by FIDA

Akwa Ibom, Branch ActivitiesApril 15, 20230 comments

FIDA Uyo Partners with USAID trains CSOs to leverage on digital platforms to drive their advocacy

On the 15th of March FIDA Nigeria Uyo Branch, in collaboration with the USAID-funded State Transparency, Accountability and Effectiveness activity trained women-led groups, media groups, and civil society organizations on combatting Gender-Based Violence in digital spaces.

A total of 26 participants were in attendance. The modules focused on identifying the forms of GBV proliferated in digital spaces and the role of community trainers in helping local communities address these issues. The training also highlighted the gender digital divide citing GBV as a key factor.

The training built the capacity of civil society organisations to leverage digital platforms to drive their advocacy in the face of shrinking civic spaces.

Participants’ capacity to address the challenges that trail digital advocacy efforts at addressing Gender Based Violence was further built.

Participants came up with action plans to build the capacity of their local communities through step-down trainings. The step-down training is expected to build the capacity of over 100 local community leaders on these forms of violence.