Activity Reports

The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) has trained over 20 Journalists from Five (5) West African Countries on the African Governance Architecture (AGA).

The training which was held in Abuja on the 5th of April 2018 drew its participants from Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Cote D’Ivoire and Togo.At vero eos et accusam

The aim of the training was to equip participants with the required skills to develop plans that will improve coverage, and increase information, knowledge and awareness of the African Governance Architecture (AGA) and African Charter on Democracy, Election and Governance (ACDEG).

It was expected that at the end of the training, media organizations would become actively involved in creating news, reports, talk-shows and interview that focuses on promoting Democracy, Election and Governance and in the long term this will lead to increased awareness of the AGA and ACDEG therefore lead to increase in the demand for the implementation of the AGA and ACDEG.

The facilitator, Mr. Faruk Ibrahim Senior Program Officer, Youth Initiative for Advocacy Growth and Advancement (YIAGA), elaborated on content formation for the popularization of AGA and ACDEG at the regional level which includes News and News Analysis, radio/TV current affairs programmes such as segments in magazines, Talk Show inserts, interviews, panel discussion, and documentaries.

The Participants made solemn commitment to create more awareness on AGA and ACDEG through their platforms as well as link their political reports to AGA and ACDEG.

to equip participants with the required skills to develop plans that will improve coverage, and increase information, knowledge and awareness

Media houses represented at the training includes, Vanguard Newspapers Nigeria, Awoko Newspapers Sierra Leone, News Agency of Nigeria, The Punch Newspapers Nigeria, African Young Voices Sierra Leone, Television Togolaise, BBC Nigeria, Maison De Radio Nigeria, African Independent Television Nigeria, China Central Television (CCTV) Nigeria, This Day Newspaper Nigeria, Federal Radio Corp. of Nigeria (FRCN) Nigeria, Joy News Ghana, Ghana News Agency, Nigerian Television Authority, Nigerian Tribune, Daily Trust Newspaper Nigeria, Sierra Leone Broadcasting Commission, News Ivoire Côte D’ Ivoire, Daily News Appraisal Nigeria and Radio Democracy 98.1 Sierra Leone.

Implementer: WACSOF

Funder: EUROPEAN UNION/ACTION AID

Implementation Partners: ACTIONAID INTERNATIONAL; ACTIONAID GHANA; ACTIONAID MOÇAMBIQUE; ACTIONAID NIGERIA; ACTIONAID SIERRA LEONE; ACTIONAID UGANDA; ACTIONAID TANZANIA; EAST AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS’ FORUM (EACSOF); MASS PUBLIC OPINION INSTITUTE (MPOI); MEDIA FOUNDATION FOR WEST AFRICA (MFWA); SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (SADC-CNGO); WEST AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM (WACSOF); EUROPEAN UNION

The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) organised a 2 day training on African Governance Architecture for West African Youths. The training which was held on 6th and 7th April in Abuja, Nigeria was aimed at developing the potential of young people as drivers of change, raise their awareness and foster their understanding and engagement with the ACDEG.

The Training was also targeted at creating a youth movement actively involved in local and national awareness raising, mobilization and campaign activities focused on demanding for the implementation of the AGA and ACDEG.

Youth Leaders who participated at the event pledged to take the training down to their various countries for other youths to benefit from. They also promised to create more awareness on AGA and ACDEG.

*Participants in West African Regional Training for Youth on African Governance Architecture*

Two Youth Groups that participated at the Training have carried out step down trainings. YALI Network Abuja had a training on the 14th of April, 2018 for its members and 61 youths were in attendance. Activista also had a Youth Training on 28th April 2018, and 54 youths were in attendance. These step-down trainings also led to the increase in awareness and number of CSOs advocating for the implementation of the AGA and ACDEG.

28 Youth Leaders (11 Females and 17 Males) that benefited from the training were drawn from five West African countries which includes Nigeria, Ghana, Côte D’Ivoire, Liberia and Benin.

West African Regional Training for Journalists on African Governance Architecture (AGA) and African Charter on Democracy, Election and Governance (ACDEG)

Implementer: WACSOF

Funder: EUROPEAN UNION/ACTION AID

Report on West African Regional Training for Youth on African Governance Architecture