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Can PAR help advance CBNRM?

This question was explored during the first International course on Participatory Action Research(PAR) for Community Based Natural Resource Management(CBNRM) conducted between the 8th and 19th December, 2003 at IIRR in the Philippines. Participants were from Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, The Philippines and Sri Lanka. The course was organized by the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), the Regional Community Forestry Training Center(RECOFTC), Thailand and the International Development Research Center (IDRC), Canada. To find out more about how this first course was implemented, click here.


NGO leaders and development practitioners participate in IIRR’s year opener course on NGO Leadership, Development and Social Change


IIRR begins the year with an international training course on NGO Leadership, Development and Social Change (NGOLDSC) simultaneously happening in four Global Partnership Program sites, in which a total of 50 NGO leaders, development managers and practitioners from all over the world are expected to participate. The training program at the IIRR Yen Center in the Philippines began this week and will go on, as with the other three sites, until 6 February. Twelve NGO leaders and development managers from 10 countries are participating in the course in Silang. more...
Scott Killough, Director of the Regional Center for Asia in a discussion with the NGOLDSC participants


Philippine Poor Farmers not ready for Globalization: study shows
A study on ‘trade liberalization and resource poor farmers in the Philippines’ has concluded that a lot more needs to be done to improve the rural economy to ensure that poor farmers benefit from trade liberalization. The study, which culminated into a writeshop, held on 10th to 15th November 2003, at IIRR in Philippines showed that improvements in the rural economy including infrastructural development, capacity building of the farmers’ organizations and improving marketing systems needed to be done as the country plans to deepen agricultural trade liberalization. more...


IIRR Trains Leaders in China on Building Social Capital
Ed Sabio began in-depth discussion of the properties and concept of social capital through simple illustrations emanating from an exercise.
Township officials and faculty of Yunnan University in China participated in a one week course on “Social Capital for Sustainable Development” conducted by IIRR in September 2003, at Center for Governance and Development Studies, Yunnan University, Kunming City-China. The course aimed to (a) enhance the conceptual understanding of the faculty members and township officials on community assets, particularly on social capital; (b) enrich the research methods of faculty members in studying social capital; and (c) formulate an action plan for township officials to build capital assets. more...

Netherlands Government Supports IIRR Gender Project in Ethiopia

The Netherlands Government has approved a grant of US$500,000 for a second phase of the Gender and Leadership Decision Making project (GLDM) in Ethiopia for the period 2004 to 2006. The project works with policymakers, women and other leaders at all levels to promote the mainstreaming of gender in all development initiatives of the country. Through partnerships with local NGOs, the project also works with communities, schools, amateur theatre groups. more...


Training of Trainers on Primary Health Care for the Health Staff of Eastern Samar

IIRR conducted The Training of Trainers on Primary Health Care, an eight-day training, that was requested by the GTZ-PAPSI (German Technical Cooperation – Poverty Alleviation Project Samar Island). It was designed to equip the participants with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitude to effectively train the Barangay Health Workers (BHWs), who were considered key partners in promoting Primary Health Care (PHC). The training was conducted for two batches (September 15-22, 2003 and October 6-13, 2003), with a total of forty–one participants (five males and thirty six females), who were health staff of selected municipal health offices of partner municipalities of PAPSI and provincial health office of Eastern Samar. more...


New IIRR Publication Highlights issues of Institutionalizing Participatory Technology Development

IIRR, in partnership with ETC Ecoculture of the Netherlands and the ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) have produced a publication on participatory technology development. more...


Upcoming Events

Gender Mainstreaming: From Programmatic to Organizational Transformation
October 4 to 15, 2004
Designed for mid and senior-level development professionals, this two-week course will provide them with the tools to influence decision makers within their organization towards systematic gender mainstreaming. The course builds upon a review of previous and current experiences in gender mainstreaming within the participants’ organizations, programs and/or projects. Using a ‘gender audit’ tool, participants deepen their understanding of previous gender mainstreaming efforts within their own organization. The audit will give focus to the following dimensions: political will, technical capacity, accountability and organizational culture. Opportunities will be given to go through real-life exercises in preparation for the planned change process to mainstream gender within their own organization.

Sustainable Approaches to Community Health
18 October – 5 November 2004
This three-week course is designed for doctors, nurses, midwives, and other health practitioners and development professionals engaged in the promotion of participatory and integrated programs, approaches and strategies to address community health concerns. It focuses on demonstrated models and strategies that aim to strengthen and sustain efforts in community health. Participants are provided opportunities to examine community-based strategies and models that have worked within the context of resource-poor environments.

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