them about diversion guidelines which deals with those children that commit petty offenses.”
According to SSP Atuhaire, the training will be rolled throughout the country.