Two day training and education to carryout the social media campaign on ILO convention and social security.
Two day training workshop was
held at NAFSO training center on training and education to carryout the social
media campaign on ILO convention and social security for the members of NAFSO
youth movement and the district staff on 15-16th of September
2020. 15 Youth members from Jaffna, Killinochchi,Mannar, Matara, Gampaha,
Galle, Ampara, Kalpitiya attended for the program.
The training focused on issues
experience by small scale fisher groups, rights of fisher groups and importance
of ILO convention.
In addition the resource people
highlighted, what is social media, how to use social media to educate village
level people, promote ILO training using social media including video
productions for community training. They further discussed how to develop a
media plan and photography.
On the 15th Dr.Gayathri
Lokuge, researcher, CEPA institute conducted the training on ILO convention and
the training on Social Media was conducted by Mrs. Ishara Jayaratne on the 16th.
Mr. Herman Kumara, convener of National Fisheries solidarity movement, NAFSO
Coordinator, Social Policy, NAFSO and Youth coordinator Mr. Laksiri Fernando
also participated for this program.
Youth Members who participated
for the program commended that this workshop was a very useful program to
promote their village level activities.