Communication and Media Skills Training
for Youth and Social Workers
On 27th June 2019, sixteen participants drawn from
Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, South Africa, Uganda and Madagascar completed a
one month media skills training which was conducted by Bosco Eastern Africa
Multimedia Services (BEAMS) at Don Bosco Youth Educational Services (DBYES) in
Karen, Nairobi. The training began on 3rd June 2019 with the aim of equipping
youth and social workers with communication and media skills. The training covered
various topics namely; radio news, its impacts and limitations, types of radio
programs, film critique, Photography, Introduction to web-design / Blog, Notice board-an effective means of
communication/Preparing posters, newsletter and magazine making with
Photoshop and Indesign, audio production and video production. The program had
various learning methods which included lectures, practical (hands-on)
sessions, group discussions, role plays, videos and group projects.
In
his address during the graduation ceremony, Fr Maina, BEAMS director, urged all
the participants to take the knowledge seriously in order to make their work
smart citing that through social media there are lots of challenges that needs
skills in social media and journalism. He also added that media is very
important if people know how to use it
in the right way without complication adding that social media can have both
negative and positive impacts. There is need for creativeness for people using social media in
order to bring about positive impact.
One of the participants, Sr. Rose Nafula, appreciated the administration of
DBYES, and BEAMS in particular, for organizing this media training. She said
that she will continue to implement what she has learnt and that she will teach
others in her community.
On the same note Br. Clarence Watts from South Africa appreciated the
administration for allowing him to participate in the training and assured all that
he will make sure that he will display the knowledge following the same method
he was taught in trained. He advised his fellow participants to disseminate the
good knowledge they have gained in order to transform the life of people in
their communities. He appreciated the good work done by the trainers during the
training.
At the end of the
training, which ended on 27th June, 2019, the participants were able to produce
short magazines, short videos and radio programs. The participants were awarded with certificates.
