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Community Mobilization and Organization
Course Number 15
“… You see the trouble we are in:Jerusalem lies in ruins…..Come
let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in
disgrace” Nehemiah 2:17 [NIV]
Introduction
Based on methods of building institutional
capacity, this course emphasizes the principles, techniques and
a practical, hands-on approach that will ultimately make participants
mobilize individuals and communities to contribute in community-based
development initiatives. This course is ideal for anybody working
in and for community development.
Course Objectives
At the end this course, the participants will be able to:
• Learn the structure and organization
of the community.
• Assess community in various perspective (Rural/Urban etc).
• Understand the theory of community mobilizing and organization.
• Conduct an evaluation and inventory of community resources
and social networks.
• Identify motivated opinion and community leaders who can
catalyze broader community participation.
• Appreciate formation of organizational structures that are
bottom-up oriented.
• Understand how culture impacts community mobilization and
organization
Course Content
• Theory of community mobilization and organization
• Introduction to Community Participatory Approaches(CPA)
• Introduction to Community Based Development techniques(CBO)
• Designing & Managing Community based Projects
• Roles & responsibilities of different stakeholders in
CPA
• Projects identification, prioritization, planning &
management
• Community Communication and writing skills
Target Group
Church leaders, Board members, organizational
leaders, managers, administrators, programme officers, and development
practitioners
Course Duration: 3 Days
Course Fees: Kshs. 15,000
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Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS Course
Number 16
“Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy
on us, for we have endured much contempt.” Psalms 123:3 [NIV]
Introduction
The HIV and AIDS pandemic presents
the greatest challenge to Africa’s economy and development
at large to-day and in the foreseeable future. The scourge is devasting
socio-economic and cultural infrastructures within the continent
and causing suffering to the whole world. TAABCO has a well designed
package that focuses on mainstreaming HIV/AIDS at all levels of
the organization and within programmes. This course will equip all
development practitioners with the skills to combat the HIV/AIDS
stigma in the workplace and the community.
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Course Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Understand the importance
of HIV and AIDS and the reasons for mainstreaming
• Review and explore tools and possibilities of mainstreaminginto
existing programmes
• Review and identify areas to sharpen in existing programmes
to be more responsive to community needs related to HIV and AIDS
• Determine the elements of an HIV and AIDS wokplace policy.
• Motivate participants about prevention, tratment and advocacy
including recognition of People Living with HIV or AIDS.
• Acknowledge the gender dimension of HIV and AIDS
Course Content
• Introduction to the concept of HIV and AIDS mainstreaming.
• History of HIV and AIDS in Kenya and current situation.
• Gender issues related to mainstreaming HIV and AIDS.
• Linking with effective healthcare provision of ART and non-ART
programmes.
• Prevention, care and support campaigns.
• Reintegrating persons living with HIV or AIDS into the workplace
and the community.
• Community mobilization to reduce stigma and discrimination.
• Steps and strategies for the formulation of HIV and AIDS
work place policies.
• Challenges faced by the NGOs and CBOs and methods to mitigate
them
.Target Group
CEO’s, Church leaders, Board members, Managers, Directors,
Organizational leaders, Managers, Administrators, Programme officers,
Project Managers and any development concerned individuals.
Course Duration: 3 Days
Course Fees: Kshs. 15,000
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Mainstreaming
Gender Course No. 17
“So God created man in his own
image , in the image of God he created him; male and female he created
them.“ Genesis 1:27 [NIV]
Introduction
Gender disparities are some of the
root causes of poverty .The need to involve all sexes when it comes
to development issues cannot be overstated.This is not only true
in Africa ,but also in other regions of the world. Women, like their
male counterparts, deserve to enjoy equal rights and opportunities
in life without suffering discrimination associate to cultural,
religious, economic or gender stereotypes. Therefore, basic awareness
of gender and how to harness the full potential of both women and
men to achieve holistic development should be the main focus of
development organizations today.
However, knowing how gender issues
could be used to uphold the rights and economic opportunities of
individual sexes in the society is vital since it would help organizations
in positively changing the policies, programmes and attitude of
the society. This could culminate into a better society that upholds
the rights of the weak,without gender or socio-economic strata.
This course looks at key concepts, principles and aspects of gender
mainstreaming in various contexts within the organization and society.
Course Objectives
By the end of the course , the participants will be able to:
• Understand the concept and historical development of gender
equity
• Explain gender mainstreaming and its relevance to development;
• Analyze critically the issue of gender and culture in an
Africa context;
• Identify gender issues in key development sectors (agriculture,
health,etc)
• Plan for an integration of gender in organizations and programmes:
• Develop strategies for the empowerment of women.
Course Content
• Gender, Gender equality as a goal -gender mainstreaming
as a strategy.
• Strategies that target institutions and focus on gender
relations in programme work.
• Measures to support gender equality contribute to other
socio-economic goals.
• Mapping out components of a gender policy.
• Applying gender mainstreaming in specific contexts ,e.g.,
policy analysis and technical assistance.
• Institutional development /capacity building for gender
mainstreaming.
Target Group
The target goup includes: Project
Managers, Directors, Administrators, Programme Officers, and participants
interested in gender -based integration issues.
Course Duration : 3 days
Course fees : Kshs 15,000
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Mainstreaming
Rights Based Approach Course Number 18
Introduction
In development theory and practice, a number
of approaches and methods have evolved over a period of time. For
decades, development was perceived and implemented as a welfare
or service to the communities and therefore in both planning and
inplementation, limited participation of the communities was secured
and in some instances not even appreciated. After sometime, popular
participatory methods used by some of the NGOs and FBOs were adopted
by the bilateral and multilateral development actors including governments.
Whilst in the past human rights were conceived and practiced within
the political and civil rights framework, states and governments
have moved at the level of policy to view social development as
a right of citizens. Therefore, at the global level, an international
convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has been signed
by many a state and government. This course aims at making the new
approach to development namely Rights Based Approach know, capacities
built and practised so that both communities and development actors
live to the concept of development as a right of every man and woman
and every boy and girl.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Understand the Concept and purpose of a Rights Based Approach
• Analyze critically the use of RBA in programmes
• Link RBA to other participatory approaches
• Review current programmes in light of this approach
• Understand RBA tools of analysis and mainstreaming
• Identify and develop strategies for mainstreaming RBA
Course Content
• Introduction to theory and history of RBA
• History of RBA in Kenya and its current practice
• Applying RBA tools of mainstreaming in the programme
• Challenges faced by NGOs FBOs and CBOs in applying RBA
Target Group
The traget group for this course is programme managers, project
officers and Directors
Course Duration 2 days
Course Fees Ksh. 10,000
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