A Report on Training for Women Journalists on Civic Education

Civic Education is an education process where the citizens learn about their rights, duties and responsibilities which empowers and motivates them to identify the areas of the political and governance processes that they can participate and they can do to influence political outcomes, thereby improving the quality of governance at both local and national levels. It is considered as one of the indispensable part for a democratic practice in any country. It makes citizen accountable towards their duties and responsibilities as a citizen. Citizen knows about pursing the particular values and norms while performing their social life responsibilities through civic education. The core learning of civic education is values and principles of transparency, participation, responsiveness, accountability, empowerment and equity; and communication and access to information being one of its integral aspects of learning.

 

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