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Institutes and Training of Trainers
Institutes bring together diverse groups of women NGO leaders, enabling participants to develop new connections and build stronger alliances at the national and regional levels. Leading to Choices: A Multimedia Curriculum for Learning was developed specifically for use in Institutes, using footage from the first Learning Institute, attended by 17 women leaders from Afghanistan, Cameroon, India, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Palestine, and Uzbekistan.
WLP began to hold Learning Institutes for Women's Leadership and Training of Trainers in 2002, with the goal of enabling women NGO leaders to strengthen their skills in training facilitation, effective communication, and strategic advocacy. WLP has since gone on to convene seven Institutes, including a Middle East/North Africa Regional Institute in December 2003 in Jordan, an Afghan National Institute in April 2004, a Maghreb Regional Institute in December 2004 in Morocco, an Africa Regional Institute in February 2005 in Nigeria, a Central Asia Regional Institute in August 2005 in Kazakhstan, a Middle East-Gulf Regional Institute in November 2005 in Lebanon, and a Mauritanian National Institute in July 2006. Institute participants go on to share their learning with their national and local partners through leadership workshops and participation in networks.
Institute Reports
Leadership for Livelihood in Zimbabwe
May 2007: Despite the deepening financial crisis, WLP Zimbabwe/Women’s Self-Promotion Movement (WSPM) held a National Training of Trainers Institute from May 1-5, 2007 for 26 women leaders from 13 different community based organizations, NGOs, and religious groups.
With inflation soaring past 4,500%, according to the government, and independent financial institutions estimating the actual rate to be double that amount, the situation in Zimbabwe is critical. About 80 percent of Zimbabweans are unemployed, by some estimates.
WSPM continues to hold leadership trainings, with a focus on helping women find solutions to the immediate problem of loss of livelihood.
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Zimbabwe | Institutes and Training of Trainers )
Training New Facilitators in Turkey
May 2007: WLP Turkey/Foundation for the Support of Women’s Work (FSWW) conducted a National Training of Trainers Institute for five women in Çorlu city, all of whom had previously participated in a leadership training workshop.
All of the women were employed and had graduated from university. They worked as volunteers in the women’s cooperatives. The training explored topics such as: the condition of women in Turkey and worldwide, the importance of tolerance and embracing diversity, obstacles to communication, and methods for working with grassroots women. Participants also discussed the role of a good leader and effective facilitation.
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Turkey | Institutes and Training of Trainers )
Francophone Cameroon to Benefit from Expansion of CEDS Leadership Programs
January 2007: WLP Cameroon/Community Education and Development Services (CEDS) has expanded their work in the mainly Anglophone northwest province to regional work in francophone Cameroon. In January, CEDS held a National Training of Trainers (TOT) Institute for 26 women’s rights activists and community leaders in Garoua, francophone northern Cameroon. French is spoken by 80% of the population, and English by the remainder 20%, but Cameroon’s linguistic diversity includes over 250 indigenous languages.
Participants decided to launch an advocacy campaign against forced early marriage, where they will apply their newly acquired participative leadership, communication, and advocacy skills.
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Cameroon | Institutes and Training of Trainers )
Photo Blog of National ICT Training of Trainers Institute in Lebanon
Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) and Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action convened a National Institute for Training of Women Trainers in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Social Change in Amman, Jordan from Dec 9-12, 2007. The Institute was facilitated by WLP colleague Usha Venkatachallam of Appropriate IT. Learn more about the Institute through Usha's photo blog below.
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Photo Blog of National ICT Training of Trainers Institute in Jordan
Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) and Sisterhood Is Global Institute-Jordan (SIGI-J) convened a National Institute for Training of Women Trainers in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Social Change in Amman, Jordan from Dec 3-6, 2007. The Institute was facilitated by WLP colleague Usha Venkatachallam of Appropriate IT. Learn more about the Institute through Usha's photo blog below.
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WLP & SIGI/J Conduct National Institute for Training of Women Trainers in ICTs for Social Change in Jordan
From December 3-6, 2007 in Amman, Jordan, WLP in cooperation with WLP Jordan/Sisterhood Is Global Institute-Jordan (SIGI/J) conducted the first of two National Institutes for Training of Women Trainers in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Social Change. The second will take place in Beirut, Lebanon on December 9-12. Nineteen women from across Jordan participated in the Institute. WLP’s new ICT manual, Making IT Our Own: Information & Communication Technology Training of Trainers Manual was used.
View a Photo Slideshow from the Institute.
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Jordan | ICT Capacity Building | Issue 18 (Winter 2007) | Institutes and Training of Trainers )
Alumni Spotlight: Solome Nakaweesi Kimbugwe (Uganda)
We are pleased to share that Ms. Solome Nakaweesi Kimbugwe has been named the Executive Director of Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) headquartered in Kampala, Uganda. AMwA was founded to create space for African women to organize autonomously, identify issues of concern to them and to empower them to speak for themselves. AMwA aims to provide solidarity, support, awareness, and to link African women active in skills building and self-development.
WLP Launches First Roaming Institute for Women's Leadership
The first Roaming Institute for Women's Leadership took place from June 22-27, 2002 at the Bolger Center for Leadership Development in Maryland. The week-long meeting on enhancing women's rights, leadership, and political participation in the Global South brought together 17 women heads of NGOs and leading rights activists from Afghanistan/Pakistan, Cameroon, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Palestine, and Uzbekistan.
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Issue 1 (October) | Institutes and Training of Trainers )
WLP and CRTD-A Convene Middle East-Gulf Regional Learning Institute for Women’s Leadership
On November 18-21, 2005, 27 women's rights activists and leaders of women's groups from Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, and Yemen gathered in Beirut, Lebanon to attend the Middle East-Gulf Regional Learning Institute for Women's Leadership and Training of Trainers.
Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) and Collective for Research and Training on Development Action (CRTD-A) convened the Institute to create an opportunity for women activists in the region to develop skills in participatory leadership, facilitation, communications, and advocacy, building their capacity as leaders. This intensive skills development was designed to support participants in their work to empower grassroots women in the Middle East-Gulf region to actively participate in decision-making processes within their families, communities, and societies. In addition, the Institute created an opportunity for women leaders to engage in dialogue and reflect on shared challenges, developing stronger national and regional linkages.
WLP and Afghan Institute of Learning Convene Institute for Women’s Leadership in Kabul
WLP and its Afghan partner the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) convened the Afghan Roaming Institute for Women's Leadership and Training of Trainers from April 9-13, 2004 in Kabul, Afghanistan. AIL provides educational programs in health, human rights, leadership, and literacy for Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and Pakistan's refugee camps. The Institute was the product of joint efforts between WLP and AIL to counteract severe political and social discrimination facing women in Afghanistan by helping them gain skills to be more effective advocates for women's rights, social justice, and equal participation in decision-making.
