Group tasks CSOs on advocacy, leadership skills for women, girls

The Country Director of Rise Up, an international charity, Theresa Effa, has advised non-governmental organisations in the country to increase efforts towards acquiring advocacy and leadership skills.

She made the call in Abuja during a workshop organized by Rise Up to strengthen the capacity of 24 NGOs drawn from Nasarawa and Kaduna states.

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She said doing so would enable them effectively advocate for women and girls issues and get policy and decision-makers to address challenges confronting women and girls.

Dr Onawale Aboki, a consultant to the project, said most NGOs lack basic skills in advocacy.