Allamin Foundation trains NETJUN members on advocacy work plan
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
The Executive Director of Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, Hajiya Hamsatu Allamin, recently welcomed members of the North East Transitional Justice Network (NETJUN) to a one-day training session. The training aimed to develop an Advocacy Work Plan, which was held at Hajja Mangal Memorial Hall in the Giwa Barrack Area of Maiduguri.
Represented by the Project Manager, Shettima Mustapha, Allamin emphasized the importance of understanding the needs and priorities of survivors centered victims in conflict or emergency areas.
She said the training workshop aimed to enable participants to brainstorm and create an advocacy work plan for NETJUN activities in the region.
According to her, the project seeks to strengthen capacities and the will for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation in Borno State. To achieve this, participants were drawn from Civil Society Organizations (CSO) under the name North East Transitional Justice Network (NETJUN).
Hajiya Allamin urged trainees to equip themselves with knowledge on the categories, importance, priorities, and needs of survivors centered from the facilitator. This knowledge will enable them to make a significant difference in the field as Advocates and plan their work effectively for successful advocacy.
The Project Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant, Dr. Lawan Balami, spoke extensively on survivors-centered victims of emergency or conflict. He explained the importance and steps of advocacy efforts, including evidence-based communication styles, data collection, characteristics, gender, population age groups or targets, effectiveness, or timing.
Dr. Balami stressed understanding survivors’ priorities to develop an effective and impactful work plan. He discussed the constraints advocates may face in the field, including financial handicaps, and programming key issues identified.
He also talked about the needs of survivors and their immediate or timely needs as primary data or secondary (triangulation) data.
The training also covered engagements for the chapter of demands for survivors to present their demands. It included expressing their needs for advocates’ baseline assessment by talking to stakeholders and analyzing survivors’ testimonies. This helps identify survivors-centered priorities and needs or demands.
Highlights of the training workshop included a group photograph, group works on developing SMART Advocacy Objectives, identifying survivors’ priorities, and mapping stakeholders and advocacy targets. The workshop also covered understanding the steps of the advocacy work plan and group work presentations.