A Word from our Director

Abstract

This special issue of Al-Raida is a part of the Capacity Building for Law Enforcement Personnel on Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response project that was generously funded by the Dutch Embassy. It is a product of nearly two years of work, commitment, and collaboration between the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW), the Dutch Embassy, the General Security, the Internal Security Forces (ISF), and our civil society partners in Lebanon. Together, we took on the issue of Security Sector Reform (SSR), targeting issues related to gender-based violence prevention and response, through the development of a training course curriculum addressing various topics, international standards, and best practices for this type of work in Lebanon.