Wednesday, December 23, 2009

“No In and Out” NHRJ Governing Body Advises Participants

As the training for fifty (50) human rights journalists get starts, 21st December 2009 at the Gambia Press Union (GPU) , Bakau, the governing body of the Network of Human Rights Journalists (NHRJ) has seriously advised participants to take the training seriously “no in and out” and “be serious” during the course of the training.
Advising participants, Fabakary B. Ceesay communication and public relation officer told participants that the training is for the benefit of all the participants adding that “you need to take this training seriously and make best use of it.
He added “we are all here for the training to equip ourselves and to have knowledge that we are all yearning for so the training as an advantage for your own benefit and utilized the knowledge in executing your functions.”
Ceesay then raised concerns, for what, he describes as many participants are leaving the conference particularly the female participants after the opening ceremony noting that the Network has invited them for the training to be gender balance, while urging them to participate fully.
According to him, “if one part of the society is lacking then the other part is certainly to be lacking”, calling for their participation during the course of the training.
Adding his voice, Musa S. Sheriff, the co-ordinator also told participants to take the training seriously and make best use of it, while denouncing the going of in and out.he concluded.

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