Female members of Mogadishu neighbourhood watch teams practise during a training programme designed by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to teach basic and practical self-defense skills to women, 11 September 2013.
20 trainees drawn from camps for the internally displaced in Banadir and Middle Shabelle region were taught personal defence skills and given advice on what to do in case of an attack. In addition to empowering women to protect themselves, AMISOM is also working to build the capacity of the Somali security services and police to enhance security in Somalia. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. Original public domain image from Flickr