participative defence review processes that ensure the full participation of men and women from different segments of society have a more accurate understanding of the security situation and build national ownership and civilian trust these projects have been implemented by the national armed forces of countries such as benin ecuador madagascar mongolia paraguay and the ukraine the projects contain strong components of training and awarenessraising on a variety of issues such as hivaids prevention and maternal health this focus on reproductive health has been an entry point to address genderbased violence and gender equality issues