training for media professionals on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which is being organised by ThistlePraxis Consulting Limited, will commence today.ThistlePraxis Consulting Limited is agent of change and seeks to be recognised as the preferred partner in advising corporations, government agencies, multilateral organizations and Non-governmental Organisations on how to make international principles of corporate social responsibility and sustainability, operational and profitable.Ini Onuk, Lead Consultant of ThistlePraxis Consulting, said the initiative was aimed at building and strengthening human capacity development for the African media on corporate social responsibility and sustainability reporting in Africa.Onuk disclosed that after a call for entries and subsequent rigorous selections, 24 candidates were selected for the three-day, residential training scheduled to take place from November 16-19, 2011 in Lagos, Nigeria.Leading the team of facilitators is Aman Singh, Forbes CSR Blogger and CEO, Singh Solutions. Others include Ken Egbas, Managing Partner, TruContact PR (organizers of SERAs/Nigeria CSR Awards), Ini Onuk, Lead Consultant/CEO, ThistlePraxis Consulting, Nigeria (organizers of the training) and Mumo Kivuitu, Executive Director, Ufhadili Trust in Kenya.According to the organizers, the purpose of the training is threefold: to provide background information for accurate and effective media reporting of CSR activities, policies and strategies of businesses operating within the African continent.This would enable the media professionals to gain exposure to different dimensions and aspects of the practice that are beyond the scope of their communities or countries.Onuk said: 'We are also confident that this training will not only educate the professionals but also enrich their experiences of reporting on CSR and other business issues forever'.On the a22ppointment of the new Director, the Vice President Africa Region of the World Bank, Ms Obiageli K. Ezekwesili said Marie Francoise's priorities would be to lead the Bank's Country Team to continue to improve the impact of the Bank's large portfolio in Nigeria in supporting the Government's development priorities including education, the power sector, and trade and regional integration.She would also work with the Government of Nigeria to further consolidate macroeconomic gains by improving budget allocation as well as the quality of public spending; and lead and support staff in implementing the priorities of the new Africa Strategy while adjusting to corporate realities and opportunities
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