{"id":12752,"date":"2025-08-20T18:55:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T18:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=12752"},"modified":"2025-08-20T18:55:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T18:55:46","slug":"us-donates-1m-body-armour-to-gaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=12752","title":{"rendered":"US donates $1m body Armour to GAF"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United States government has donated women\u2019s body armour valued at over $1 million to the Ghana Armed Forces, underscoring its commitment to advancing women\u2019s participation in peacekeeping missions.<\/p>\n

Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Rolf Olson joined the Ghana Armed Forces\u2019 Chief of Army Staff, Major General Lawrence Gbentanu, to officially hand over the personal protective equipment during a ceremony that highlighted the importance of empowering female peacekeepers.<\/p>\n

The protective gear specifically designed for female military personnel reflects the United States\u2019 ongoing support for Ghana\u2019s peacekeeping contributions and its recognition of the Ghana Armed Forces\u2019 distinguished record in global peacekeeping efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe high-quality gear Ghana has received will help protect its remarkable female peacekeepers as they work to ensure security, stability, and prosperity in West Africa, across the African continent, and around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soldiers stand on the front lines defending our nations, their protection is paramount. This equipment will safeguard Ghanaian soldiers, who, in turn, protect each one of us,\u201d said Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Rolf Olson.<\/p>\n

This donation is part of the Women\u2019s Body Armour Quadrilateral Pilot Project, a collaborative initiative launched in 2023 by the Governments of Ghana, Zambia, the Netherlands, and the United States.<\/p>\n

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The project, jointly funded by the Netherlands and the United States, aims to enhance the safety and operational effectiveness of female military personnel in Ghana and Zambia, enabling them to play a more meaningful role in United Nations peacekeeping operations.<\/p>\n

Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Olson also expressed condolences following the recent helicopter crash involving members of the Ghana Armed Forces. \u201cThe United States is grieving with and stands behind the people of Ghana and the Ghanaian Armed Forces during this time.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s donation of women\u2019s body armour by the United States is representative of our friendship, symbolic of our shared pursuit of peace and fitting as a tribute to our late friends. In their memory, we will continue our walk together, building a stronger partnership between our two countries.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The United States government has donated women\u2019s body armour valued at over $1 million to the Ghana Armed Forces, underscoring its commitment to advancing women\u2019s participation in peacekeeping missions. Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires Rolf Olson joined the Ghana Armed Forces\u2019 Chief of Army Staff, Major General Lawrence Gbentanu, to officially hand over the personal protective equipment during […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123457,"featured_media":12753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,3507,386],"tags":[3944,3943,164],"class_list":["post-12752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","category-national","category-security","tag-body-armour","tag-caf","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/123457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12752"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12756,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12752\/revisions\/12756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}