publié le 22 oct. 2009 02:18 par Coordinator LenCD
“If you want to travel fast, travel alone, if you want to travel far, travel together.“ African Proverb Stakeholder Dialogues have become a key element for finding solutions to complex problems in climate change adaptation, natural resource management, land management, sustainable regional development, good governance, public private dialogue, value chain development or social management.
Due to the increasing demand to build key competence for result-oriented stakeholder dialogues, the Collective Leadership Institute will conduct the next seminar on ‘Working with Stakeholder Dialogues’ from 1st - 4th December, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. To secure yor place, please register by October, 26th!
We already completed this year one of our seminars “Working with Stakeholder Dialogues” in Cape Town, South Africa involving 20 participants from private sector, public sector and civil society from five African and one Asian country. Participants worked on concrete stakeholder dialogue cases and took tangible results back home.
What is essential for the success of stakeholder dialogues?
• Building trust-based stakeholder relationships
• Finding effective ways of engaging stakeholders for constructive and result-oriented collaboration
• Harvesting collective knowledge and individual expertise sufficiently
• Using a methodology that produces productive dialogue
• Ensuring outcome orientation and commitment for implementation
We strongly recommend the course to individuals and teams of professionals who need to collaborate closely to make stakeholder dialogues work. We would therefore be very grateful if you could spread the information more widely and let also your colleagues and partnering institutions know about the course.
Please find the session outline and registration form attached.
With best regards from Berlin, Germany
Your CLI-Team
Collective Leadership Institute
Wilhelm-Staab-Strasse 19
14467 Potsdam
Germany
Tel: +49 (0) 331 5058865
Fax: +49 (0) 331 5058863
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publié le 4 sept. 2009 08:56 par Coordinator LenCD
Dear all,
Issue 37 of Capacity.org (www.capacity.org) has just been published. This issue focuses on methods that can help to understand the societal context in which capacity development takes place. One of these methods is systems thinking, in which organisations, sectors and societies are seen as systems composed of elements that interact with each other.
The concept gained momentum in 1990 with the publication of Peter Senge’s book, The Fifth Discipline. Senge refers to systems thinking as the ability to see connections among cause–effect relationships that are related but separated in time and space. Within the aid sector the discussion about systems thinking is currently focused on the complexity of systems. There are often so many links among the elements that it is difficult, some would argue impossible, to predict the outcomes of processes of social change.
Interventions in these systems with specific targets are bound to fail, because each intervention will itself trigger feedback loops that are almost impossible to predict when the intervention is being planned. While the idea of systems and the complexity of systems are not disputed, conclusions about what action to take vary considerably. Whereas some, such as William Easterly in The White Man’s Burden, say ‘don’t bother planning’, others believe that planning can work to some degree, but that one has to be aware that intended outcomes are not guaranteed (see ‘Connecting the dots’, Alan Fowler, The Broker 7).
Although systems thinking makes a lot of sense as a concept, much of the debate surrounding it has been at an abstract level, which makes it difficult to gauge the applicability of systems thinking in practice. In this issue of Capacity.org we have attempted to bring the concepts of systems thinking and complexity down to earth. We asked the authors to look at the merits as well as the pitfalls of systems thinking in practice.
The systems field is very broad, with many schools of thought and a plethora of opinions about what the essence of systems thinking is or is not. In an effort to identify the ‘bottom line’ commonalities that unite most of these schools of thought, Bob Williams traces the historical development of systems thinking and introduces some of the most commonly used concepts and methods.
Sam Joseph and Shamim Bodhanya show how thinking in terms of interdependent relationships, a particular branch of systems thinking, can help practitioners to understand the jumble of cause–effect relationships that influence the outcome of an intervention.
Andy Hall et al. show how redefining the boundaries of a system, in their case an agricultural innovation system, can reveal underexplored opportunities for developing innovation capacity.
Tony Land explains that it matters a great deal which metaphor for a system is chosen. Whereas adherents of the logframe implicitly use the metaphor of the machine, often with very disappointing results, Land argues that the metaphor of a living organism is much more promising.
Chris Mowles offers some words of caution. There are notions of systems thinking prevalent among European NGOs that do not recognise the complexity of systems, and in particular aspects of local knowledge and power relations.
Irene Guijt and Sandra Seeboldt also argue that power relations require a lot more rigorous analysis than is usually the case, and show how power relations can be better understood.
Carlo Kuepers and Agnes Luz of SNV Ethiopia explain how value chain analysis helps them to understand the interconnections among poor and marginalised farmers with networks of processors, traders and markets that span the globe. They use value chain analysis to identify entry points for supporting capacity development that will contribute to improving the livelihoods of these farmers.
Guest columnist Nils Boesen observes that context matters a lot more than most donors realise. Many live with – and fuel – unrealistic expectations about what can be achieved through aid. A more humble approach – understanding context and recognising the value of small, incremental steps in capacity development – can prevent many from being disillusioned.
Kind regards,
Heinz Greijn
Editor Capacity.org
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publié le 15 avr. 2009 05:08 par Coordinator LenCD
Here are announcements of two opportunities to enter global online competitions and to be showcased to a network of like-minded community members, funders, CSOs, thought leaders, universities, governments, and enthusiasts!
Ashoka is a global non-profit network and support system for social entrepreneurs—people who devise innovative solutions to the social problems that plague society. To further this goal, Ashoka's Changemakers (www.changemakers.net) provides an online, interactive forum that encourages collaboration and discussion, along with theme-based competitions, to draw out the most effective ideas.
ENTER ONLINE GLOBAL COMPETITION: "The Geotourism Challenge: Power of Place."
Entry Deadline: May 20, 2009. Prizes: Three top winners get $5,000 each. Competition focus: In partnership with National Geographic Society, Ashoka's Changemakers is looking for examples of sustainable management of tourism, or geotourism, as it is widely known. NatGeo defines geotourism as ''tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place--its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage, and the well-being of its residents.'' We're looking at people and organizations -- including the government, and corporations -- that are are initiating responsible innovations that use tourism to help sustain, enhance, or preserve local culture, build heritage, and natural habitats. For more details on the competition, please visit: http://www.changemakers.net/geotourismchallengeENTER ONLINE GLOBAL COMPETITION, "Cultivating Innovation: Solutions for Rural Communities"
Entry Deadline: May 13, 2009. Prizes: a) Three top winners get $5,000 each; b) Early Bird Prize: If you enter by April 13, 2009, you could win a cell phone and digital camera (equal value of USD $1000); c) Nominator Prize: If you nominate people/organizations who could enter the competition, you stand to win a special prize!
Competition focus: In partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Ashoka's Changemakers is looking for innovative solutions that span the entire agricultural value chain – from seeds to sales. Three-quarters of the world’s poorest people—the 1 billion who live on $1 a day or less—rely on agriculture to feed themselves and their families, yet many cannot grow enough to sell or even eat. If you've come up with strategies, tools and opportunites for small farmers to boost their productivity, increase their incomes, and build better lives for themselves and their families, enter now! For more details on the competition, please visit http://www.changemakers.com/en-us/agricultureFor more information or media queries, please contact Ms. Kalpana Kaul, Asia Director & Managing Editor, Ashoka's Changemakers. Tel. No. 033-2417-2587; 6535-8647 (Kolkata, India). Email: changemakers@vsnl.com; kkaul@ashoka.org
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publié le 15 avr. 2009 05:00 par Coordinator LenCD
This is the Change Management Newsletter of March 2009. 1. Editorial Wow! These last five months were among the most exciting of my professional life, full of new activities, creativity and innovation. And from there, I have a lot of future projects that I want to share with you. In fact, I want to convince you to participate in one or the other project. This is what I am going to report on: - Our new virtual platform for change practitioners and the options that it gives you to interact with the largest global community of people passionate about change.
- Our renewed real-life global network of change practitioners with new and very attractive admission conditions.
- A virtual experiment of mass collaboration : Real Time Virtual Collaboration Workshop on May 9, 2009: "What tools and what principles do we need to help change to unfold? Social and technological development as means for better organizations, and a better world. ". We need your participation in this great experience.
- A modular online training course on use of the new social media for organizations and consultants: Web 2.0 and Business - An interesting proposal of our collaboration partner BMGI, offering a complimentary business process analysis of companies in trouble. - For the many of you who live in South Africa, we also want to highlight a training course on Managing Change in the Project Environment. And like in all newsletters there is a tool for change facilitators. Setting the tone for the rest of the newsletter, I will talk about a virtual tool that I have explored during the last months: Twitter as a communication instrument in change management is the tool of the month. Enjoy.
Holger Nauheimer
Change Facilitation s.r.o.
A Global Partner Who Makes Change Happen in Complex Environments. Back to the top 2. The Change Management Toolbook - The Change Management Community After two years of intensive work, which was not short of frustrations, we have finally gone live with our new version of the Change Management Toolbook website, which now also is the Change Management Community website (http://www.change-management-toolbook.com) Just remember: I published the first version of the Change Management Toolbook back in 1997 - twelve years ago. For many years, it was a classical Web 1.0 site, i.e. providing useful information but not offering an opportunity to interact. Now with about 15,000 registered users, I believe this is the place to talk about our vision of Change Facilitation in the 21st century. The website is a place to meet, to dialogue, and to offer products and services. Please have a look at the introductory video that we have created athttp://www.change-management-toolbook.com/blog/index.php?postid=68. The principle of the website is simple: the more you publish on this website - be it short blog articles, book reviews or contributions to the change management forum, the more your profile becomes visible. And the more your profile is visible, the more you can get in touch with like minded people or potential clients. We have about 1,000 visitors a day on this website, all interested in the same subject: change. We would also like to encourage you to offer any tools or other related products through the website. As we have now integrated a shopping system, this website provides a unique opportunity for you if you have something for this specific market. And of course, we appreciate any tools that you provide free of charge to the community. The website also offers a Wiki functionality for user groups and many more tools. It is important to realize that this site is multilingual - so please choose whatever language you would like to publish in. There are already a couple of user groups on the website, and today I would like to feature two of groups who are waiting for your participation: South American Change Practitioners Group (initiated by Fernando Balarezo) The South American Change Practitioners group was created just a few days ago. The main objective of this group is to integrate Spanish-speaking community members and other Latin America professionals interested in sharing Change Management experiences, practices and tools. We plan to do the following: 1) Strongly promote the Change Management Community in Latin America; 2) Share experiences about enterprises based in Latin America between group members and with members and groups of other countries. 3) Share existing material developed in Spanish; 4) Help Spanish-only speaking professionals to participate in our whole community. http://www.change-management-toolbook.com/course/view.php?id=112 School and District Reform Group (initiated by Katrina Spencer) This a newly formed group looking to attract members interested in sharing the issues, challenges and successes in leading large scale reform in school districts and systems. People involved in the education sector or in leading change in service or government agencies may find this group of interest. Please go tohttp://www.change-management-toolbook.com/course/view.php?id=114 And my friend and colleague Vesa Purokuru and I are currently writing a book using the Wiki functionality of this website. Our writing process will be disclosed soon.
Back to the top 3. Change Facilitation Associates Network Become a Member in 2009 Those of you who have been following me for a while know about the network that I started 4 years ago: Change Facilitation Associates Network (CFAN) - Global Network for Exploring, Creating, and Celebrating Change. The network has matured over the years and we are now inviting new members in, at very favourable conditions. We have reduced membership fees significantly and also have further reduced rates for soft currency countries and for students. Have a look at our new membership brochure athttp://www.change-facilitation.org . We are meeting end of April in Istanbul, under the motto: Change Management in a Crisis - "Are you crazy?"
Back to the top 4. Real Time Virtual Colaboration Workshop - Open Space Microblogging for a Better World May 9, 2009 This is an experiment in virtual collaboration. On May 9, 2009, from 14.00-17.00 GMT (please check yourlocal time here), we will host the world's largest Real Time Virtual Collaboration Workshop. The workshop will be based on the self-organization principles of Large Systems Change Methods like Bar Camps, World Café, Open Space Technology, etc. and will be facilitated applying different collaboration technologies such as Voice-over-IP, messaging tools, micro blogs, in particular Twitter etc. All you need to do is to be there and join the discussion.
Our topic will be:
What tools and principles do we need to help change to unfold? Social and technological development as means for better organizations, and a better world. During the Real Time Virtual Collaboration Workshop, the Change Management Toolbook website will be the central place where the agenda will be created. Also, this is the place for documentation. Please register here: http://www.change-management-toolbook.com/course/view.php?id=115 Back to the top 5. Online Training: Web 2.0 for Business Starting April 30, 2009 You are welcome to join a four part, interactive webinar series on Web 2.0 for Business. We have prepared a 20 minutes free video presentation which serves as the introduction to the topic. Have a look at: http://www.change-management-toolbook.com/blog/index.php?postid=79 In the beginners' webinar series, you will learn how to best use all the new social media that have now matured. We will talk about blogging, Wikis, creation of online communities, Twitter and much more you need to know to get social media application going for your business or that of your clients. All very practice oriented and interactive. Back to the top 6. BMGI Unveils 250,000 Euro Challenge for Cash-strapped European Businesses Global consultancy guarantees savings of 250,000 Euro or more for companies with revenues in excess of 300 million Euro; offers no-fee, two-day diagnostic Leading global business consultancy Breakthrough Management Group International (BMGI) is laying down a 250,000 Euro challenge to European businesses facing falling customer demand and declining credit availability. The company is guaranteeing that it will identify 250,000 Euro or more of business savings for companies with annual turnover of at least 300 million Euro - and that BMGI will identify those savings through a no-fee, two-day business evaluation . "In this economic climate, there is no excuse for business waste," said Scott McAllister, European Managing Director and Senior Master Consultant at BMGI. " A saving of 250,000 Euro can allow a firm to retain key personnel, invest in vital equipment or continue payments on a commercial lease. We are committed to helping clients not just survive the current downturn, but use it as a means to become leaner and more profitable." You can learn more about this offer here http://www.bmgi.eu/OA/challenge/011g or by contacting BMGI directly on +44 (0) 870 389 2221 Email: Europe@Bmgi.com or http://www.bmgi.eu Back to the top 7. Managing Change in the Project Environment
12 & 13 May 2009, Johannesburg, South Africa This practical two day course is aimed at equipping change practitioners to position, manage and sustain change implemented in project environments. Delegates learn the fundamentals and how to deal with more complex challenges by playing The Change Game (TM) - they encounter change-related events and challenges and have to provide solutions. While there are some elements of competition, there is a major focus on interaction and collaboration. You will receive the theoretical content of the course and a basic but extensive toolkit (which compares very favourably to similar products available only at significant extra cost from other vendors) plus a royalty-free, perpetual non-transferable licence to use the tools. For more information, visit www.changeability.co.za or email us at enquiries@changeability.co.za. Back to the top 8. Tool of the Month: Twitter - a Tool for Facilitating Large Scale Change Twitter (http://www.twitter.com) is currently the fastest growing online application. In few words, what is Twitter about? a) Twitter is a kind of short messaging service which allows you to send messages of up to 140 characters to all people who subscribe to your message stream (your followers). At the same time, it enables you to read the message streams of people you subscribe to (your followings). Following and being followed does not need to be reciprocal. There are Twitter gurus who are followed by tens of thousands, who don't necessarily follow back everybody. However, in particular when you build up your Twitter network, it makes sense to follow back those people who have a sincere interest to exchange views with you. b) The tool is already used for many different purposes, ranging from marketing, news alerts, job postings, discussions on specific topics, real-time search, customer care, conference documentation, one-to-one communication, emergency alerts, etc. The main advantage of Twitter versus other communication tools is the speed in which messages can go viral, i.e. go around the world in virtually a few seconds. It helps dispersed communities of practice to expand and to stay in touch. c) There are a lot of third-party applications which make the life of a twitterer easier. I recommend Tweetdeck as so far the best application to make working with Twitter more effective and efficient. However, essentially, it is a few conventions that are accepted by all Twitter users (reminds me a lot of Dee Hock's Birth of the Chaordic Age where he described the foundations of Visa based on very few conventions): - the symbol @ in front of a username (e.g. @barackobama) shows that a message is directly addressed to a specific user, if the username comes at the beginning of a "tweed" (i.e. a Twitter message). - if the same (@username) is used in a different position in a tweed, it is usually a reference to a user without necessarily addressing them directly, for example to reference to them. - RT @username stands for retweeting, i.e. the tweet of another user which is worth reading is quoted and sent to one's own networks. This is the viral component of Twitter, which make interesting news spread nearly at the speed of light. - D username at the beginning of a tweet is a non-public, private message which only the specific user can receive (while all other tweets can be read by anybody, even if they are not subscribers). This is very useful and it has already replaced about 30% of my email communication. - a hashtag is a keywork starting with the symbol # and serves as a search term for all tweets that people have written about a specific topic (e.g. look at the documentation of the GTD Summit in San Francisco, athttp://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23gtdsummit). The potential of Twitter has just started to unfold, with now roughly 10 million people using the service. Twitter can and will be used as a communication tool in bottom up change management processes, e.g. when an organization wants to create a quick and open discussion on a certain topic. Let's look two examples: a) A company XYZ launches a new product or service. Within a few minutes they can get many replies from their potential customers and adapt their strategies. One of the most successful corporate applications of Twitter is the web presence of Jetblue (http://twitter.com/Jetblue), an airline which communicates with hundreds of thousands of their customers via Twitter) b) an NGO wants to create public pressure about a certain issue can use Twitter as a means of building up momentum (e.g. http://twitter.com/Greenpeace_Intl). c) A Large Group Facilitation workshop can be prepared, documented and tied together by using Twitter (and other social media). Twitter is particularly valuable if an organization wants to stay in touch with their outside stakeholders and other interested parties. I foresee that within a few months, Twitter will become a standard communication instrument like email, text messages, telephone, Skype and other established tools. If you want to experience a dialogue using Twitter and other new virtual media, join our Real Time Virtual Collaboration Workshop at http://www.change-management-toolbook.com/course/view.php?id=115. Follow me on Twitter if you want to read about my ideas on change management:http://twitter.com/hnauheimer. |
publié le 15 avr. 2009 04:36 par Coordinator LenCD
This newsletter highlights recent articles on capacity development published in Capacity.org, a web magazine intended for practitioners and policy makers who work in or on capacity development in the South.
In this issue Capacity needs for water and sanitation Author: Heinz Greijn This issue of Capacity.Org This issue of Capacity.org looks at the capacities that need to be developed in order for the water and sanitation targets for 2015 to be achievable. The main focus is on capacity needs at the intermediate and local levels, but links between macro-level policy making and local-level implementation are also addressed. Feature: Achieving MDGs Author: James Winpenny Meeting capacity needs is essential to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). But these needs must be understood in the context of the wider environment in which practitioners work. Interview: Water access and sanitation Author: Abebe Ayenew The water and sanitation targets of Ethiopia’s Universal Access Plan are to be reached by 2012. Heinz Greijn talks with Mr Abebe Ayenew of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water Resources about strategies for achieving this goal. Practice: A beauty contest for toilets Providing sufficient toilet access is key to meeting health and sanitation targets. But it is difficult to ensure that facilities are used properly and maintained. Practice: Involving communities Author: Ruud Glotzbach and Jackson Wandera Agencies and national governments are increasingly involving local communities when developing water and sanitation systems. Despite this, the functionality of systems in East and Southern Africa remain weak. Tools and Methods: 'More MDGs per drop' Authors: Barbara van Koppen Top-down approach water programmes assume people use water for a single purpose. A ‘multiple-use water services’ approach can unleash massive productive capacity in households and communities. Policy: Improving district level leadership Author: Carmen da Silva, Patience Turyareeba and Brecht Mommen Uganda is a frontrunner in East Africa in water and sanitation reforms, but it is struggling to achieve its sanitation and hygiene-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). More district level leadership is needed. Policy: The importance of public awareness The developed country model for building capacity in water supply, sanitation and hygiene is inadequate for Asia, Africa and Latin America. Developing countries require a different approach. Guest column: Beyond training Author: Ravi Narayanan ‘Capacity development’ means different things to different people. However, it is generally considered essential to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) relating to water and sanitation. Capacity.org was founded by ECDPM in 1999 and is now jointly published by:
European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), Maastricht, the Netherlands
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, The Hague, the Netherlands
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), New York, USA. The opinions expressed in Capacity.org are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of ECDPM, SNV or UNDP. Editorial Board: Niloy Banerjee, Volker Hauck and Jan Ubels. The Board is seeking to broaden membership of the Board. Editor-in-chief: Heinz Greijn. Production: Contactivity bv, the Netherlands If you are unable to access the website, you could subscribe to the print journal free of charge by sending an email toinfo@capacity.org with your full name, organization and full address. |
publié le 6 avr. 2009 05:10 par Coordinator LenCD
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A non-profit organisation established in 1983 creating large scale sustainable livelihoods Capacity Building Series (2008- 09) Training OnParticipatory Planning and Decision Making using - Geographical Information System (GIS) From: 21- 23 Apr 2009 At Indian Council of Social Science Research, JNU Institutional Area, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi Introduction Sustainable development is largely a replication of how people interact with the available natural resource base. Very often, Environmental degradation is due to over population and poor socio-economic conditions. The need for proper monitoring and management has arisen to fulfill the targets of achieving sustainable development. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is an undeniable valuable tool for gathering and analyzing environmental information and helps in observing, measuring, mapping and monitoring of the earths natural resources. Satellite Remote Sensing in conjunction with GIS has proved to be extremely useful tool for natural resource assessment and management and at the same time helps in planning and implementation of various developmental projects. GIS involves learning of tools, techniques and information for applying in various thematic areas i.e. Natural Resource Management, urban planning, etc. Objectives of the Training To make participants understand the basics of Geographic Information System (GIS) and how it can facilitate in planning and decision making To acquaint them with tools, techniques and information that would be required to undertake GIS application in various thematic areas (NRM, Disaster Management, watershed development etc) To share DA’s experiences in using GIS for various development projects
Pedagogy: The following techniques would be used to conduct the training program. Course Contents Lecture / Interactive Sessions:
Watershed Development Disaster management Urban planning Decision support tools Utility – AM/FM
This session is designed to provide hands-on experience to the participants on the GIS
Course Eligibility Professionals working in Government & NGOs, or other agencies and functionaries who are interested in map learning using GIS for their respective organisations. Resource Persons Anand Kumar Mr. Anand Kumar, Programme Manager, Development Alternatives is a Geologist from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi with a specialization in Remote Sensing and GIS. He has 8 years of experience in the field of designing, developing, facilitating and implementing remote sensing and GIS application projects. These projects range from natural resource management, disaster management to Environment assessments. He has also been extensively involved in training and capacity building of various stakeholders such as the government officials, industry personnel. He is also been involved in Preparation of local area resource profiles using GIS for formulation of action plans for state governments, NGOs and individuals. He has coordinated various important assignments (State of Environment Reporting, State of Environment Atlas, Watershed management, Training and capacity building programmes etc.) Avanindra kumar Mr. Avanindra Kumar, Associate Programme Manager, Development Alternative is a GIS specialist. He has nine years of experience in the field of GIS and Environmental Planning. He is abreast with the latest GIS tools and techniques. He has major contribution in the field of thematic mapping using latest GIS tools. He has worked on ‘Interactive State of Environmental Atlas- India’. He has expertise in preparation of State Environmental Atlas, District Environmental Atlas, District Resource Atlases, Zoning Atlas for Siting of Industries, State Level Industrial Siting Guidelines, District Level Industrial Siting Guidelines, and Environmental Management Plan for Urban Areas, Tourism Area, Fragile Area and Industrial Estate planning and has executed these projects successfully. He has imparted training and capacity building to various departments (PHED, Jal Nigam, Forest dept.) Mr. Devendra Giri Goswami Mr. Devendra Giri Goswami, GIS Analyst has 19 years of experience in GIS application projects. He is abreast with the latest GIS tools and techniques. He has major contribution in the field of thematic mapping using latest GIS tools. He has worked on ‘Interactive State of Environmental Atlas- India’. Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission for NRSA, District Planning Atlas for Tumkur, Karnataka, Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development for Chikayakanhali Region and Conservation & Sustainable Development Strategy for Khajuraho Heritage Region, M.P. Mainly responsible for data conversion (analog to digital) and preparing the final outputs in GIS. He has aquired skills in Training & Capacity Building and has Imparted Training on GIS to Organisations like UNICEF, PHED etc He has expertise in preparation of State Environmental Atlas, District Environmental Atlas, District Resource Atlases, Zoning Atlas for Siting of Industries DURATION 3 Days FEE INR 7,500 per participant for Indian Participants 200 USD for Overseas Participants The Training fee covers the following: Food during training Course material Field trip if any
Indian participants to make payment through Demand Draft drawn in favour of TARA Livelihood Academy payable at New Delhi. The address for sending the Demand Draft is- Manager - Training TARA Livelihood Academy Development Alternatives, 111/9- Z , Kishangarh, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-70 Please send the Demand draft by registered post or speed post or well-known courier service only. Overseas participants may please send the fees through wire transfer. The details of the wire transfer will be sent to each selected trainee once we get their nomination form. YOUR TAKEAWAYS Knowledge and experience from the training Field Exposure and further learning Manuals and training material Networking opportunity for you
SOME OF OUR PAST PARTICIPANTS FOR TRAININGS: World Vision India IDRC Rio-Tinto Aravali Institute of Management NABARD Accenture Service Pvt. Ltd.
To ensure your participation, we request you to send the nomination form (Down load the registration form by clicking on the link given below) and the course fee (non-refundable) by 15 April, 2009. Click here- - http://devalt.org/nomination/. ENQUIRIES AND SUGGESTIONS If you have any queries or suggestions for the training or nominations, please contact the following: Bhavana Gadre Manager - Training New Delhi Tele. No: 011-26132718 Email Id: bgadre@devalt.org
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publié le 16 mars 2009 23:21 par Coordinator LenCD
UN Development Program Report 2008 on “Capacity Development: Empowering People and Institutions” UNDP’s recently published 2008 annual report gives a particular emphasis on capacity development as a means for strengthening and maintaining individuals’, organizations’ and societies’ capabilities and to set and achieve their own development objectives and says “if human development is the what of the UNDP mandate, capacity development is the how”. The report provides a brief summary of how UNDP has expanded its range of partnerships especially with the private sector and how it has managed to strengthen national implementation capacities in the management of programmes, projects, procurement and human resources and UNDP’s role in the UN development system. The report sets off by evaluating the progress achieved in the Millennium Development Goals for various countries in 2007 and the challenges developed and developing countries faced such as the financial sector-induced economic slowdown in the second half of 2007 and the threats that climate change poses.
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publié le 23 févr. 2009 01:40 par Coordinator LenCD
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| Monthly news from INTRAC | February 2009 |
| Hello Just a quick update from us this month - with news on two new resources to download on the topic of responding to HIV/AIDS in the workplace, plus the details of our next three training courses.
Also, just a reminder that we are always keen to have feedback on the resources that we have available to download. So, if you've used any of our materials, please do let us know what you think.
Best wishes
Adam Houlbrook, Communications Manager
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 INTRAC and STOP AIDS NOW! have recently collaborated on HIV in the Workplace: 20 ways for INGOs to help partners, a short booklet which offers a range of options for INGOs to assist partners to develop organisational resilience to HIV and AIDS in the workplace.
The booklet presents illustrative examples of responses by international agencies that have encouraged local partners to manage HIV and AIDS in their workplace, with links for anyone who would like to find out more.
It builds on our recent work around HIV/AIDS in the workplace, which has already produced a number of resources that give examples of good practice from practitioners in different contexts.
STOP AIDS NOW! also has a wide range of excellent downloadable resources on HIV and AIDS. | Latest training courses | |
 Partner Capacity Building
(5 days: Residential) 9-13 March 2009, Oxford
This course helps you to understand capacity building at different levels in the context of inter-organisational partnerships and social partnerships. It looks at cutting edge issues such as reverse accountability, transparency, and how donor power affects relationship dynamics. Learn a range of tools to design and implement organisational capacity building initiatives with partners. Find out how to engage in a learning process that brings mutual benefits to the partnership.
Advocacy and Policy Influencing
(5 days: Residential) 23-27 March 2009, Oxford
This popular and successful course gives you a thorough understanding of how to influence the policy making process in your own context. Learn skills to help you formulate and plan effective advocacy strategies. Enhance your ability to lobby decision makers, and gain confidence in the ways in which you relate to them - give new life to your advocacy work!
So, You Want to be a Trainer?
(3 days: Non-residential) 31 March- 2 April 2009, London
The course is designed for those who have little or no experience of being a trainer. It will equip you with the skills, tools, and creative techniques to design and deliver a training event in a way that makes learning enjoyable and effective. You will have the opportunity to learn, practice and to improve your presentation and facilitation skills in order to help build capacity in others.
Download our 2009-10 training brochure to read full details of our open training courses over the year - including new courses on working with faith-based organisations, tools for experienced trainers, accounting for microfinance, and creative and strategic thinking.
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Praxis Note 46: Who Needs an HIV Policy?: Informal workplace responses to HIV in Nigerian, Kenyan and Malawian CSOs
In an effort to encourage partners to adjust to HIV in the workplace, some donors are focusing on an HIV policy as the essential and only response. An HIV policy, however, may not always be appropriate. Many small or community-based CSOs do not operate on the basis of written policy and have their own informal coping mechanisms which may be an effective way to address HIV in the workplace. To better support CSOs develop resistance to HIV and AIDS, we need to know more about these informal responses.
INTRAC commissioned three short research studies to find out how CSOs without HIV policies were responding to HIV in the workplace. The research reveals that many CSOs are actively responding, without having a formal policy. Simply using the existence of a formal HIV policy may therefore not be a good indicator of CSOs' responses.
The research concludes that donors need to focus on the bigger question of how to help CSOs become resilient to HIV, not reduce this simply to having a written policy. The emphasis on formal policy response needs to be complemented by also recognising the role of informal responses.
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[Facilitator's Note: You can also view the Capacity Development News Update Issue #16, January 2009 at: http://www.undp.org/capacity-net/2009/issue-16.htm] N E W S U P D A T E January 2009 - Issue 16 Feature Topic New and Improved UNDP Capacity Development Public Website
[05/02/09] The UNDP Capacity Development Group (CDG) is pleased to launch the new public website of the UNDP on capacity development located atwww.undp.org/capacity. The new website reflects the current thinking of UNDP’s approach to supporting capacity development. more...
Capacity Development in the News World Economic Forum 2009: Shaping the Post-Crisis World
[05/02/09] The world’s business and government leaders only have a short time to develop effective solutions to the current economic crisis, participants at this year’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting were told. The message from the Annual Meeting is that leaders must continue to develop a swift and coordinated policy response to the most serious global recession since the 1930s: global challenges demand global solutions. more...
Reinforcing State Capacity
[05/02/09] Reinforcing State Capacity: a Harmonized United Nations Systems Approach to National Capacity Development, a statement by Kemal Derviş, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, on the occasion of the Joint Meeting of the Executive Boards of, UNDP/UNFPA, UNICEF and WFP, 26 January, 2009. more...
Gambia: Government, Stakeholders Discuss Climate Change
[05/02/09] [allAfrica.com] Banjul — A two-day national inter-ministerial dialogue on climate change, yesterday, kicked off at the Corinthia Atlantic Hotel in Banjul. Organised by the Department of State for Forestry and the Environment, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programmes (UNDP), the opening session brought together decision-makers at all levels - both government and private sectors and other relevant stakeholders. more...
African Research Collaborations Must be Fair and Equal
[05/02/09] [Scidev.net] - Research collaborations with African institutions must be equal, fair and meaningful, says Damtew Teferra. Africa's capacity for research and creating knowledge has always been the most marginalised and least competitive in the world. more...
Capacity Assessment - Croatian People's Ombudsman Institution
[05/02/09] A new anti discrimination law in Croatia has expanded the role of the Croatian People's Ombudsman. To ensure that the Ombudsman is able to effectively carry out its new responsibilities, a capacity assessment was undertaken in partnership with the Human Rights and Justice team of the UNDP Democratic Governance Practice.more...
Capacity Assessment - Directorate for Anti-Corruption Initiative Montenegro
[05/02/09] In Montenegro, a capacity assessment of the Directorate for Anti Corruption Initiative (DACI) was carried out in cooperation with the Public Administration Reform and Anti-Corruption teams of the UNDP Democratic Governance Practice. more... Announcements MDG-Net e-Discussion: Global Public Health - 29 Jan - 26 Feb
[05/02/09] [Contributed with thanks by Renata Rubian, UNDP/BDP, New York]. The MDG-Net is currently running an e-discussion on Global Public Health, organized jointly by the UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP). The outcome of this e-discussion will contribute to the Annual Ministerial Review (AMR) on Global Public Health, to be held in Geneva in July 2009 during the substantive session of the Economic and Social Council. The e-discussion will be split in two phases. The first will address "Strengthening health systems" (29 January - 11 February, 2009) and the second "Emerging and future health challenges" (12 February – 26 February, 2009). The AMR e-discussion background documents are available on the e-discussion web page. Non-MDG-Net members interested in this e-discussion should send a blank message to join-mdg-amr-2009@groups.dev-nets.org more... Resources PCDC Annual Report 2008
[05/02/09] [Shared with thanks by Kerry Kassow, UNDP/CDG Copenhagen] - The UN Procurement Capacity Development Centre (UN PCDC) in Copenhagen was launched in January 2008 in partnership with Danida. The PCDC works with and through partners to: capture, develop, and disseminate knowledge; provide field-based advocacy and advisory support services relating to procurement capacity development; and contribute to the achievement of the goals of the Paris Declaration. more...
Strengthening Southern Leadership Through A Capacity Development Alliance
[05/02/09] By Talaat Abdel-Malek, Economic Advisor to the Minister of International Co-operation, Egypt, January 2009, Issue No. 29, WBI - This brief outlines the importance of Southern leadership in capacity development and its impact on development outcomes. Evidence suggests that strong Southern leadership requires mobilizing political champions to integrate CD in national and sector development strategies and facilitating coordinated CD initiatives with Southern policy makers and practitioners. more...
New Online Tool Will Monitor MDG Achievement in Brazil
[05/02/09] [UNDP] - A new tool to monitor the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the local level has just been launched in Brazil. The MDG Portal (www.portalodm.org.br) is an online tool that shows social, economic and environmental indicators that will enable citizens to monitor the achievement of the MDGs in all 5,564 Brazilian municipalities. The MDGs are eight macro-level targets agreed by more than 190 UN member countries to improve people’s lives in a sustainable manner. more...
Implementing Paris and Accra: Towards a Regional Agenda
[05/02/09] [Fride 2009] This document describes the challenges and opportunities of adapting the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (PD) in Latin American and Caribbean states. It thus intends to offer a regional perspective on aid effectiveness in an economic and political-institutional context that differs in numerous ways from the main PD targets, that is, countries with low levels of human development and a high degree of aid dependence. more...
Capacity Assessment for IPA Absorption
[05/02/09] A new methodology is available to assess regional and local capacities to secure EU accession related - Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) - funds and use them to achieve medium and long term goals of the municipality, region and country - including improved service delivery for citizens. more...
Local Service Delivery Capacity Assessment
[05/02/09] A new methodology is available to assess the capacity of municipalities to deliver basic services such as drinking water supply, waste management, healthcare and primary education. more... Many thanks to those who contributed to this issue!
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