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This document became a crucial framework for generating sustainable gender mainstreaming in the growing institution. The 15% target was later raised to 20%. Security Sector Reform: Recruitment of Women in the Liberia National Police In 2006, the LNP established the Committee for National Recruitment of Women, which included representatives from UNPOL, OGA and relevant ministries. To cater to the women who wanted to join the LNP but were limited because they lacked the proper educational requirements, the committee introduced the Educational Support Programme (ESP). The ESP is a condensed version of a high school diploma that women can complete as a prerequisite for entering the police force. Women between the ages of 18 and 35 who completed at least the ninth grade were eligible to participate in a three month academic programme, followed by three months of police training at the National Police Academy. A one-year pilot programme of 150 students commenced in 2007, followed by two additional classes in 2008, consisting of 110 and 87 students, respectively. 20
The ESP has enhanced women`s participation in the LNP, targeting the 20% quota. While the first 30 classes of the LNP only saw an average of 4 female recruits, classes 30 (2006) and 31 (2007) hosted 25 and 33 women recruits respectively, suggesting a moderate increase as a result of the ESP. 12 However, most impressive are ESP classes 32 and 33, which had 105 and 104 women recruits respectively. Class 34, which is now in the academy, will be the third installment of ESP recruits. Years Recruitment Class Number 21 Number of Women % Women total LNP 2004-2006 1-29 177* 2% 2006 30 25 - 2007 31 33 5% 2008 32* 105 10% 2009 33* 104 12% Total 448 12% *ESP RECRUITMENT CLASSES The ESP is having a multiplier effect and has created a fertile environment for sustained and improved recruitment efforts. This is most clearly illustrated by the fact that recruitment for classes 34 and 35 garnered between 40 and 50 women each - even without the ESP programme these classes are still in the academy. Recruiting has also increased through new visibility in rural areas, where women were previously highly averse to joining. Focus group discussants cited the “multiplier effect” of having classes 32 and 33 present in the community, sensitizing women that they too, can join the LNP. The ESP has also led to an increase in the skills level and knowledge of the women recruited. According to the LNP leadership, those who went through the ESP are more skilled than their female counterparts who did not 13 Moreover, having completed the 12 This bump was most likely the result of stronger attention by UNMIL in recruiting efforts which started in 2006, as well as the effect of having a full time Gender Office within LNP. 13 Interview: Amelia Hoka, LNP.
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Page 28 and 29: A successful DDRR process is a pre-
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