Reports – REGIONAL TRAINING FACILITY (RTF)

ICGLR-RTF Statement on the Adoption of the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region – Regional Training Facility (ICGLR-RTF) heartily congratulates the African Union on the adoption of the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls which was adopted during the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 15 to 16 February 2025. Adoption of this Convention marks a pivotal milestone and turning point in our collective efforts [...]

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16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE 25/11/2024 – 10/12/2024

In solidarity with ICGLR Member States, Partners in the region and worldwide, the ICGLR Regional Training Facility (ICGLR-RTF) on the Prevention and Suppression of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence joins the commemoration of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence to demand accountability, invest in prevention, and build a future free from violence against women and girls. This is line with the ICGLR-RTF mandate, which is to train and sensitize professionals, including judicial officers, police officers, social workers, doctors and other [...]

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ICGLR-RTF Report on The Symposium for Affiliated Trainers and Experts on Interventions taken to “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress” taking into account Prevention and Response to Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Commemoration of International Women’s Day 2024 held on March 12, 2024

Participants/Venue: Attended by 52 Affiliated Trainers and Experts (38 participated virtually and 15-physically attended the Symposium at the ICGLR-RTF offices located in Kampala, Uganda. Program: The Program commenced at 11:00 am and ended at 2:30pm. It included: Welcome Remarks by the ICGLR-RTF Regional Director – Hon. Dr. Janvière Ndirahisha; Opening Remarks by the National Coordinator – Uganda represented by Amb. Phillip Rukikaire; Key Note Address by the Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development represented by Ms. Doreen Bakeiha; Presentations from ICGLR Member States; Plenary [...]

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Regional Countries urged to do more to combat SGBV

“Sexual and Gender Based Violence is one of the biggest wars that we have today in the Great Lakes Region,” Uganda’s State Minister for Gender and Culture- Peace Mutuuzo told a Regional Symposium on the best practices to combat SGBV in the Great Lakes region on Thursday December 12, 2019. The three days’ symposium at the Speke Resort- Munyonyo, Kampala brought together SGBV experts from all the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) member States as well [...]

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BRIEF REPORT ON THE STUDY TOUR OF BURUNDIAN DELEGATION TO RTF AND GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES WORKING ON SGBV », 24th – 29th JUNE 2019

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PRESS RELEASE: Regional conference on Strategies for Implementation of the ICGLR instruments on Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in the Great Lakes Region, Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda 1st-3rd December 2017.

Kampala-Uganda, 29th October 2017: The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) – Regional Training Facility (RTF) on Prevention and Suppression of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) will hold a Regional conference on Strategies for Implementation of the ICGLR instruments on Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in the Great Lakes Region at the Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda from December 1-3, 2017. This Great Lakes High Level conference will be held under the theme “Strategies for Implementation [...]

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