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Capacity Building on RTI

Capacity Building on RTI A Strong Vibrant Active Civil Society Information to Transformation Why build capacity? Emergence of civil society in 80s and 90s Only an active civil society can make the State more responsive and accountable

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Capacity Building on RTI

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  1. Capacity Building on RTI A Strong Vibrant Active Civil Society Information to Transformation Cyril W. Vas PAC, Jan. 21-24, 2007

  2. Why build capacity? • Emergence of civil society in 80s and 90s • Only an active civil society can make the State more responsive and accountable • The constraints of governance are compounded by a weak civil society • Constant pressure on and incentive for the public agencies to perform better Cyril W. Vas PAC, Jan. 21-24, 2007

  3. Designing a workshop • 3 Important stages: Before, during, and After • To be effective workshop must be on-going process: preparation, follow-up, impact • Learning between the workshops is crucial for improvement • Content to be tailored to the needs of participants Cyril W. Vas PAC, Jan. 21-24, 2007

  4. Before the WorkshopPlanning & Designing • Selection of participants • Key criteria: commitment to take it forward; desire to learn new skills; interested in networking & collaboration • Sharing accountability by participants • Testing participants’ interest by pre-reading material helps better allocation Cyril W. Vas PAC, Jan. 21-24, 2007

  5. Content of the workshop • Clear profile of the participants necessary to tailor the content to the needs of the participants • Build on the skills and experience of the participants • Empowerment vs judgement of participants Cyril W. Vas PAC, Jan. 21-24, 2007

  6. Creating a workshop Team • Good communication and team work crucial for success of a workshop • Lead Trainer, facilitators, guest speakers, local, national, international resource persons • The support teams: administrative & staff (e.g.hotel) • Division of labour – clear roles and responsibilities • Set deadlines Cyril W. Vas PAC, Jan. 21-24, 2007

  7. Proximate Preparations • Selecting the venue • Preparing materials • Organising travel arrangements • Final list of participants with full details • Necessary stationery • Information dissemination • Transportation Cyril W. Vas PAC, Jan. 21-24, 2007

  8. The Workshop • Training methods • Technical equipments • Use of educational methods • Importance of ice-breakers,energizers, brain teasers,warm up games, Cyril W. Vas PAC, Jan. 21-24, 2007

  9. Learning Approaches • Learning from experience vs “injecting” information • Active participation vs passive lectures • Interaction and participatory techniques: role play, case studies, group discussions, brainstorming, mini-lectures, video presentations Cyril W. Vas PAC, Jan. 21-24, 2007

  10. After the Workshop • Evaluate and learn from the process • Adapt and update the checklist • Consider the feedback from the evaluation forms • Complete the documentation process • Prepare the financial report • Follow-up with facilitators and participants Cyril W. Vas PAC, Jan. 21-24, 2007

  11. Writing a Funding Proposal • Necessary research, thinking and planning a must before writing • Why and for whom is the proposal? • “Know Thyself” (SWOT) and Know the donor • Understanding the context, setting the objectives, designing a process (Planning the project) Cyril W. Vas PAC, Jan. 21-24, 2007

  12. Plan the Project • Project to reflect your organisation’s mission and strategy vs way to raise money • The issues or the problems the project intends to address • The objectives of the project • The process intended to achieve the objectives Cyril W. Vas PAC, Jan. 21-24, 2007

  13. The Proposal - Structure • Title page • Summary page • Contents page • Body of the proposal – detailed content • Conclusions and budget • Appendices • Bibliography / references Cyril W. Vas PAC, Jan. 21-24, 2007

  14. Follow-up • 2 kinds of follow-up: a) follow-up the proposal b) follow-up the grant “ Right communication of right information at the right time ” Cyril W. Vas PAC, Jan. 21-24, 2007

  15. Thank you • Thank You • For Your Patient Listening • Your Active Participation • And Your Valuable contributions • Design a RTI workshop • In your region • That will bring about a change • And lead to Transformation of society through the power of Information Cyril W. Vas PAC, Jan. 21-24, 2007

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