CBOs CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING PROGRAM

CBOs CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING PROGRAM

BACKGROUND

Caritas Pakistan Lahore (CPL) started its animation program in 1986 and with the passage of time this program transformed into Animation and Development Program. After organizing the community, CPL felt that the capacities of the community should be enhanced so that they were able to organize their own program and activities. Therefore, in February 1977 Caritas Pakistan Lahore started Community Based Organization (CBO) Training Program for the executive bodies of local development committees (LDC) under which LDC comprising of youth (male and female) men and women would be trained in three phases at Caritas Pakistan Lahore's Training Center. 4 to 5 LDCs can participate in training. Parish Development Committees (PDC) and Catechist Center Development Committees (CCDC) are also trained under CBO training program.

GOAL

Capacity Building of Community Based Organization for Sustainable Development

OBJECTIVES

To provide basic knowledge and skills in community organizing
To create harmonious environment among the communities
To promote local leadership
To enhance the capacity of LDCs
To promote self-confidence of the participants
To explain the concept of integrated human development
To make people self-reliant regarding their resource (material & human) management

ROLE OF ANIMATOR

To organize the community
To prepare the community for the training
To coordinate with CPL and community
To keep on struggling for capacity building of the community

ROLE OF PROGRAM COORDINATOR

To schedule the training according to the plans of animators
To make logistic arrangements for the training
To contact resource persons for the training
To keep record and prepare report of training
To hold meetings with training team

METHODOLOGY

After the completion of 3rd step of the community organization, LDC formed which comprises the followings:

Elders

Women

Youth (male & female)

Elected Executive Body, which consists of:

President

Secretary

Treasurer

Minimum 30% representation interacted families in the LDC of the target area.
Animators will be responsible for sending participants for CMS training.
Five executive members of each CBO can participate in each Phase of Community Management Skill (CMS) Training.
At least two of the participants can read and write.
The participants stay for three days in Caritas Pakistan Lahore's Training Center where boarding and lodging is provided to them.
The parlance of the facilitators is according to the mental capabilities of participants.
* During the training audio video means are also utilized.
* Follow up visits paid by Training Coordinator and animation coordinators

CONTENTS OF THE PROGRAM

PHASE I

Total human development
Social Analysis
Survey Techniques
Analysis of the Survey results
Planning Skills

PHASE II

CBO registration
Book Keeping
Leadership
Human Rights
Spirituality and Development

PHASE III

Human Behavior
Communication Skills
Facilitation and Observation
Project Writing

IMPACT / EFFECTS

> Through this training brotherhood, self-confidence and self-reliance are promoted
> Now people are friendly to each other and sit together to think over their problems and for their solution.
> Attitude of sharing their resources (time/talent/treasure) is promoted.
> Active participation of CBOs
> A positive and responsible attitude has been observed.
> Dependency on outsiders as well as Caritas has been decreased
> community becomes capable to run their program and activities
> the community becomes capable to solve their problems
> participatory approach and thinking are promoted
> people become capable to differentiate between want and need
> they are able to analyze their situation
> More genuine, Specific and realistic needs of the people have been identified by the CBO.
> Management skills have been improved.
> Raised level of awareness.
> People have a better understanding of wholistic / integrated human development.
> People are able to implement the ten-step strategy of the organization.
> People are able to conduct survey of the community.
> Improve quality of life of the target communities.

Achievements Till September, 2003

Total Trainings Organized 125
Total Trained LDC 67
Total CCDC Trained 11
Total PDC Trained 13
Total Trained Groups 91
Total Individuals Completed Training 592