NGO trains facilitators on women peer education in Kebbi
The Active Support for Rural People’s Initiative (ASURPI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has commenced the training of facilitators of its women peer education program in Kebbi, to enhance community participation.
ASURPI’s Chief Executive Officer, Alhaji Ibrahim Ngaski, said on Wednesday in Birnin Kebbi, that 34 women facilitators were involved in the training, organized by the NGO for six communities in two LGAs.
Report state that the women were drawn from two clusters in Augie and Ngaski Local Government Areas (LGAs), as well as the Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN).
The two clusters are; Gidan Agoda, Sabon Garin Dinkri and Yola communities in Augie LGA, and Gungun Yagwaye, Raishe and Sabon Garin Gwandu communities in Ngaski LGA.
Ngaski said that the aim of the training was to support female teachers to effectively run the women peer education program.
“The training is also to strengthen women peer education through increase participation of communities.
“The program will help to design action plans with an agreed date and time for subsequent meetings in all communities and ensure that ASURPI and FOMWAN sustains engagement with women in the six communities,” he said.
Ngaski noted that the integration of FOMWAN into the peer education program at the LGA level has proven to be very effective.
“FOMWAN can be used to achieve the objective of the program at the targeted communities and LGAs.
“The activities of ASURPI has gained more concentration and commitments from the community women,’’ he said.
The NGO boss urged the facilitators to utilise the strategies and techniques acquired in the training to help the women peer education program.
Representative of FOMWAN, Malama Zalihatu Hassan, expressed the willingness and commitment of the association to deliver the program.
Speaking on behalf of the participants, Aishatu Ngaski, said that the training had inspired the participants to appreciate the importance of the peer education program and share ideas with FOMWAN representatives.
Report state that five participants were drawn from each community and four from FOMWAN.
