The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development (Centre LSD), with the support of the European Union and UN Women, under the Spotlight Initiative to eliminate violence against women and girls, shall on August 18, 2022, commence capacity-building sessions for leaders of key male-dominated groups in Lagos State on right based approach to advocacy, advocacy action plan development, use of response and referral protocols, and documentation.
The workshop which is organised as a train the trainers (TOT) session, will draw participants from Community Development Committees, Vigilante Group of Nigeria, National Union of Road Transport Workers, Tricycle Riders’ Association, Association of Motorcycle Riders, Market Men and Women Association, Youth Progressive Unions, Network of Persons with Disabilities, Traditional Council of Chiefs, and other key groups.
A statement signed by Mr Vincent Dania, Programme Coordinator at the Centre, said the objective of the workshop is to empower leaders of key male-dominated groups with the requisite knowledge and skills to advocate for gender equitable social norms, challenge harmful practices and establish processes for collection and record keeping of their interventions. He further said that one of the outputs from the session will be an advocacy action plan document that members will commit to implementing.
The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization established under Nigerian laws to build strategic leadership for sustainable development in Africa. The mission of Centre LSD is to work with forces of positive change to empower citizens to transform society (https://centrelsd.org/)
The Spotlight Initiative is a global initiative of the United Nations which has received generous support from the European Union. Its aim is to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls (https://www.spotlightinitiative.org).
