Female Engagement and Training Team in Afghanistan

1. Female Engagement and Training Team in Afghanistan

2. Agenda • Introduction. • Mission. • Tasks. • Mechanism of Selecting. • Pre - deployment Training. • Size of Participation. • Justification of participation. • The Necessity of Participation. • Why have we succeeded? • Lessons Learned. • Conclusion.

3. Mission Working side by side with our partners in the AOR and exerting all efforts to help the Afghan people, by all means, to live in peace and security.

4. Mission TRANING CULTURE JFET

5. Tasks • Distribution of humanitarian aids. • Visiting Afghan houses/ talk to the women. • inspection tours. • Attending meetings & conferences. • Help the ISAF to communicate with Afghan females. • Operating with the American (IO) team . • Attending the sessions of Afghan woman councils.

6. Tasks • Participating in mounted and dismounted patrols. • Participating in search and inspection operations and in establishing special female checkpoints. • Participating in the Afghan people occasions, joy and grief. • Holding regular meetings with local women and official agencies. • Educating the Afghan woman.

7. Tasks • Preparing monthly maternal and childhood brochures. • Assisting to set up the female military school (MALALI). • Mentoring the commandant of female school and the staff . • Train the Afghan female instructors.

8. Mechanism of Selection • A strong willingness to participate. • Passing the personal interview. • Having excellent communications skills. • Having a good command of the English language. • Having courage and strong personality. • To pass the Pre - deployment Training

9. The Pre - deployment Training • Shooting . • Patrolling (searches, inspections and ambushes). • Dealing with mines and explosives. • Woman’s role in peacekeeping ops. • The law of Armed Conflict. • Cultural Awareness Course.

10. Size of Participation

11. Justification of participation • To highlight the vital role of the Jordanian female soldiers. • To help the Afghan women to activate their role in restoring security, stability and development of society. • To respond to the international obligations. • We are Muslims (Islam is not the religion of terrorism).

12. Justification of participation • To confirm the role of Jordan in supporting the international security and stability. • To facilitate the task of the friendly forces to achieve security and stability in Afghanistan. • To gain experience in a real operational environment.

13. The Necessity of participation • The cultural dimension. • The partners’ requirements. • “lead by example”. • Increase the Afghan women’s awareness in the field of health care, maternity, child care and personal hygiene. • Building up the bridges of understanding and trust between Afghans and Friendly Forces.

14. Why we have succeeded? • Sharing culture, religion and traditions. • The modest Islamic uniform. • The Hashemite leadership (Descendants of the Prophet Muhammad). • The Islamic heritage (we came from the land of the prophets).

15. Why we have succeeded? • Not carrying weapons. • The high qualifications of the team members. • Suitable pre-deployment training. • Effective communications skills. • Flexibility, efficiency, and team work.

16. Lessons Learned • The Jordanian female soldier has proven that she is well qualified and able to keep up with the female soldiers from other armies • The Jordanian experience has shown the capability of the JFET to give hope to the Afghan woman and to educate her about different aspects of life.

17. Lessons Learned • Proving for the Afghan society how important is the role of female soldier in the country future and its not against religion. • The Jordanian experience has enhanced the ability of the Jordanian female soldier to work in a real operational environment.

18. Lessons Learned • The Jordanian female soldier has had a great role in bridging the cultural gap between the ISAF and the local communities. • The Jordanian experience has positively changed the traditional image of woman and has highlighted the tolerant and moderate perspectives of Islam towards woman and her role in societies and that Islam refuses and denounces the violation of woman’s rights.

19. Lessons Learned • The presence of the unarmed, modest Jordanian female soldier whose behavior reflects the bright image of moderate Islam has contributed to the acceptance of her by the Afghan people. • The gentle treatment and the humanitarian practices of the Jordanian female soldier towards the Afghan children and women has considerably contributed to the acceptance of the Jordanian female soldier by the local communities.

20. Conclusion

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