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RIGHTS-BASED APPROACHES TO WORKING WITH ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN: AN INTERNATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP (Note: This Workshop has already been successfully concluded)

In order to address the needs of the ever-increasing orphan population in Sub-Saharan Africa, there is need to develop and apply rights-based approaches at all stages of OVC responses. This workshop will help those working with children to understand the basic tenets of rights-based programming in relation to orphans and vulnerable children. This is a reflection and learning workshop, through which participants get insights for improving organizational practice. This workshop will be relevant for people interested in working with OVCs or those who are already in such roles in governments, NGOs, religious organizations and CBOs who want to update their skills.

Objectives:

• Share experiences, skills and approaches in how other organizations have used.
• Gain analytical skills to be able to design and implement OVC programmes from a rights-based perspective.

Course Contents:

• International conventions and frameworks on children rights.
• Social protection
• Strategic and practical needs for OVCs
• Best Practice Approaches in working with Orphans and Vulnerable Children
• What is a rights-based approach to development?
• Child survival and protection
• Early Childhood development
• Food security
• Access to services
• Addressing the Psychosocial needs
• Getting young people to help themselves
• Policy considerations
• Economic empowerment and OVCs

Participants:

• OVC Programme Managers, Project Managers, in NGOs, CBOs
• Government departments
• Researchers.
• Advocacy coordinators
• Staff in charge of policy influencing
• Policy makers

proposed Dates and Venues:

Nairobi, Kenya, 8-12 October 2008 (Successfully Concluded)
Harare, Zimbabwe, 23-27 March 2009 (Successfully Concluded)
Nairobi, Kenya, 6-10 July 2009 (Successfully Concluded)

Duration:

5 days

Course fees:

US $900 to cover tuition, materials, lunch and teas.

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT & CONFLICT SENSITIVE PROGRAMMING IN DEVELOPMENT WORK

Most of the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are either in a state of conflict, post conflict or emergency. These contexts present complex developmental and humanitarian needs. To this end, many CBOs, FBOs, local NGOs, International NGOs and UN agencies have stepped in to address developmental and humanitarian needs. On the other hand, conflict-sensitive programming is required even in non-conflict settings, as communities seek access to scarce resources and opportunities. It is against this backdrop that this course was designed to enable development organizations manage conflicts and be conflict sensitive in programming.

Course Objectives:

The overall purpose of the workshop is to enhance the skills and knowledge of Partnership facilitators and support staff in conflict resolution and peace building in conflict or non-conflict settings. The objectives of the conflict resolution and peace building workshop are to:

• To deepen participants’ understanding of conflict resolution and peace building concepts, tools and practices.
• To provide an opportunity for participants to share and explore experiences, strategies and challenges of conflict resolution and peace building in development work.
• To impart participants with practical knowledge and skills in conflict management and conflict sensitive programming.
• To offer realistic recommendations on how participants will operationalise gained knowledge and skills in their organizations.

Course Contents:

The Workshop topics will include the following:

• Defining Conflict.
• Levels of Conflicts.
• Conflict Analysis Tools.
• Conflict resolution and management.
• Understanding Peace Building.
• Addressing conflict in the Workplace
• Understanding conflict-sensitive programming
• Mainstreaming conflict sensitivity into the design and implementation of programmes
• Peace Building strategies.
• Role of development workers as peace makers.
• Designing programmes in conflict. post-conflict and emergency contexts.
• Monitoring and Evaluating programmes in conflict. post-conflict and emergency contexts.

Participants:

Programme managers, coordinators and officers

proposed Dates and Venues:

Kampala, Uganda, 23-27 February 2009 (Successfully Concluded)
Nairobi, Kenya, 22-26 June 2009 (Successfully Concluded)
Nairobi, Kenya, 7-11 June 2010

Duration:

5 days

Course fees:

US $900 for course work, certification, lunches, teas and snacks BUT excludes accommodation, dinner, travel and per diems.

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GENDER ANALYSIS AND PLANNING: A CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP (Note: This Workshop has already been successfully concluded)

Summary :

Gender Analysis and Planning is a critical development practice adopted by Governments, NGOs and the private sector to enhance the equitable distribution of resources to address the needs of women and men, boys and girls. Within the rapidly changing socio-economic and political context in Africa - and the growing need to ensure that equal opportunities are created for all people to achieve their highest possible potential - there is need to strengthen the gender analysis and planning skills of professionals, to ensure that gender mainstreaming is undertaken in the most effective way possible. Above all, there is need to explore better ways of managing gender analysis and planning in organizations.

Facilitated by highly experienced international consultants from ADCAMS (Malawi) and Shima Institute of Management and Leadership (Kenya), this 5-day workshop aims at equipping participants with the most current skills in mainstreaming gender into development and organization processes.

Participants:

This Workshop will be of benefit for policy makers, project officers, managers, Gender Coordinators, students and practitioners from NGOs, CBOs and Governments.

What you will gain from this Workshop:

Participants will be able to:

• explore current thinking and approaches in gender mainstreaming practice
• strengthen their capacity to manage and lead gender analysis and planning processes in their institutions, and in their projects
• enhance understanding of gender equity and equality in 21st century development discourse and practice
• Enhance understanding of Rights-based approaches to mainstreaming gender
• share their skills, experiences and knowledge on mainstreaming gender into development programmes.

Methodology:

We combine case studies, practical experience and a deep understanding of the subject to inspire our participants to achieve desired results in their organisations. We are passionate about working with different organisations to carry-out in-house capacity building workshops for at least 6 people.

Proposed Dates and Venues:

Nairobi, Kenya, 3-6 November 2008 (Successfully Concluded)
Nairobi, Kenya, 23-26 March 2009 (Successfully Concluded)

Duration:

4 days

Course fees:

US$900 Covering Tuition, lunches, teas, facilitation & materials. Local participants get discounts of at least 10-15%

Contact Us:

E-mail: Contact us!
Tel: +254 20 2148906

BASIC NGO MANAGEMENT COURSE FOR HIV/AIDS PROGRAMMES (Note: This Workshop has already been successfully concluded)

NGOs have been instrumental in responding to HIV and AIDS. In view of this, and the concomitant increase in funding for HIV and AIDS programmes, it is imperative that funds channelled through NGOs are managed effectively and efficiently. This course seeks to impart development practitioners with basic NGO management skills.

Course Objectives:

• To introduce participants to basic principles and concepts of leadership and management.
• To explore organizational development approaches and processes.
• To expose participants to skills and knowledge of managing change in NGOs.
• To enhance participants’ understanding of project management principles and practices.
• To provide a platform for sharing community mobilization approaches.
• To enable participants appreciate various approaches of managing people in their organizations for improved performance.

Course Contents:

• Management and leadership principles.
• Organizational development for organizations with HIV and AIDS programmes:
  - Organizational capacity assessment.
  - Strategic planning process.
  - Capacity building techniques.
• Managing change in HIV and AIDS programmes.
• Project management of HIV and AIDS programmes:
  - Project cycle
  - Project design (LFA approach)
  - Resource Mobilization approaches.
  - Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Community Mobilization approaches for HIV and AIDS programmes
• Peoples management in organizations with HIV and AIDS programmes:
  - Managing meetings.
  - Building teams in an organization
  - Communicating effectively
  - Conflict resolution.

Participants:

Programme managers, coordinators and officers

proposed Dates and Venues:

Lilongwe, Malawi, 3-7 November 2008 (Successfully Concluded)
Nairobi, Kenya, 2-6 March 2009 (Successfully Concluded)

Duration:

5 days

Course fees:

US $900 for course work, certification, lunches, teas and snacks BUT excludes accommodation, dinner, travel and per diems.

LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE IN ORGANISATIONS (Note: This Workshop has already been successfully concluded)

Good leadership, governance and accountable Management are critical for efficient and effective service delivery at all levels of the economy. This course is intended to explore the intersections between leadership, governance and management and how they complement each other in ensuring efficient service delivery. The course offers the conceptual and practical understanding of the principles of leadership and management and its application to managers in civil society organisations, INGOs, Government and Faith based organisations to improve work performance.

Course Objectives:

• To enable managers to enhance their conceptual and practical knowledge and skills in leadership, governance and change management to carry out their responsibilities efficiently and effectively.
• To enable managers to increase their leadership and management confidence, to apply their skills and knowledge.
• To enable managers to enhance their personal development through the acquisition of transferable skills and knowledge.

Course Contents:

• Understanding Management, Governance and leadership
• Management theories
• Introduction Conflict Management & peace building
• The personal development plan
• Leadership styles
• Group dynamics
• Leading and Managing teams
• Human resources management and Leadership
• Strategic and operational planning.
• Functions and roles of Managers
• Accountability and transparency
• Supporting and Supervising Staff
• Staff motivation

Participants:

The Workshop is open to participants from the Private Sector, NGOs, CBOs, Governments, among others. We welcome first Line Managers, Project Managers, Fresh graduates interested in improving their job prospects, People interested in getting the basics of management

proposed Dates and Venues:

Nairobi, Kenya, 1-5 December 2008 (Successfully Concluded)
Lilongwe, Malawi, 6-10 July 2009 (Successfully Concluded)

Duration:

5 days

Course fees:

US $900 for course work, certification, lunches, teas and snacks BUT excludes accommodation, dinner, travel and per diems.

MANAGING PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IN MIGRANT AND EMERGENCY CONTEXTS: A CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP (Note: This Workshop has already been successfully concluded)

Summary:

The East and Horn of African countries have experienced many types of conflicts resulting in deaths, displacements and destruction of people's livelihoods. These conflicts are mainly political and or resource based. As a result, most of the countries in the region are either in conflict, post-conflict or emergency situations. Governments and CSOs are responding emergent economic, social and cultural challenges in these contexts. There are equally many challenges facing these responses, for instance, issues of accountability, inability to show meaningful impact, and problem of sustaining the different initiatives. It is on this premise that this course was designed aimed at providing practical knowledge and skills for participants in order to effectively and efficiently manage development responses in migrant and emergency contexts.

Target Participants:

This workshop is targeted at 20 participants drawn from INGOs, NGOs and Civil Society Organizations working especially in Eastern, Central and West Africa. They include Programme Managers, Coordinators, project officers other individuals who may be interested.

Course Contents:

The Workshop topics will include the following:

Component 1: Project Cycle Management in migrant and refugee contexts

(a) Overview of the project cycle.
(b) Components of a project cycle.
(c) Stakeholder analysis and participation in project development and implementation.
(d) Principles of Results Based Management (results chains in project management).
(e) The Logical framework as a management tool.

Component 2: Strategic Planning in conflict, post-conflict and emergency contexts

(a) Fundamentals of strategic planning.
(b) Approaches to strategic planning.
(c) Key steps in SP

Component 3: Basic accounting for project managers

(b) Financial systems in development projects.
(c) Preparation and management of project budgets.
(d) Preparation of financial statements and reports.
(e) Accountability and transparency in financial matters.
(f) Managing project finances including financial controls
(g) Roles of project managers in auditing.

Proposed Dates and Venues:

Hillpark Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya, 4-8 May 2009 (Successfully Concluded)

Duration:

5 days

Course fees:

US$ 900. Course fees are exclusive of international travel, accommodation, dinners. A discounted rate is available for local participants, and organizations sending more than three participants.

About RECABIP:

Regional Capacity Building Partners is a network of development professionals and organisations that have brought together their skills to strengthen the capacity of institutions in Africa to respond to HIV and AIDS, Climate Change as well as to improve accountability in the management of resources. Our Facilitators are amongst the best in their field and so we continue to offer a high quality services. We have so far trained more 100 participants drawn from organisations such as CARE, Concern Universal, Action AID, World Vision, UNAIDS, MSF-Spain, Concern Worldwide, Christian Mission Aid, UNICEF, Family Health International, Goal Ireland among others.

POLICY ANALYSIS, ADVOCACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS: AN INTERNATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP

Training Description:

This training workshop is designed for middle and upper level staff of NGOs, private philanthropic agencies, public sector organizations and individuals interested in refining their skills in Policy analysis, Advocacy and Human Rights. The course will provide an opportunity for NGOs and public service executives to share experiences and practices as they acquire new skills to further strengthen their Policy analysis, Advocacy, communication skills in the a Rights-Based framework.

The course is divided into 3 major components namely; Policy analysis, Advocacy and Human Rights. Each component is designed to build a specific set of skills in the participants but is also a highly interrelated to the other components that delivers one complete package for the professional who needs the variety of skills to effectively work within a Rights Based Approach further Policy and Advocacy work in the development sector.

The overall objective of the training is to foster the acquisition of practical skills and shared understanding of the concept, practice and principles of Policy analysis, Advocacy and Human Rights in Development Work.

Training Course Outline:

1. Policy Analysis;

• Introduction to the concept and practice of Public/ Social policy.
• Policy development processes
• Analysis of key stakeholders in Policy Design and implementation- roles of NGOs, Public Sector, Civil Society and Private sector.
• Policy enforcement and failure
• Policy environment and other regulatory framework
• Policy, Practice, Ideas and Beliefs and Implications to development
policy.

2. Advocacy ;

• Introduction to the Concept and Practice of Advocacy
• Analysis of at least 3 successful and failed Advocacy campaigns ( Local, regional and Global)
• Social mobilisation, Lobbying, and Campaigns.
• Working with the Media in Advocacy: a practical guide
• Designing advocacy strategies & materials
• Understanding your Target: Principles of Target analysis for effective communication in Advocacy.
• Research, Documentation and Evidence Building for advocacy.

3. Human Rights ;

• Introduction to Human Rights-concept, practice and challenges for development programming.
• Principles of Human Rights.
• The State (duty bearers) and Right Holders, where do NGOs and CSO fit?
• International Human Rights frameworks- Universal declaration of Rights, Child rights, Women rights, The Africa Charter on Child rights etc.
• The Rights Based Approach (RBA) to Development Programming.
• Analysis of the linkages between Policy, Advocacy and Human Rights in development work.
• Practical Analysis of selected development challenges; HIV and AIDS, Food Security, Climate Change and Gender issues using a Rights lens.
• Monitoring and Evaluation

Target Audience:

The training targets Communications officers, Human Rights officers, Advocacy Managers, Programme officers, Coordinators, Women parliamentarians, Directors, CEOs, Managers, Community leaders, Educationists, Women in law and activists, Cultural activists, Change agents/ policy formulators, Civic societies.

Training Methodology:

The training will be highly participatory and will use Participatory Learning and Action tools upholding Adult learning Principles. Power point presentations will be very limited, instead our experienced trainers will use Case studies, actual policy review and analysis, scenario analysis, diagramming, Group work etc building on the participants own knowledge to impart new knowledge and skills.

Proposed Dates and Venues:

28 September - 02 October 2009, Hillpark Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya (Successfully Concluded)
16-20 November 2009, Kampala, Uganda (Successfully Concluded)
8-12 February, 2010, Maseru, Lesotho
6-10 December, 2010, Maseru, Lesotho

Duration:

5 days

Course fees:

US$ 900. Course fees are exclusive of international travel, accommodation, dinners. A discounted rate is available for local participants, and organizations sending more than one participant.

About RECABIP:

Regional Capacity Building Partners is a network of development professionals and organizations that have brought together their skills to strengthen the capacity of institutions in Africa to respond to HIV and AIDS, Climate Change as well as to improve accountability in the management of resources. Our Facilitators are amongst the best in their field and so we continue to offer a high quality services. Our past participants have been from organizations such as CARE (Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Ethiopia), Concern Universal (Malawi), Concern Worldwide (Somalia, Ethiopia) Action AID (Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia), World Vision (Malawi), UNAIDS (Ethiopia), MSF-Spain (Zambia), UNFPA (Sudan), FAO (Uganda) Christian Mission Aid (Kenya), UNICEF(Sudan), Family Health International (Kenya), LWF (Uganda), WFP (Uganda), NASOMA (Namibia), Lutheran Church in Liberia HIV & AIDS Program, Goal Ireland among others.

Contact Us:

Constantine Maoncha,
Workshop Coordinator,
Regional Capacity Building Partners (RECABIP),
P.O. Box 9648-00100 NAIROBI,
Tel: +254 202154396
Email: info@recabip.com

Research, Documentation and Dissemination

In order to enhance information sharing, RECABIP will deliberately ensure that the documents emerging from its work are published and disseminated in an easily-accessible manner to as wide a group of stakeholders as possible.