TRAINING OF ADOLESCENTS IN MEDIA SKILLS, CHILD RIGHTS AND PUBLIC SPEAKING ON PEER TO PEER ADVOCACY - Second tranche learners of Youth Out Loud

On 24^th and 25^th February Timveni held the second training workshop with learners on Basic Journalism Skills in Mangochi. The main objective of the training was to equip the learners with basic journalism skills to enable them to professionally identify and report on issues affecting their education and human rights in their schools and communities.

The training workshop targeted 26 learners and 4 teachers drawn from 7 secondary schools in Mangochi namely; Mangochi, Mpondasi, Chowe, Chimwala, Lisumbwi, St. Monica and Mdinde secondary schools and two presenters and editorial learners that were trained during the first tranche were also at the training to share their experience and how they do the programs.

Training in session

During the two days we introduced the learners to;

Introduction to Journalism            

Forms of Journalism

Who is a journalist?

Qualities of a good journalist

Child rights

Introduction to interviewing skills

Students during the training

During the trainings there was active participation which gives hope that the second trained team will really do a good job and they will be able to do what they are taught.

Then learners were given assignments to do group discussions on various topics and made presentations on what they discussed.