WRCP holds training workshop on Conflict Sensitive Journalism

The White Ribbon Campaign Pakistan (WRCP), a landmark project by Women Empowerment Group (WEG) designed to eradicate violence against women, organized a training workshop on ‘Conflict Sensitive Journalism, for  a core group of female journalists working
in different print and electronic media organizations, here at local hotel on Wednesday, December 5^th.

The event was arranged in collaboration with Heinrich Boll Foundation (HBS) of Germany. While addressing to the participants, the instructor, Ms. Britta Peterson, Country Director of HBS, emphasized on gender sensitive reporting, urging the journalists to
use their communication media for creating awareness of women rights and sensitizing the civil society to address their problems.

Mr. Omer Aftab, the Chief Executive Officer of WEG also spoke to the gathering. Highlighting various aspects of the WRCP, he urged the journalists to focus on eliminating gender discrimination from society and empowering women to fight for their basic rights.

He said, “Media gives temporary attention towards women issues but there is no follow up. There is a need to develop conducive environment to practice gender sensitive reporting. Awareness program should be designed to change mindsets.
He also suggested that media cells should be established in NGOs to build support system.”

Since 2006, the WEG has been pursuing the White Ribbon Campaign vigilantly with a view to make the Pakistani society a peaceful place for women to live in. To achieve this end, the organization is working in four major cities like Lahore,
Islamabad, Peshawar and Karachi. Different sort of seminars, conferences and workshops are held to create a liaison between media and the organization. 

 In collaboration with the HBS, the WRCP has developed and trained a core group of female journalists, enabling them to work actively and effectively for women rights. At the end of the workshop, certificates were presented to the female journalists. Training
manuals and hand outs were also distributed among them.

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Posted by Rana Nasir Ghafoor on Dec 6 2012. Filed under Education, Pakistan, Society. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry