JKF partners Sri Lanka Police in combatting violence against women and children

As part of its ongoing commitment to combat violence against women and children towards empowering a healthy and progressive nation, John Keells Foundation (JKF) continues to empower law enforcement agencies through Project WAVE (Working Against Violence through Education) — its flagship of over ten years - to combat gender-based violence and child abuse.

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These activities include a strategic collaboration through which JKF supported the Sri Lanka Police to enhance their response to crimes involving women and children through the sponsorship of a global cutting-edge investigative software for use in the Cyber Investigation Unit (CIU) at the Bureau for the Prevention and Investigation of Abuse of Children and Women (BPIACW).

The software enables officers to analyse and connect data efficiently, strengthening their ability to investigate and prevent online exploitation and related offences.

BPIACW reported that the new platform had directly contributed to a significant and measurable improvement in their investigative capacity, recording the rescue of 22 children, the arrest of 21 suspects, and the filing of 111 cases in courts within the first year of its deployment.