MEDIA COMMENDED FOR PROMOTING SOCIAL PROTECTION IN ZAMFARA
MEDIA COMMENDED FOR PROMOTING SOCIAL PROTECTION IN ZAMFARA
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) funded project, `Child Development Grant Project (CDGP)’, has commended media outfits in Zamfara state for promoting social protection programmes in the state.
The CDGP is implemented in Zamfara state through an NGO `Save the Children International (SCI)’.
The Social Protection and Inclusion Coordinator (SPIC) of the SCI, Mrs Ese Awharitoma made the commendation on Wednesday in Gusau at a one day media round table discussion on social protection organised by the NGO.
She noted that the media played an important role in enlightening the critical stakeholders in the state on impact of social protection.
According to her, the media have been supportive to CDGP programmes especially in strengthening social protection systems in the state.
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She said the SCI organised the meeting to obtain feedback from the media on achievements, challenges of creating awareness on social protection programmes in the state.
“The CDGP redirect its emphasis on system strengthening for adoption of the programme even when there is no donor to support it.
“We have been engaging various stakeholders in trainings workshops, meetings to uplift the capacity building of relevant MDAs,’’ the Coordinator explained.
In his remarks, the Chairman, Zamfara Social Protection Platform (ZSPP), Malam Nasiru Biyabiki also said that media played an important role in reaching out to key implementers of social protection activities in the state.
Biyabiki said that the meeting would strengthen the existing relationship between the media, SCI, implementing MDAs as well as other relevant stakeholders especially as it affects promoting the process of achieving social protection policy in the state.
The Secretary of the ZSPP, Yusuf Yahaya commended media practitioners in the state for attending the meeting.
Yahaya also appreciated members of the media and CSOs in the state for participating in advocacy activities on social protection through the platform.
