15th National Joined-Up Justice Forum In close collaboration with the Ethiopian justice sector, JFA-PFE facilitates a bi-annual gathering of high level Justice Sector leaders and their deputies to discuss on nationwide relevant issues. The 15th joined-up justice forum took place over two days in in Gondor (northern Ethiopia) in mid- April 2016. About 100…

5,087 Public Prosecutors, Justice Sectors Officials Social Court Judges, Police Officers, Community Police, Investigators, Militia Officers and Officials, Prison Administrators and Counseling and Psychology Professionals also took the capacity building and awareness raising training. JFA-PFE is conducting these kinds of trainings trusting that it will increase the knowledge and awareness of participants in human…

On the February 26, 2016, the 5th annual Bahir Dar city run was performed with a theme “Children Lives Matter; Stop Child Marriage.” More than five thousand Bahir Dar city residents, famous athletes, government officials and NGO representatives participated in this 10kms run for the cause of ending child brides. In this city run…

A one-day pre-validation workshop with high officials and bureau representatives of Amhara Regional State was conducted on the child protection manual. Participants in this workshop included Ato Ferede Cheru, Amhara Justice Bureau Head, Women and Children Affairs’ Bureau representatives and representatives from Health, Education, Justice, Police, Court and Civil Society Offices.In this workshop, drafts…