The groups trained journalists and CSOs on how better to engage stakeholders to ensure 'their advocacy needs are met'.
“This training will help elected government officials to know what specific needs to be addressed on sexual and reproductive health rights for adolescent girls and young women,” Ms Igwe added.
Similarly, Sylvia Kerubo, the lead communications person for WeLead project Femnet, said Nigeria was chosen for the training because her team noticed women and girls in the country lack adequate access to reproductive health services.A participant, Florence Joshua, a reporter at Clearview Television, noted that the training helped her have a deep understanding of advocacy and she will write reports in line with the acquired knowledge.
Ms Joshua emphasised the need for journalists to advocate for a cause because “before we are journalists, we have a voice as a person and we have our value system” and as such should “push a certain agenda for the betterment of our country”. Another participant, Kolawole Jayeoba, programme officer, Advocacy for women with disability Initiative, said he learnt how to actively engage stakeholders to prioritise issues of women and girls with disability.
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