The Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) has begun a three-day Capacity Building Workshop for 30 local counselors in counselling skills and case management.
The training with the assistance of the United States Agency for International Develpoment (USAID) and Nigeria Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE), started on Monday, May 15th, 2023 in Benin, Edo State.
The project’s goal was to improve coordination and implementation capacity of civil society organisations and law enforcement agencies on CTIP in Nigeria.
The training was designed at building the capacities of local counselors on trauma informed care for returnees including trafficked persons, and the sessions were robust as participants had an understanding of human trafficking and related vulnerabilities in trafficking in persons.
Participants were equipped with the concept of counseling in TIP, ethical principles, and components of effective counseling.
At the workshop, the facilitator took the participants through a role play displaying crisis
counseling methods.
Also, the counselors were engaged in experience sharing, group work and plenary presentation of their roles and functions in their various organizations.
Among the 30 participants in attendance were 13 males and 17 females) drawn from NACTAL member organisations in Cross-River, Edo, Enugu, Ondo and Lagos.
The NAPTIP Benin Zonal Commander, Nduka Nwanwenne and Head of Counseling Unit, NAPTIP Edo state Command, Stephen Selowo were also present.
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