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| Helen Isamoh, Special Adviser to Cross River State Governor on Gender and Development |
By Val Asikong
As part of the deliberate plan by the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade to strengthen the capacity of Gender Desk Officers in Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDA’s) and at the Local Government levels, the state Gender and Development office has put in place a three day training workshop for that purpose.
A release signed by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Gender and Development, Helen Isamoh indicates that the three days’ workshop will commence on Tuesday, September 27 to Thursday September 29, 2016 at the prestigious Transcorp Metropolitan Hotel, Calabar.
The release further stated that the three days training is specifically designed to assist participants to add value to their current job schedules and future assignments, especially in the area of gender mainstreaming in public and private programmes, bearing in mind that most highly trained personnel in this area have retired or left for greener pasture.
According to the release, the workshop will also a International to be part of the three days event will attract a minimum of 50 senior high level participants from within and outside the state, explaining that the gender and development office has received interest from a collegiate of gender advancement Institution makeup of the African Union (AU), Economic Commission for Africa, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, The Australian High Commission, United Nations (UN), as well as Chevron.
At the end of the three days training workshop, participants would be in a better position to gain insight to some of the Governor Ben Ayade led administration’s policy direction as it concerns ge3nder equity, the Calabar garment and textile factory, the Bakassi Deep Seaport/the super highway and the proposed Specialized Hospitals in the three Senatorial districts of the state.