SHILLONG: A two-day training programme on Leadership Training and Capacity Building for Adolescent Girls organized by the Meghalaya State Commission for Women culminated at the Bharat Scouts and Guides centre here on Friday. The objective of the training programme was to help incorporate leadership skills, personality development and decision-making powers among the adolescent girls in order for them to cope with situations in the future in a better way.
A total of 36 girls who came from Garo Hills attended the various training sessions on enhancing leadership qualities, confidence building, gender sensitization, cyber-crimes, bearer’s rights, sexual health and development of communication skills.
The training was conducted by various resource persons from Ganesh Das Hospital, Martin Luther Christian University and from the Commission itself.
Thalin Phanbuh, chairperson of the Meghalaya State Commission for Women, informed that the commission has already organized seven legal awareness programs in the state this year.