The Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network for Eastern Africa (ARINEA) received support from the GIZ -IFF Program Regional Office of East Africa for ARINEA Focal Persons to participate in a peer to peer program at the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA). 

The program took place from 19th to 25th February 2023, in Pretoria South Africa.

The aim of the placement programme was to enhance capacity of prosecutors and attorneys engaged in asset recovery to have sufficient skill to deal with asset recovery domestically and be well equipped to deal with an international asset recovery. 

The National Prosecution Authority (NPA), offers an opportunity to benchmark on Conviction and Non-conviction based Asset Recovery initiatives. In addition, the NPA have a Criminal Asset Recovery Committee, which administers the Criminal Asset Recovery Fund. 

The program is still continuing and focal persons will select another institution/authority for benchmarking.