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The GS-Foundation, with funding from the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, has provided the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova (MIA) with 81 unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and complementary equipment as part of the project "Strengthening Security and Administrative Capacities within the Ministry of Internal Affairs".
To mark International Father’s Day, a special event was held in the pilot region of Ștefan Vodă under the motto “Dad at the border – hero at home” (𝐓𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐥𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐚̆ – 𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮 𝐬̦𝐢 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐚̆). The initiative was aimed at members of the border police and their families, and highlighted the importance of family values and the active role fathers play in their children’s lives.
The GS-Foundation took part in the 8th Berlin Congress on “Wehrhafte Demokratie” in Berlin on 29 and 30 June 2026. The organisation was represented by CEO Michael Schemke, COO Stefan Schwarz and Project Manager Mirgeta Hajdari.
The GS-Foundation has donated a fully equipped Gender Desk Laboratory to the Bauchi State Police Command as part of its ongoing commitment to strengthening security institutions and improving the response to gender-based violence (GBV) in Nigeria.
More than 50 trainers for so-called Gender Desk Officers, trained by the GS-Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), came together in Abuja in mid-June for a joint workshop. The aim of the event was to share experiences, further develop the quality of the training and strengthen the network of trainers in the long term.
On 9 June 2026, the GS-Foundation officially handed over a newly renovated and equipped Gender Laboratory (Gender Lab) to the Plateau State Police Command in Jos, Nigeria. The facility, located within the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) block at the Command Headquarters, was established under the Supporting Police Accountability and Transformation (SPAAT) Project.

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