14/10/2024
KAIPTC CONCLUDES CHILD PROTECTION MOBILE COURSE IN SIERRA LEONE
Bintumani Hall, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 11th October 2024, Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre has completed the Child Protection Course Mobile Training 2024 in an effort to address and eliminate child abuses across the country.
In his closing remark, Richard Addo Gyane, Major General and Commandant of Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre said the training seeks to expose the abuses children undergo in African setting where the child is expected to accept whatever that throws from the adult's or caregiver's table as his or her lot.
He underscored that the significance of the course enhances participants with the necessary analytical skills for the promotion and understanding of the Child Protection concept. "The course afforded participants an opportunity to acquire basic knowledge on mission-specific situations which are likely to be encountered with respect to child protection duties," he said.
Commandant Gyane affirmed that the training also sensitizes participants on the in-country child protection institutional, roles, and challenges with a view to promoting a better enforcement of child protection mandates.
He said the goal of child protection is to promote, protect and fulfil children's rights to safeguarding them from abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence as described in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) including other human rights, humanitarian and refugee treaties, convention and national laws.
Commandant Gyane reflected on the African Union Compliance and Accountability measures, which give emphasis on International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights.
He stated that even though the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) visualize an end to extreme poverty for everybody across the world, the goal is drifting out to reach for one group of people in one region. Adding that it is estimated that Africa's child population would reach one billion by 2055, making it the largest child population globally.
KAIPTC Commandant urged for the implementation of an early child strategy and policy as a way to invest in early childhood development primarily focus to eradicate and addressing poor early childhood development.
He encouraged participants to replicate the valuable lessons enshrined in the modules during the two weeks sessions. Commandant Gyane called on the participants to maintain and entrench the social networks so that they can share ideas, practices and collaborate effectively for the protection of children from all kinds of abuse.
Aiah Samadia, Deputy Inspector General of Sierra Leone Police expressed appreciation to the Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre on behalf of the Inspector General of Police William Fayia Sellu for according such opportunity to the participants. He said regular capacity building remains critical for law enforcement agencies and sister's institutions, especially areas like child protection.
He stated Sierra Leone's enactment and domestication of the Rights of the Child through the passing into law the Child Right Act 2007.
Deputy Inspector General of Sierra Leone said over the years, issues of child protection were dealt with regardless of some challenges. "Sierra Leone Police has done a lot to enforce the protection of children through the training of personnel to better handle child related cases as well as establishment of the Family Support Unit across the nation.
Sahr Yomba Senesi, Assistant Inspector General of Police and Training said the two weeks intensive capacity building on Child Protection could be termed as "successful" as participants were given the opportunity to acquire new knowledge in responding to child protection and abuses.
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