AIDA-CFD holds Child Rights Club leaders training in Dimapur

DIMAPUR — The ANMA Integrated Development Association (AIDA)-Child Friendly Dimapur (CFD) organised a one-day Child Rights Club leaders training programme on Saturday at the AIDA conference hall in Dimapur.

The training aimed to enhance participants’ awareness of child rights and leadership. The sessions covered communication skills, identifying and addressing child rights issues, and empowering children as leaders, according to a press release.

The training programme featured both theoretical and practical sessions, including video presentations, PowerPoint presentations, and group activities.

During the evaluation at the end of the session, it was highlighted that the children had gained insights into the four guiding principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, improved communication skills, and a better understanding of the issues faced by children in India and their own localities.

Resource persons for the training included Mechietonü Agnes Kiso, civil society mobilisation officer, CFD; Sr. Jisha Joseph, children mobilisation officer, CFD; and Gaisanglung Kamei, civil society mobilisation officer, CFD.

The programme was facilitated by Shemang S. Phom. A total of 31 Child Rights Club leaders from various localities in Dimapur and Chümoukedima attended the event.