The purpose of this ongoing project is to hold sub regional workshops, and follow-up activities, in order to provide each participating State with space for information exchange and new tools to improve the implementation of public policy, national laws, treaties and international agreements in relation to the prevention of armed violence, arms control and the Arms Trade Treaty. Likewise, the workshops seek to provide attendees with examples of successful experiences in order to highlight the ways in which they might be able to replicate best practices and incentivize inter-governmental cooperation and civil society consultation. Finally, the meetings also aim to practically and pragmatically discuss how best to diminish the regional arms trade and generate accountability to the aims of the ATT.