Training Workshop: Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change: Guatemala
PRE-WORKSHOP FIELD COMPONENT: Identification of Your Community's Challenges
In-Country Context: Those of you attending only the main six-day workshop will conduct these exercises with your community in your country through CSDi's distance
learning program during the month preceding the main workshop. Send photos please so that we can share them with your colleagues during the 6-Day Workshop.
Guatemala Context: Those of you who've elected to do the field component in Guatemala as part of this workshop will conduct these exercises live. Preparation for the
assessments and summarizing the results will be in a meeting room. The assessments themselves will be conducted in a Guatemalan village setting as a true needs
assessment being conducted for an actual project that will be developed by a Guatemalan NGO. Mr. Magee will oversee the assessment process—but you will lead it!
The following activities in the syllabus follow the chapters in Tim Magee's book A Field Guide to Community Based Adaptation—which we will be using as a textbook.
This is not a workshop based upon lectures. You will walk away from this hands-on workshop with a well-designed project specific to the context of your community's needs,
complete with management documents and donor presentation materials. Workshop facilitators will be there working individually with you full-time.
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SATURDAY. 9:00 – 4:00. 60 minute lunch. Morning and afternoon coffee breaks.
SECTION 1. LOCAL CONTEXT. NB: You will need to have read chapters 1 and 2 in the textbook prior to the speeding in these field components.
Please Note. Because of different village contexts the two needs assessments may be done on two different days (such as one on Saturday and one on Sunday) –
or on the same day (such as both assessments on Saturday). This will be decided with village leaders in advance.
1. Community: Local Need
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communities, challenges and sustainability
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developing a project based upon a participatory needs assessment
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introduction to the 10 seed technique
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developing a workshop lesson plan
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facilitating a 10 seed technique participatory needs assessment (2 - 3 hour village context)
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creating a simple project outline based upon the assessment
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Magee Field Guide to Community Based Adaptation Table of Contents and Chapter Summaries
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Magee Field Guide to Community Based Adaptation Introduction
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Magee Field Guide to Community Based Adaptation Chapter 1
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E-Mail and Homework Etiquette
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Field Assignment 1. Discussion
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Field Assignment 1. Homework Directions
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Field Guide 1.
Ten Seed Needs Assessment
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Field Assignment 1
Workshop Lesson Plan on Ten Seed Participatory Community Needs Assessment
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Example Homework Template of Field Assignment 1: Facilitating a Ten Seed Participatory Needs Assessment.
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Links to General Development Sites and Documents
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Links to Community Based Adaptation Specific Sites and Documents for Diploma 340
Recommended Resources
Chatty, D., Baas, S. and Fleig, A. Participatory Processes towards Co-Management of Natural Resources in Pastoral Areas of the Middle East. Module II –
Introducing Participatory Approaches Methods and Tools, FAO.
Dayal, R., van Wijk, C. and Mukherjee, N. Methodology For Participatory Assessments With Communities Institutions And Policy Makers, World Bank.
Jayakaran, R. Ten Seed Technique, World Vision International.
Theis, J. and Grady, H. Participatory Rapid Appraisal for Community Development, IIED.
UNDP Bureau of Development Policy. Designing Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives: A UNDP Toolkit for Practitioners, UNDP.
United Nations Development Programme. Gender, Climate Change and Community Based Adaptation: A Guidebook for Designing and Implementing GenderSensitive Community Based Adaptation Programmes and Projects, UNDP.
SUNDAY. 9:00 – 2:00. 60 minute lunch. Morning and afternoon coffee breaks.
2. Community: Local Climate Knowledge
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introduction to participatory capacity and vulnerability assessments (PCVA)
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developing a workshop lesson plan
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facilitating a participatory capacity and vulnerability assessment (2 - 3 hour village context)
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Magee Field Guide to Community Based Adaptation Chapter 2
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Field Assignment 2. Discussion 1: Preparing a PCVA Lesson Plan
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Field Assignment 2. Homework Directions 1: Preparing a PCVA Lesson Plan
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Field Assignment 2. Discussion 2: Leading a PCVA Assessment
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Field Assignment 2. Homework Directions 2: Leading a PCVA Assessment
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Field Assignment 2. Homework Directions 3: Results from a PCVA Assessment
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Field Guide 2.
Participatory Capacity and Vulnerability Assessment
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Participatory Capacity and Vulnerability Assessment Workshop Lesson Plan
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Example Homework Template of Field Assignment 2: Results from facilitating a Participatory Capacity and Vulnerability
Assessment Workshop
Recommended Resources
Chatty, D., Baas, S. and Fleig, A. Participatory Processes towards Co-Management of Natural Resources in Pastoral Areas of the Middle East. Module II –
Introducing Participatory Approaches Methods and Tools, FAO.
Dayal, R., van Wijk, C. and Mukherjee, N. Methodology For Participatory Assessments With Communities Institutions And Policy Makers, World Bank.
Theis, J. and Grady, H. Participatory Rapid Appraisal for Community Development, IIED.
CSDi
Center f or Sustainable Development, Inc.
724 Via Santo Tomas
Claremont, CA 91711
Km 12.7 Carretera a El Salvador
La Encantada Dos N. 31, Ciudad Guatemala
CARE. Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis Handbook. CARE.
Carloni, S. Rapid guide for missions: Analyzing local institutions and livelihoods, FAO.
Krantz, L. The Sustainable Livelihood Approach to Poverty Reduction, SIDA.
Regmi, B., Morcrette, A., Paudyal, A., Bastakoti, R. and Pradhan, S. Participatory Tools and Techniques for Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Exploring
Adaptation Options, Livelihoods and Forestry Programme.
BEGINNING OF MAIN WORKSHOP
SUNDAY EVENING. 6:30 – 8:00: WELCOME DINNER
MONDAY. 9:00 – 5:00. 60 minute lunch. Morning and afternoon coffee breaks.
2. Community: Local Climate Knowledge (continued)
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review the first two field assignments; this is a chance for course participants to share what their projects are looking like
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summarizing and correlating the results of the assessment
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Coping Strategies And Adaptive Capacity
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revising the project outline based upon new PCVA findings
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Field Assignment 2. Homework Directions 4: Coping Strategies and Adaptive Capacity
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Field Assignment 2. Homework Directions 5: Revised Project Outline
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Field Assignment 2. Example Homework Template of Field Assignment 2: Revised Project Outline
3. Climate: Scientific Climate Information
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Researching Scientific Climate Change Information
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Assessing Risk And Summarizing Local Scientific Climate Change Information
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Field Assignment 3. Magee Field Guide to Community Based Adaptation Chapter 3
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Field Assignment 3. Homework Directions 1: Researching Scientific Climate Change Information
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Field Assignment 3. Homework Directions 2: Assessing Risk: summarizing local scientific climate change information
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Example Homework Template of Field Assignment 3: Researching Scientific Climate Change Information
Recommended Resources
CARE. Community Based Adaptation Toolkit, CARE.
World Bank Climate Change Portal. DC: World Bank.
IISD: CRiSTAL, a decision-support tool to help users design climate adaptation activities at the community level.
http://www.iisd.org/cristaltool/download.aspx
4. Challenge: Local Context
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comparing local knowledge to scientific climate knowledge
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completing a revised project outline reflecting local need, local climate knowledge and scientific climate knowledge
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Field Assignment 4. Magee Field Guide to Community Based Adaptation Chapter 4
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Field Assignment 4. Homework Directions 1: Comparing Local and Scientific Knowledge
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Field Assignment 4. Homework Directions 2: Completing a Revised Project Outline Reflecting Local and Scientific Knowledge
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Field Assignment 4. Example Homework Template of Field Assignment 4: Incorporating Scientific Climate Change
Information into the Project.
Recommended Resources
CARE. Community Based Adaptation Toolkit, CARE.
Mitchell, T. and Tanner, T. Adapting to climate change: Challenges and opportunities for the development community, Tearfund.
UNDP. Designing Climate Change Adaptation Initiatives: A UNDP Toolkit for Practitioners,UNDP.
TUESDAY 9:00 – 5:00. 60 minute lunch. Morning and afternoon coffee breaks.
SECTION 2. DESIGN
5. Solution: Adaptation Activities
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researching solution-based adaptation activities
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the program and activity solution list
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mainstreaming: integrating adaptation activities and traditional development activities
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verifying activity effectiveness through evidence: have your activities shown evidence that they will work to solve the problem?
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writing a project goal statement
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community ownership: feedback, input, and engagement (post workshop distance learning)
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assessing your NGO's areas of expertise
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Field Assignment 5. Magee Field Guide to Community Based Adaptation Chapter 5
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Field Assignment 5. Homework Directions 1: Researching Solution-based Adaptation Activities; Program and Activity Solution
List and Goal Statement
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Field Assignment 5. Homework Directions 2: Verifying Activity Effectiveness through Evidence
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Field Assignment 5. Homework Directions 3: Community Ownership, Feedback, Input, and Engagement
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Field Assignment 5. Homework Directions 4: Assessing NGO Expertise
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Sample of Complete Field Assignment 5: The Program and Activity solution List
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Field Assignment 5. Example Homework Template of Field Assignment 5: The Program and Activity Solution List
CSDi
Center f or Sustainable Development, Inc.
724 Via Santo Tomas
Claremont, CA 91711
Km 12.7 Carretera a El Salvador
La Encantada Dos N. 31, Ciudad Guatemala
Recommended Resources
CBA Specific Recommended Links
Community Based Adaptation Online Resources by Topic
50 Programs for Community Based Adaptation, DRR and Development
Center for Sustainable Development website
WEDNESDAY 9:00 – 5:00. 60 minute lunch. Morning and afternoon coffee breaks.
6. Project: Management & Funding Tools
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developing a logical framework
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measuring your success: outcomes, long-term impact, monitoring and evaluation
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the detailed budget
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the project schedule
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Field Assignment 6. Magee Field Guide to Community Based Adaptation Chapter 6
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Field Assignment 6. Homework Directions 1: Logframe, M&E, Budget & Schedule
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Example Homework Template of Field Assignment 6: Logframe 1
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Example Homework Template of Field Assignment 6: Logframe 2
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Example Homework Template of Field Assignment 6: Logframe 3
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Example Homework Template of Field Assignment 6: Budget
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Example Homework Template of Field Assignment 6: Schedule
THURSDAY 9:00 – 5:00. 60 minute lunch. Morning and afternoon coffee breaks.
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project summary: writing a compelling two page fact sheet (LOI)
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how will you organize a donor presentation?
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Where will you find donors to present your project to?
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Field Assignment 6. Homework Directions 2: The Compelling Two Page Fact Sheet & Donor Presentation
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Field Assignment 6. Example Homework Template of Field Assignment 6 Fact Sheet
SECTION 3. SUSTAINABLE IMPLEMENTATION
7. Launch: Partnering with the Community
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preparing for a teambuilding workshop: developing a workshop lesson plan
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workshop: forming a community based project management committee (post workshop distance learning)
OL 343 A8 (Also Chapter 7)
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Field Assignment 7. Magee Field Guide to Community Based Adaptation Chapter 7
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Field Assignment 7. Homework Directions 1: Developing A Workshop Lesson Plan & Workshop: Forming A Community
Based Project Management Committee
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Field Assignment 7. Example Homework Template of Field Assignment 7 Chapter 7 – Lesson Planning & Forming a
Community Project Management Committee
Recommended Resources
Stalker, L. Why some Village water and sanitation committees are better than others, World Bank Water and Sanitation Program-South Asia.
FARM-Africa. The Key Steps in Establishing Participatory Forest Management - A field manual to guide practitioners in Ethiopia, FARM-Africa Ethiopia.
Bonita, M. and Payuan, E. Village Forestry Handbook, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
V&A Programme. Vulnerability and Adaptation Experiences from Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh: Community Based Institutions, V&A Program.
Gender Mainstreaming Field Manual for Water Supply and Sanitation Projects
India Case Study: Community Based Institutions
8. Sustainability: Capacity Building for Community Takeover
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engaging management committee members in project activities (post workshop distance learning)
OL 344 A1 (Also Chapter 8)
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empowering committee members to co-manage the project (post workshop distance learning)
OL 344 A2 (Also Chapter 8)
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community capacity building: adaptation skill set workshops
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two-way knowledge transfer: lesson plans
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the first community skill set workshop (post workshop distance learning)
OL 344 A4 (Also Chapter 8)
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Field Assignment 8. Magee Field Guide to Community Based Adaptation Chapter 8
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Field Assignment 8. Homework Directions 1: Engaging Management Committee Members in Project Activities & Comanaging the Project
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Field Assignment 8. Homework Directions 2: Community Capacity Building - Adaptation Skill Set Workshops & Lesson Plans
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Field Assignment 8. Example Homework Template of Field Assignment 8: Lesson Plan CBA Participatory Mapping for
Subsistence Farmers
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Field Assignment 8. Example Homework Template of Field Assignment 8: Sustainability: Capacity Building for Community
Takeover
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Field Guide 5.
Participatory Mapping of Soil and Water Resources
Recommended Resources
Cash, D., Clark, W., Alcock, F., Dixon, N., Eckley, N., Guston, D. Jager, J. and Mitchell, B. Knowledge systems for sustainable development, Proceedings of the
National Academy Of Sciences of the United States Of America.
FARM-Africa. The Key Steps in Establishing Participatory Forest Management - A field manual to guide practitioners in Ethiopia, FARM-Africa Ethiopia.
IFAD. Good Practices in Participatory Mapping, IFAD. http://www.ifad.org/pub/map/PM_web.pdf
CSDi
Center f or Sustainable Development, Inc.
724 Via Santo Tomas
Claremont, CA 91711
Km 12.7 Carretera a El Salvador
La Encantada Dos N. 31, Ciudad Guatemala
IIED. Participatory Learning and Action 54: Mapping for change: practice, technologies and communication, IIED.
CARE. Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis Handbook. CARE.
Regmi, B., Morcrette, A., Paudyal, A., Bastakoti, R. and Pradhan, S. Participatory Tools and Techniques for Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Exploring
Adaptation Options, Livelihoods and Forestry Programme.
FRIDAY 9:00 – 5:00. 60 minute lunch. Morning and afternoon coffee breaks.
9. Impact: Milestones into the Future
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participatory project monitoring and evaluation
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milestones: post-project monitoring and evaluation
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finding future expertise and resources to address future challenges
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developing a long-term project management plan
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packaging and presenting this post-project toolkit (post workshop distance learning)
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Field Assignment 9.
Field Assignment 9.
Project Toolkit
Field Assignment 9.
OL 344 A5 & A6 (Also Chapter 9)
Magee Field Guide to Community Based Adaptation Chapter 9
Homework Directions 1: M&E, Future Resources, Long Term Project Management Plan, Presenting
Example Homework Template of Field Assignment 9: Impact: Milestones into the Future
Recommended Resources
Jain, S. and Polman, W. Training module on participatory community monitoring and evaluation, FAO.
CARE. Framework of Milestones and Indicators for Community Based Adaptation. CARE.
NGO Programme Karnataka-Tamil Nadu. Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation: Field Experiences, Intercooperation.
Mathie, A. and Foster, M. Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation: A Manual for Village Organizers, Coady International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University.
SATURDAY. Departure. This is an ideal time to take a few vacation days to explore beautiful Guatemala— and visit Lake Atitlan or fly to Tikal to see a major Mayan
archaeological site—learn more. The hotel can easily arrange these expeditions for you.
POST WORKSHOP: Five Weeks Distance-Learning.
In order to receive your diploma, you need to complete the distance learning assignments listed in red in the syllabus above within the prescribed timeframe: five weeks from
the end of the live workshop.
Live field components conducted in your own country with your original community that you've developed a project for during this workshop.
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community ownership: request feedback, input, and engagement
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forming a community based project management committee
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engaging management committee members in project activities
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empowering committee members to co-manage the project
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the first community skill set workshop
SECTION 4. TOOLS AND FIELD GUIDES.
Participants will be provided with specialized web links to topics identified in their community needs assessment. These topics are quite diverse—learn more—and
we have analyzed contemporary resources on the Internet where you can download scientific papers, handbooks and manuals. Resources include these field guides which
address common themes in workshop participant projects.
Chapter 10. Tools and Field Guides
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knowledge transfer: developing field guides, lesson plans and workshops
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field guide 1: participatory community needs assessments
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field guide 2: participatory capacity and vulnerability assessments
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field guide 3: preparing garden beds and planting seeds
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field guide 4: soil restoration and conservation for smallholder farmers
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field guide 5: participatory mapping of soil and water resources
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field guide 6: agricultural soil and water management for sloping land
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field guide 7: household rooftop rainwater harvesting
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field guide 8: community level water harvesting
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field guide 9: overview of developing a Community Based disaster risk reduction plan
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field guide 10: diversifying livelihoods through market links
Recommended Resources
Example Field Guide: How-to Card and Workshop Lesson Plan: Agricultural Soil and Water Management for Sloping Land
Community Based Adaptation Online Resources by Topic