The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) updated newly elected female councillors to local authorities in the districts of Kandy and Nuwara Eliya on how to stay safe online by introducing them to ‘Janani’ CaFFE’s flagship training programme on digital hygiene and how to get media focus.
Thirty eight female councillors elected to the 22 local bodies in the Kandy district attended the first of the three stage ‘Janani’ programme held in Gampola on Friday, while 43 of the 73 female councillors elected to the 12 local authorities in the Nuwara Eliya district attended the programme held in Hatton on Saturday.
Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Rathnayake and Investigation Officer of the Local Government Assistant Commissioner’s office (Matale), Ms. Anuradha Wickremesinghe were the resource persons on the introductory session
Executive Director of CaFFE, Manas Makeen explained to the participants the need for Janani.
Text and picture by PRIYAN DE SILVA