Schools were on holiday in April, and so the only major EPDI Nigeria activity carried out during the period was the five days of: Training of Trainers on Family Education and Life Skills, which took place at Goshen Chalet, Redemption Camp, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State on April 24th-28th, 2017.
Some of the topics reviewed during the programme included an overview of the National Adolescent Reproductive Health situation in Nigeria, HIV/AIDS Education, Gender Issues and Human Rights-Biblical Perspectives, Teenage Pregnancy and its Effects, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), Life skills -Value and Value Clarification, Self Esteem, Communication and Decision making Skills, Goal setting, Facilitation skills and Report Writing.
The event, organized by CRUDAN, was attended by about twenty five participants from its member organizations. Hannah Anighoro facilitated some of the sessions, with two other facilitators..
This post was written for ICAI’s monthly bulletin the Global Buzz, May 2017.