Training Calendar

HOW WILL THE TRAINING BE USEFUL?

In many developing countries, theatre used as a tool for engaging communities to create awareness on issues and it is easily accepted in all over the worlds. Theatre builds on existing traditions of communication and entertainment such as storytelling, puppet show, songs, and dance. It is a way of empowering communities, listening to their concerns, and then encouraging them to voice and solve their own problems. This workshop aims to prepare participants on theatrical skills and techniques to facilitate them in creating awareness of social issues through theatre in their respective communities.

The participants will be able to explore the dynamics and utilization of modern theatre as a communication tool to address social issues. This seven-day residential workshop will enable participants to explore the essentials of theatre. Participants will be able to explore the art of creating stories, improvisation with groups and skills to develop issue-based content for interactive theatre performances.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

The objectives of this workshop are as follows;

• Explore the process of using theatre as a tool to sensitize the public/communities
• Learn the integration of community issues in a theatrical performance with engaging presentation techniques
• Use theatre as an effective tool for effecting behavioural change within communities & empowering them to influence change at the local level.
• Enable the participant’s ability to overcome conventional difficulties/situations/scenarios on the street or public performance venues.

WHO IS IT FOR?

This training workshop will be very effective for all those who are working with communities on social and cultural aspects using different approaches.

LANGUAGE

Urdu

REGISTRATION FEE:

PKR. 10,000/- (Including accommodation, meals, training material, certificate, and technical assistance)

Early-bird Discount – 10% (for applications received before May 25, 2019.

Meet the Trainers:

Zahoor Hussain Joya (Lead Trainer)

The lead trainer for this training is Mr. Zahoor Hussain Joya Executive Director of Sojhla for Social Change a famous theatre trainer and director. He has experience in writing plays, directing all types of theatre performances and a famous human rights activist.

Zafar Shaheen (Trainer)

Zafar Shaheen is a team leader of Sojhla Art and Cultural Unit. Have good experience in theatre performances and delivering theatre training. He has also performed in many Shows and Dramas on Electronic Media.

Yasmeen Wafa (Assistant Trainer)

Yasmeen Wafa is working in Sojhla team as a senior actress and an assistant trainer. She has very good experience in theatre and performs many theatres plays all over Pakistan.

HOW TO APPLY:

Kindly fill in the application form by following this link before May 30, 2019:

Link: https://bit.ly/30suEGA

How will the training be useful?

Emerging or small level organizations often have informal structures owing to lack of resources and Capacity, resulting in few staff members performing multiple functions. It is important that these team members are well versed in the basic functions of human resource, operations, and finance to bring more efficiency in the organization. Community World Service, Asia offers a capacity building opportunity through a four-day workshop on Organization Management.

At the end of the workshop, participants will have developed:

1. Greater knowledge, understanding, and skills of Organizational Management
2. The ability to properly assess current OM practice in their organizations and to make required changes for improvement
3. The ability to facilitate the development of an OM framework for their organizations

Who is it for?

• Organization head Senior managers
• Newly established organization’s head
• All managers who wish to enhance management skills
• Newly appointed managers
• HR, financial and R&D Personnel desiring to improve processes

Meet the Trainer

Sohail Muhammad Ali is a Consultant and Trainer. As a Trainer, he has conducted workshops for national and international organizations on various themes but his signatory themes are advocacy & Lobbying, Communication Skills, Organizational structure & culture, Project Cycle Management, Social Mobilization, Monitoring & Evaluation, Communication & Reporting, Leadership & Management, Resource Mobilization, Community Management Skills, Core Management Skills, Art of mentoring. Sohail Muhammad Ali has conducted trainings and provided consultancies to British Council Pakistan, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES),Training Resource Group (TRG), Lead Pakistan, UNICEF, Transparency international, Research & Development Foundation ( RDF), Human Resource Development Network (HRDN), Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (AIESEC), British High Commission, German embassy, Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and Care international.

Where?

Murree- Pakistan

When?

23-26 July 2019 (9.00am – 5.00pm)

Training Language

Urdu

Registration Fees

PKR. 10,000/-. (All inclusive)

Early-bird Discount – 10% (for applications received before May 20, 2019)

40% discount to women participants.

Apply Now

Apply now by following the above link before June 10, 2019

Community World Service Asia reserves the right to cancel or postpone the event if circumstances require. Registered participants will be informed with 100% fee refund. However, if the participant wishes to cancel the registration, he/she requires informing Community World Service Asia office at least two weeks in advance or else the fee will not be refund.