Training Calendar

HOW WILL THE TRAINING BE USEFUL?

Local organizations work with grass root communities on a regular basis. These organizations use social mobilization to raise awareness, motivate people to bring change and development or to organize communities to take ownership of project interventions meant to assist them. Social mobilization also strengthens the participation of local communities in decision-making, local governance and increases their access to socio-economic services. Also used as a tool in advocacy campaigning, social mobilization promotes engagement of affected communities in raising awareness or working towards changing public opinion on prevailing issues.

Key skills and relevantly trained staff is the key to effective social mobilization. As the natal step towards community interaction, these skills play a significant role in implementation of all cycles of humanitarian and development interventions.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

• This training aims to enhance participants’ knowledge on
• Understanding social mobilization as an approach, its key elements and the true role of a social mobilizer
• Basic communication skills, ethics and tools for successful community mobilization
• Managing community expectations and keeping community intact throughout the project life cycle and use community for influencing for social change.
• Power dynamics and conflict management
• Strategies to promote women inclusion in social mobilization process

MEET THE TRAINER

Syed Moazzam Ali has extensive experience of conducting trainings with Civil Society Organizations, government institutions, communities and educational institutions across Asia. He has been associated with leading rights-based organizations such as Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and Amnesty International. He has been associated with Community World Service Asia since 2003 delivering diversified trainings on Social Development Programs, Youth Empowerment Programs, Mass Awareness and Community Awareness on HIV & AIDS, Local Capacities for Peace (Do No Harm), Political Education Program, Peace Education Program, Girls Education Program in Afghanistan and trainings on Sphere Minimum Standards.

WE WILL SUPPORT YOU EVEN AFTER THE TRAINING! HERE’S HOW

After six months of this training, a free of cost, two-day, training refresher will be conducted for all participants. The participants will receive follow up support in implementation of learnings of this training in their social mobilization activities. Each participant will get an opportunity to share their progress, discuss challenges and receive technical support to further improve their mobilization strategy.

WHO IS IT FOR?

Middle to senior level Project or Program Managers, Coordinators, community mobilizers of local NGOs and CBOs working in the humanitarian and development sector. All applicants must have interest and some prior experience in social mobilization, community organization and conflict management

REGISTRATION

PKR. 10,000/- (Including accommodation, meals, training material, certificate and follow up support)

Early-bird Discount – 10% (for applications received before June 30th, 2019)

Special discount to women participants and discount for same organization participants.

HOW TO APPLY?

Kindly fill in the application form by following this link: https://bit.ly/2LcRvAQ

Applicants will be notified if their participation is confirmed by July 1st, 2019. Please make sure to include contact information (postal address, email or phone number) for further communication.

HOW WILL THE TRAINING BE USEFUL?

National-level organization are considered agents of change as they amplify community voice through awareness-raising and networking. They play an instrumental role in education and changing public opinion and often collaborate on initiatives to ensure that social development concerns of communities at the national level. This enables problem-solving at the national level by engaging local authorities, decision-makers in government, media and other key stakeholders at different stages of the development process.

To achieve effective sustainable change, NGOs must have the ability to plan and facilitate efficient communication processes that mobilize efforts at both the organizational and programmatic levels. Awareness raising and networking is key to enabling positive policy change in favour of marginalized communities. In many cases, however, the strengths and capabilities of the community are often underutilized due to an unfavourable ecosystem for local action, limited funds and inexperience.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

• Being able to demonstrate an understanding of the tools and approaches required for influencing decision making towards sustainable change
• Enhancing knowledge on developing a strategic approach to policy engagement and its communication
• Equipping participants on designing campaigns for social change through policy reforms

WHO IS IT FOR?

• Humanitarian and development practitioners
• Middle to senior level project or program managers
• Coordinators of national-level organizations

All applicants must have an interest and some prior experience in networking and linkages development

MEET THE TRAINER

Qadeer Baig, currently the CEO and Principal Consultant of the NGO Resource Centre has over 20 years of work experience in international humanitarian and development organizations, program management, Influencing for positive change and networking. He holds a Master’s degree in NGO management from the London School of economics. He has designed, facilitated and led numerous workshops, policy influencing campaigns, evidence-based policy influencing workshop for CSOs and relevant networks in Pakistan and internationally on issues of enabling policy environment for NGOs, legal and fiscal reforms in south Asia, child and early-age marriages, women empowerment, curriculum reforms and human dignity.

HOW TO APPLY?

Kindly fill the following form by following this link: Apply Now

REGISTRATION

PKR. 25,000/- (Including accommodation, meals, training material, certificate. Travel would be arranged by participating organizations.

Early-bird Discount – 10% (for applications received till 25th July 2019)
40 % discount to female participants and special discount for an organizational group

FEE DISCLAIMER

Participants will be eligible to reclaim fee if informed 10 working days before the event.

Applicants will be informed of their application confirmation by July 20, 2019. Please make sure to include all contact information (postal address, email or phone number) for further communication.