KENYA: AMECEA Conducts ICT Training to KCCB Dioceses
Diocesan ICT Personnel from Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) are the latest beneficiaries of AMECEA ICT Training for Conferences. Although not all dioceses participated in the training due to one reason or the other, those that managed to attend the training which was held in Nairobi from 21st to 25th May appreciated the initiative saying that the training covered well beyond their expectation.
“It was intensified, packed and we worked well through late hours of the night but I am delighted because we are taking back home loads of knowledge. Personally I have learnt a lot, which is way much beyond my expectation which was basically to know how to upload content on the website, expectation,” said Ms. Lucy Espila from Maralal Diocese.
According to Mr. Bernard Mberere, the AMECEA ICT Coordination Officer, the training basically involved website creation and administration using modern content management system (CMS).
Social Communications Coordinator Rev. Fr. Chrisantus Ndaga
(3rd from right)
“We took into consideration the fact that some Dioceses already have websites, which were probably created and are managed on their behalf by outside contractors; our objective therefore is to train diocesan personnel on how to manage the websites by themselves. At the same time, many dioceses still don’t have websites at all. Hence, the need to create one. The training therefore had to cover both web creation and management,” Mr. Mberere explained.
At the end of the training, participants were able to create and administer a website. So far a number of Dioceses from Tanzania have received similar trainings and AMECEA is planning to cover the remaining dioceses in the near future. Zambia and Malawi have also benefited. Kenya became the fourth conference to receive the training and the remaining Dioceses from Kenya will be covered in the near future. Uganda Conference is scheduled to benefit next.
The trainings whose expenses were catered for by AMECEA Social Communications through the support from Healey Family Foundation are organized by AMECEA ICT office in collaboration with the National Communications Commissions from AMECEA Countries.
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By Pamela Adinda, AMECEA Online News
