The Elsie Initiative Fund for Uniformed Women in Peace Operations

PRESS RELEASE

(EIF) announced today that the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) will receive funding of USD 3.7 million over three years to

substantially increase the number of military women who deploy into peacekeeping missions— including in command positions—and to transform the GAF to be more gender-inclusive. As the 7^th highest contributor to United Nations

peacekeeping, Ghana currently deploys 2,760 uniformed personnel, among which 15.6 per cent are women.