The OSCE Border Management Staff College strives to promote the full participation of women in what has traditionally been a male dominated work area – border management. To date 142 current and prospective female leaders have taken part in BMSC courses that aim to enhance skills of senior border security officials.
Heleena Kakaris is one such woman. She has been working in the Ministry of Counter-Narcotics of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and recently was appointed the Director of the Research and Studies Directorate in the Ministry of Counter-Narcotics.