Press Statement(Garowe,Puntland,Somalia) 11th December 2014:- Media Association of Puntland (MAP) in partnership with Puntland Development and Research Centre (PDRC) organized a one-day workshop on improving field access for enhancing community in Puntland capital, Garowe on Thursday.
The event which has brought together about 20 media owners/managers from all regions of Puntland was held at PDRC headquarters in Garowe.
PDRC acting director Ali Farah, who opened the workshop thanked owners/managers of Puntland media houses for attending the event, adding that PDRC will engage the Media Association of Puntland and media operators in a 4 week exercise that is composed of an advocacy workshop, a training workshop and pilot test of the joint field activities.
Speaking at the event, MAP chairman Faisal Khalif praised Puntland Development and Research Centre for its commitment on enhancing Puntland media, adding that PDRC is a strong partner of MAP.
“This will be beneficial for all media houses in Puntland and I’m very confident that local media houses will properly take advance of the exercise”, Khalid noted
Puntland information minister Abdiweli Hirsi Indhaguran who made the closing remarks of the workshop indicated that his ministry is committed to ensure the rights and security of every journalist in Puntland.
The exercise on improving field access for enhancing community which will be jointly implemented by Media Association of Puntland and PDRC is set to kick off coming weeks.
