Sanghar: NDF Sanghar in collaboration with Pathfinder International, the fourth workshop of a comprehensive training program for women on climate change and sexual, reproductive health and rights (SRHR) was successfully organized in Sanghar.
The purpose of the 03-day training session was to empower women. Measures were to be taken to provide women with the necessary knowledge about climate change and reproductive health and to highlight their skills to solve their important problems.
Speaking on the occasion, The Guest Speakers Mr. Tariq Hussain Channar Program Manager NDF, Mr. Muhammad Ashraf Soomro Project Manager NDF Sanghar and others said that the topics of the training workshop were to create awareness about the effects of climate change on the local population and to make aware to the the participants on sustainable methods to counter climate change effects. It was emphasized to minimize the effects of environmental degradation.
They added that the effects of climate change are vital for a healthy environment. The importance of reproductive health was also emphasized during the training, the participants expressing interest in knowledge on reproductive health, family planning, child marriage and gender-sensitive approaches to general health care. Speakers said that women play an important role in the survival and sustainability of the social environment against the effects of climate change.
Their need to increase knowledge about environmental sustainability and reproductive health can promote cooperation between strong and healthy societies. The speakers urged to take steps to stop felling of trees and to plant new trees. At the end, training certificates were also distributed among the participants.
