This project profile page contains information about The Republic of Togo Armed Forces project including project results, impact, and effective practices. This page will be updated annually in line with EIF project reporting requirements.
| T/PCC | Updates | |||||||||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||||
| Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | |
| Togo | 122 | 8.42% | 124 | 9.46% | 111 | 10.19% | 116 | 12.06% | 35 | 37.63% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experts on Mission | 2 | 20.00% | 3 | 42.86% | 3 | 37.50% | 3 | 33.33% | 2 | 25.00% |
| Formed Police Units | 41 | 9.36% | 38 | 12.93% | 30 | 10.79% | 24 | 9.38% | 0 | / |
| Individual Police | 28 | 47.46% | 28 | 38.36% | 23 | 37.10% | 32 | 44.44% | 32 | 44.44% |
| Staff Officer | 3 | 13.04% | 2 | 8.33% | 4 | 14.29% | 5 | 20.83% | 1 | 12.50% |
| Troops | 48 | 5.22% | 53 | 5.81% | 51 | 7.15% | 52 | 8.65% | 0 | / |
The Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armées Togolaises, FAT) comprise the Army, Navy, Air Force, and National Gendarmerie. They operate under the authority of the Ministry of Armed Forces and are responsible for national defense, internal stability, and contributions to international peace operations. Togo has a long-standing record of participation in United Nations peacekeeping, with personnel deployed to missions such as MINUSMA (Mali), MINUSCA (Central African Republic), MONUSCO (Democratic Republic of the Congo), and MINURSO (Western Sahara).
Togo has made steady progress in integrating women into the armed forces, reflecting a growing institutional commitment to gender equality in the security sector. Women now serve across all branches, including the Army, Gendarmerie, and Air Force, and have increasingly taken on operational and leadership roles.
Togo has also demonstrated national ownership of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda through the development and implementation of two National Action Plans (NAPs). The first NAP (2011–2016) focused on enhancing women’s participation in conflict prevention and resolution, and on strengthening legal protections against gender-based violence. The second NAP (2018–2022) built on these foundations by emphasizing women’s and youth’s roles in peacebuilding and by integrating gender perspectives into security sector reform. Together, these initiatives underscore Togo’s growing commitment to inclusive security, the professionalization of its armed forces, and the full implementation of the WPS agenda in both national policy and international peacekeeping efforts.
The Togolese Armed Forces (FAT) Project aims to strengthen institutional capacity and expand the participation of uniformed women in United Nations peace operations. The project seeks to both improve knowledge of the structural, cultural, and operational barriers to women’s deployment and to increase the pool of qualified women personnel eligible for peacekeeping roles. This will be achieved through a comprehensive set of targeted interventions, including capacity-building, institutional reform, recruitment and sensitisation campaigns, and infrastructure development.
The project aims to:
EIF OUTCOME 3
GENDER-SENSITIVE INFRASTRUCTURE
accommodation
facility
Inauguration of an accommodation facility for 30 women at the École Nationale des Sous–Officiers in Témédja. Operationalisation is pending
EIF OUTCOME 1
EXPANDED COUNTRY-KNOWLEDGE OF BARRIERS TO DEPLOYMENT
surveys
415 surveys administered by the MOWIP enumerator team (264 men and 151 women)
Interviews
26 interviews conducted with senior leadership, decision-makers, and program officers as part of the MOWIP data collection process (3 women and 23 men)
MOWIP Report
1 MOWIP Report developed and validated
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CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR SECURITY INSTITUTION PERSONNEL
training
modules
6 modules on gender issues have been developed for use in the TAF national training schools
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CAREER ADVANCEMENT
scholarships
to women
58 women received scholarships to pursue degrees and certificates in communications/journalism, psychology, and catering
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SENSITISATION AND RECRUITMENT
% of women
within the TAF
Increase from 6 per cent in 2021 to 7.62 per cent of women in 2023 within the TAF
youths
including
Over 6,087 youths including 2,709 young women sensitised to join the armed forces through information and recruitment campaigns in universities and high schools
experience-sharing
sessions
4 experience-sharing sessions about women’s peacekeeping experiences and lessons learned conducted
gender
equality
champions
50 women trained in 2023 to prepare for professional examinations to advance their careers to join the national police officer training school. 30 women passed the examinations – a 60 per cent success rate
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GENDER-SENSITIVE INFRASTRUCTURE
accommodation
facility
Inauguration of an accommodation facility for 30 women at the École Nationale des Sous–Officiers in Témédja. Operationalisation is pending
EIF OUTCOME 1
EXPANDED COUNTRY-KNOWLEDGE OF BARRIERS TO DEPLOYMENT
surveys
415 surveys administered by the MOWIP enumerator team (264 men and 151 women)
Interviews
26 interviews conducted with senior leadership, decision-makers, and program officers as part of the MOWIP data collection process (3 women and 23 men)
EIF OUTCOME 3
CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR SECURITY INSTITUTION PERSONNEL
gender focal
points trained
54 gender focal points trained in gender issues and addressing SEA/SH
security
personnel
trained
20 security personnel trained on gender and human rights to be part of a pool of experts within the armed forces
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ELIGIBLE POOL
gender
database
58 gender database developed and piloted by Human Resources to identify women eligible for deployment
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EXTERNAL SENSITIZATION AND RECRUITMENT
women
Over 5,340 youth including 3,058 women sensitized to join the armed forces through information and recruitment campaigns in universities and high schools
members from the
media and civil
society
2 sensitization campaigns and awareness–raising sessions with 315 members from the media and civil society throughout the country about women’s participation in the armed forces and gender issues within the military
radio
programs
2 radio programs conducted about women’s roles within the armed forces and peacekeeping
EIF OUTCOME 3
GENDER-SENSITIVE INFRASTRUCTURE
accommodation
facilities
Construction of 2 accommodation facilities for women in the Centre National d’Instruction in Kara (40 per cent complete) and the Ecole Nationale des Sous Officiers in Témédja in progress (98 per cent complete)
US$999,998
US$999,998
TAF
TAF
Centre Autonome d’ Etudes et de Renforcement des Capacités pour le Développement au Togo (CADERDT)
24 months
14 July 2021
15 September 2021
31 March 2025
44 months (including two approved no-cost extensions and budget revisions)
Through a series of sensitisation campaigns that reached 6,087 students—including 2,709 women—the Togolese Armed Forces (TAF) increased the proportion of women in service from 6% in 2021 to 7.62% in 2023. The project also enhanced institutional knowledge of challenges to women’s participation and deployment through the development of the MOWIP barrier assessment. In addition, women personnel gained access to degree programs and training in critical skill areas to support their career advancement. The construction of dedicated women’s accommodation at the École Nationale des Sous-Officiers significantly expanded the TAF’s capacity to recruit, train, and support female personnel—contributing to advancing women’s participation in the security institution and expanding the pool of women eligible for deployment to UN peace operations.
Togo/PIGAF OMP, Un An après Encourageantes promotion et intégration de la femme dans de l’armée togolaise, 2 October 2022
Le PIGAF-OMP favorise et appelle à une intégration massive de la jeune fille dans les FAT, 30 September 2022
Mise en œuvre du PIGAF-OMP: Les FAT encouragent l’intégration féminine, 9 October 2022
Togo: PIGAF-OMP pour recruter un grand nombre de femmes dans l’Armée, 28 September 2022
PIGAF-OMP: Faire progresser la présence des femmes dans l’Armée, 28 September 2022
