Voices from ACSPN Empowerment Series 10th Edition

Testimonials from the ACSPN Empowerment Series 10th Edition Voices

Success and ‘Failure’ Stories in Communication and Development Interventions: What the Experts and Journalists Need for Greater Relevance – By Dr Adebayo Fayoyin, Regional Communications Advisor, United, Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), East and Southern Africa Regional Office, Johannesburg, South Africa.

“The programme is apt in this year of so many social issues and challenges. The discussion will equip participants to drive the process of social change on issues of concern.The presentation was good. The facilitator was very knowledgeable and had the capacity for proper delivery of the topic.”
– Ralph Anyacho, Assistant Director –Research (APCON)

“True to its theme of engagement, the session deepened understanding and better appreciation of communication and development issues.”
– Kabir Alabi Garba, Assistant Editor, The Guardian.

“The issues discussed were very impactful. Nigerians or issues relating to Nigerian environment in relation to foreign donors/agencies should be prioritised. The government of Nigeria should understand fully the philosophies of the donor agencies before engaging in development communications or initiatives.
Practitioners and experts should be properly sensitised about the core motives of donor agencies –Training and workshops where necessary.
– Dr Nnanna Nworisa – University of Nigeria Nsukka

“The meeting was highly informative and educative. The meeting reminds me of some of my obligations as an expert, as a journalist. I also learned more on the training and retraining of experts in the field.”
– Ajeyet Jerry – PhD student, FUNAAB (Lecturer, Caleb University)

“It was an exciting empowerment initiative. Find a way to expand the participation.”
– Joe-Eugene Onuorah – APCON

“It was a very good presentation by Dr. Adebayo Fayoyin. There were also excellent contributions from participants. This series of empowerment should be published for other people to learn. I learnt much from the theoretical and practical perspectives.”
– Ms Juliana Ogbeni, Lecturer, Dept of Mass Communication. Delta State University Abraka.

“I am glad that I attended this event, it is an eye-opener and it brought my attention to things I never really thought much about in the area of development communication.”
– Ayishat Amoo, Pinnacle Mobile Limited

“This edition was exciting because it was in a field dear to me. Nigeria has a number of issues as do other countries and this empowerment series focused on how to tackle the issues based on Global practices but local specific strategies which require the recipients of these initiatives to take ownership in order for it to succeed. What was key for me was the call for a review of the “why” of development initiatives as well as the “what, who and how”. It is instructive that we understand why we initiate certain developmental projects and the reasoning behind the sponsorships of such projects. I was excited at the different roles and responsibilities that came up during the presentation and review because it indicates the needs for stakeholders to sit and evaluate these factors in order to move forward appropriately.”
– Ifedolapo Ademosu (Caleb University)