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Egypt: Evaluation of Donor-Funded Projects

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Country: Egypt
Organization: Beit Al Karma Consulting
Registration deadline: 29 Sep 2018
Starting date: 29 Sep 2018
Ending date: 30 Sep 2018

There is an increasing demands from funding agencies and implementing partners alike to conduct evaluation missions to assess projects’ performance as well as to capture and report on project’s outcomes. Valid assessment of the outcomes or impact of a social program is among the most challenging evaluation tasks, but also one of the most important.

Evaluation is first and foremost a reality test, a learning mechanism that provides feedback on the results of action in relation to prior objectives, plans, expectations or standards of performance. Evaluation missions and reports help Development Aid Partners to assess the quality of their development projects, ensure that results are achieved, and to promote learning.

The course provides an overview of how to run and manage evaluation mission more effectively by walking participants through the evaluation process step-by-step starting from the preparation and issuance of the evaluation terms of reference till the submission of evaluation reports and sharing of lessons learned. The course will also cover the application of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) evaluation criteria of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability. The course will also place special attention to issues related to the measurement of outcomes

Learning Outcomes

  • Participants will learn the various types of evaluation and their uses
  • Understand the terms and application of the OECD/DAC evaluation criteria
  • Increased understanding around the monitoring and evaluation of outcomes and impact
  • Increased knowledge on how to design and manage an effective evaluation process, how to close the learning loop and ensure results are used for improvement

Additional Information

  • This training course of instruction and practice is delivered over 2-days (12 hours).
  • It is an Intermediate - Advanced level course, it is advised to take the Foundation Level course beforehand if you're not an experienced M&E Officer
  • Presentations, training course materials and hand-outs are in English
  • Trainers are bilingual: English/Arabic

How to register:

Online registration

http://bk-eg.com/evaluation-of-donor-funded-projectsform/?


Bangladesh: 32nd Training on Fundamentals of Geographic Information System (GIS) - Professional Course

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Country: Bangladesh
Organization: Geo Planning for Advanced Development
Registration deadline: 14 Sep 2018
Starting date: 15 Sep 2018
Ending date: 20 Oct 2018

Course Contents

Fundamental of GIS: Concepts of GIS, History and Evolution of Geographic Information System, Benefits of Geo-spatial Data / GIS Data, Application of GIS, Challenges and Future of GIS
Installation: ArcGIS desktop and Familiarize with ArcGIS components
GIS Platforms & ArcGIS:GIS Platforms, Capabilities of different GIS platform, Facilities and Limitations of ArcGIS, Capabilities
Introduction to ArcCatalog: What and why ArcCatalog, Standard toolbar, Manu, Geography toolbar, Catalog Tree, personal geodatabases, Coordinate systems, Toolboxes, ArcCatalog search, Working with item descriptions and metadata
Exercise 01: Creating Shapefiles, organizing and metadata editing
Introduction to ArcMap:ArcMap function and components, ArcMap Menus, Toolbars, Extensions, Plug-Ins, views of ArcMap and the Catalog Window.
Exercise 02: Editing shapefiles and attribute tables
GIS Database and File Format:ArcMap Supported database, Raster data, Vector data, advantages and disadvantages of different data format, Using geo-database, Advantages, types and limitations of Geo-database, Illustration of different files created by ArcGIS.
Exercise 03: Create geodatabase, feature dataset, feature class
Map Projection: Basic Map Projections, Commonly used projection systems in Bangladesh ( BTM, BUTM, BLCC), Difference of the map projection systems and Geo-referencing. Projection Conversion /Transformation.
Exercise 04: Project map in different projection system, Project JEPG file of Google Earth
Preparing GIS database (Digitization):Digitizing features, Digitizing Scale, Snapping, Editing and Advance editing
Exercise 05: Digitize a scan map or projected map
Preparing GIS database (Attribute): Attribute data input and editing, Spatial and Tabular error checking
Exercise 05: Edit the attribute of a shape file
Fundamentals of GPS: Concepts and purpose of GPS devices, Use and limitations, Various models, Types (Hand-held, DGPS, RTK GPS), Software for GPS device,
Field (Practical) work with GPS device: Checking Projection System in GPS Machine, Measurement Unit Fix up, Satellite Searching, Data Accuracy Level Checking, Data Collection (Point and route tracking).
Data Download from GPS and use it in ArcGIS:GPS Data files/ data file format, Software to be used/GPS software configuration, GPS Data Download, Reading, Editing and Saving, Data format/unit, Data Conversion to KML , Projections
Introduction to Toolbox(Geoprocessing): ArcToolBox Window, System ToolBoxes, My ToolBoxes and Geo-processing, Analyst extensions
Exercise 06: Using geo-processing tool, Basic Attribute Analysis: Area Calculation, Length Calculation, Spatial join, Join Attributes,
Data Visualization and Map Presentation in ArcGIS:Categories, Quantities, Map color and labeling feature and using label toolbar, General Cartographic basics, Map Elements, Preparing a map, Saving Map document, Export map, Map layout, Scale, North Sign, Grid and Graticules, Map Export in different format.
Exercise 07: Home exercise to develop a complete map
GIS / RS Data Sources:GIS Data Sources in Bangladesh, Freely available data sources for Bangladesh. Download Process, Google Map Data Extractions, Open Street Map Data Download,

Benefits:

After completion of this training, a trainee will be able to

  • Introduce the basic science of mapping the earth, how to read, understand and create a map.
  • Introduce the technologies of GIS, GPS, and Remote Sensing.
  • Introduce the basics of cartography and good map design.
  • All participants who complete the course should have a basic competency in ESRI ArcMap and ArcCatalog
  • Understanding of geographic data in Practical Field Understand the potential applications of GIS
  • Understand the importance of spatial data in different fields Successful participants will received certificate and all documents in DVD.
  • Free ArcGIS for Desktop Student Evaluation Copy
  • GPAD will provide Free GIS Data of Bangladesh
  • Certificate of Training Participation

Participants
Anyone can join in this training. He/she must have basic knowledge on computer.
Target groups for this training are Engineers, Geographer, Statistician, Academicians, Architect, Development Workers, Land Developers, Urban / Town Planner, Students, Researchers etc


How to register:

Registration Information
Maximum 10 Participants / Batch

Registration Deadline: 14 September 2018

The class will start on 15 September 2018

Training Time Schedule
Sunday to Thursday 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm (3 Days/Week) or Friday & Saturday 9am - 4pm.

Contact Address

Contact Address
Md. Rejaur Rahman
Director, GPAD Training Center
Cell: +88 01822270686
Email: gpadbd@gmail.com, info@gpadtrainingcenter.com, raihan1703@gmail.com

Or

Mr. Shimul Sarkar
Training Manager, GPAD Training Center
Email: gpadbd@gmail.com
Cell Phone: +8801717232615

Website: www.gpadtrainingcenter.com

Registration Point:
House # GP Ja 61 (Ground Floor), Mohakhali, Gulshan, Dhaka – 1212
(Beside the SQUARE Building)

Google Map Link

For more information: www.gpadtrainingcenter.com

Egypt: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation-PME

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Country: Egypt
Organization: Beit Al Karma Consulting
Registration deadline: 06 Oct 2018
Starting date: 06 Oct 2018
Ending date: 07 Oct 2018

A commitment to performance measurement has become essential requirement and mandate of donor-funded projects, nongovernmental organizations, foundations, public and government agencies in response to increased demands to results-based management, value-for-money, do-more-for-less, effective and tangible delivery of project’s outcomes. In order to stand-out of the competition, organizations need not only to build results-oriented culture but to strive towards greater outcome-level changes targeting the improved welfare for beneficiaries.

Demonstrating results achieved is an accountability requirement not only to the funding agencies or to the implementing partners but also to project’s beneficiaries, national and governmental stakeholders as well. It all starts by properly designing development projects through clearly and logically outlaying potential multiple-layers of developmental outcomes. Developing a Monitoring and Evaluation plan is an essential management and progress-reporting document. M&E plans captures developmental indicators which are later used to effectively apply for additional funding and / or to successfully communicate and market projects achievements.

The training will cover the basics of performance measurement and looks at frameworks to explain how a program is understood to contribute to its intended or observed outcomes. It will also cover the definition of performance indicators, data collection tools and data sources. The course will provide ways into the analysis and reporting of performance information and how to use it in progress reporting and engaging stakeholders. The course will end up with an open discussion of the challenges and common problems that are faced by Monitoring and Evaluation Officers.

Learning Outcomes

  • Equipping participants with the practical skills and the confidence needed to deliver the functions of Monitoring and Evaluation Officer more successfully
  • Increased understanding of the inter-linkages and dependencies between planning, monitoring and evaluation functions
  • Enhanced capacity to design development projects using results-based and logic-modeling concepts
  • Improved capacity on how to develop a Project Monitoring & Evaluation Plan and use it as a project management tool
  • Understand the various types of data collection tools and their proper usage

COURSE AGENDA

DAY 1:PROJECT DESIGN AND RESULTS FRAMEWORK

  • Key M&E concepts, definitions and theories
  • Purpose and uses of M&E
  • Challenges of M&E
  • Results Chain and Logic Modeling
  • Cause, effect and results sphere of control

DAY 2:FROM PROJECT DESIGN TO ACTION

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Types and Measurement
  • Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (M&E Plan)
  • Data collection tools: Qualitative and Quantitative
  • Reporting M&E results

Additional Information

  • This training course of instruction and practice is delivered over 2-days (12 hours).
  • Presentations, training course materials and handouts are in English.
  • Trainers are bilingual English / Arabic.

How to register:

https://bit.ly/2OxV0RG

Bangladesh: Better Development: A Justice Based Approach

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Organization: United Edge Services LTD
Country: Bangladesh
Registration deadline: 11 Feb 2019
Starting date: 12 Feb 2019
Ending date: 14 Feb 2019

Our three-day training will revolutionize the way you work on humanitarian, development, social change, and environmental justice initiatives both professionally and personally.

  • CRITICAL THINKING: You will develop the skills to think critically about the systematic challenges facing our sector and wider society and your role in solving them.
  • LEADERSHIP FOR IMPACT: We will develop you as a leader and make you more effective in bringing about positive change and lasting impact.
  • TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMMING: Justice and rights are the cornerstone of humanitarian, development, social change, and environmental work. With a Justice Based Approach, we reflect on why -- after 25 years of rights-based approaches -- inequality, environmental destruction, discrimination, and impunity are bigger challenges than ever before. During the training, we take cutting-edge approaches one step further by addressing the significant gaps that still exist in human rights based programming. Addressing power and privilege through critical thinking and reflection improves our effectiveness for grounded change led by the people we serve. We will develop your ability to ask challenging questions and share tools with you that will transform the way you design programmes, lead your teams and live your life.

​Our trainings are participatory, innovative and proven to be incredibly impactful.

WHAT

We will critically challenge and explore many assumptions about methodology and practice in the following areas:

  • Strategic Leadership
  • Programme Design
  • Evidence-based decision making
  • Participatory Approaches
  • System Analysis
  • Privilege and Power
  • Rights Based Programming
  • Monitoring and Evaluation for Learning
  • Ethics and Accountability

We will also explore a number of innovative and exciting practical approaches that you can apply to your work.

The training will challenge you, inspire you and give you the tools to lead environmental, social change, development and humanitarian work that is truly transformative.

DELIVERY

Daniel Bevan and Matthew Kletzing, Directors of United Edge, will be delivering the trainings.

WHO

This training is designed for leaders and potential leaders of development and humanitarian agencies, as well as anyone that wants to create positive social change or environmental impact in their work, life and community. We welcome participants from all levels of organisations and from diverse departments to the training, which creates a rich mix of experience and perspectives.

We have so far trained 600 people from over 200 organisations in a Justice Based Approach from across Asia. After receiving a lot of requests, we have decided to return to Asia with a series of eight more trainings in 2019. We will be returning to Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Timor Leste, Laos and Cambodia and bringing our training to Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea and the UK for the first time.

See our website for full schedule.


How to register:

Please book on our website at www.unitededge.net/events by clicking on the 'BOOK HERE' button.

Many of our trainings do become oversubscribed, so you are encouraged to book as soon as possible.

Myanmar: Better Development: A Justice Based Approach

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Organization: United Edge Services LTD
Country: Myanmar
Registration deadline: 04 Mar 2019
Starting date: 05 Mar 2019
Ending date: 07 Mar 2019

Our three-day training will revolutionize the way you work on humanitarian, development, social change, and environmental justice initiatives both professionally and personally.

  • CRITICAL THINKING: You will develop the skills to think critically about the systematic challenges facing our sector and wider society and your role in solving them.
  • LEADERSHIP FOR IMPACT: We will develop you as a leader and make you more effective in bringing about positive change and lasting impact.
  • TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMMING: Justice and rights are the cornerstone of humanitarian, development, social change, and environmental work. With a Justice Based Approach, we reflect on why -- after 25 years of rights-based approaches -- inequality, environmental destruction, discrimination, and impunity are bigger challenges than ever before. During the training, we take cutting-edge approaches one step further by addressing the significant gaps that still exist in human rights based programming. Addressing power and privilege through critical thinking and reflection improves our effectiveness for grounded change led by the people we serve. We will develop your ability to ask challenging questions and share tools with you that will transform the way you design programmes, lead your teams and live your life.

​Our trainings are participatory, innovative and proven to be incredibly impactful.

WHAT

We will critically challenge and explore many assumptions about methodology and practice in the following areas:

  • Strategic Leadership
  • Programme Design
  • Evidence-based decision making
  • Participatory Approaches
  • System Analysis
  • Privilege and Power
  • Rights Based Programming
  • Monitoring and Evaluation for Learning
  • Ethics and Accountability

We will also explore a number of innovative and exciting practical approaches that you can apply to your work.

The training will challenge you, inspire you and give you the tools to lead environmental, social change, development and humanitarian work that is truly transformative.

DELIVERY

Daniel Bevan and Matthew Kletzing, Directors of United Edge, will be delivering the trainings.

WHO

This training is designed for leaders and potential leaders of development and humanitarian agencies, as well as anyone that wants to create positive social change or environmental impact in their work, life and community. We welcome participants from all levels of organisations and from diverse departments to the training, which creates a rich mix of experience and perspectives.

We have so far trained 600 people from over 200 organisations in a Justice Based Approach from across Asia. After receiving a lot of requests, we have decided to return to Asia with a series of eight more trainings in 2019. We will be returning to Bangladesh, Nepal, Timor Leste, Laos and Cambodia and bringing our training to Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea and the UK for the first time. See our website for full schedule.


How to register:

Please book on our website at www.unitededge.net/events by clicking on the 'BOOK HERE' button.

Many of our trainings do become oversubscribed, so you are encouraged to book as soon as possible.

Myanmar: Climate-Smart and Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture: Delivering on the New Challenge

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Organization: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
Country: Myanmar
Registration deadline: 13 Sep 2019
Starting date: 14 Oct 2019
Ending date: 20 Oct 2019

This course uses an innovative “roving workshop” methodology developed by IIRR in the 1990s and tested in Guatemala, Kenya, Cambodia, and the Philippines. This time, the course is set in Myanmar where IIRR, in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), has established climate-smart villages in four different agro-ecological and socio-cultural settings. This course is intended for professionals in the government, non-government organizations, and private sector working on agriculture, food security, and nutrition programs.

Course Description

This course enables you to learn and reflect on strategies that make agriculture responsive to the
nutritional needs of families and to the changing environment. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA)
concepts facilitate the development of innovations and adaptation measures, taking into consideration local capacities and resources. Nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) concepts and approaches ensure that agriculture programs generate food security and nutrition outcomes at the household level. You will also be introduced to the the concept of Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs), which raises the awareness of farming communities on CSA’s technological, institutional, and policy options that can increase their resilience and productivity while reducing environmental foot prints.

Objectives

By the end of this course, you shall have:

  • Gained thorough understanding of CSA and NSA concepts, principles and relevant approaches;
  • Recognized the issues and impact of climate change to agricultural systems and rural communities;
  • Acquired knowledge of participatory approaches in engaging communities to participate in community-based adaptation process; and
  • Learned adaptation practices implemented in CSVs in 2 agro-ecological zones in Myanmar.

Methodology

This is a field-based learning with minimal classroom discussions. Learning sites in Myanmar will be visited where you can interact with farmers, researchers, and innovators.

Module 1. Understanding Climate SmartAgriculture and Nutrition SensitiveAgriculture Concepts
The links between the development process, food insecurity and undernutrition, and the environment will be examined through conceptual frameworks. The role of agricultural systems in meeting the nutritional needs of families and communities will be explored.

Module 2. Designing Programs andEngaging Communities for CSA/NSA Work
You will have an overview of participatory approaches useful in enhancing and designing food security and nutrition innovations and programs in consideration of climate change challenges. You will visit CSVs to be exposed to different agricultural systems and to interact with farmers/innovators and researchers.

Module 3. Sustaining and Scaling CSA/NSAPrograms
Different pathways to strengthen, sustain and scale up innovative CSA/NSA programs will be discussed. You will identify ways to utilize evidences to infl uence government policies and
mainstream within the wider development sector.

Module 4. Action Planning You will prepare an action plan identifying food security programs/activity taking into account your national or community’s food security context to strengthen people’s resilience in coping with threats to food security. Climate change adaptation and mitigation measures are to be integrated in the action plan.


How to register:

Send your requests for application to: education.training@iirr.org

Egypt: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation-PME

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Organization: Beit Al Karma Consulting
Country: Egypt
Registration deadline: 27 Jul 2019
Starting date: 27 Jul 2019
Ending date: 28 Jul 2019

This practical, two-days course gives you a thorough understanding of participatory monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning methods, tools and approaches. You will gain practical experience on how to design your projects based on results chain, develop and use monitoring and evaluation plan in project management using key performance indicators; share and report M&E results for organizational planning; effective communication, proposal writing and fundraising purposes. The course will equip participants with the necessary skills and tools necessary to confidently deliver the functions of the Monitoring and Evaluation officer throughout the various phases of the Project Management Cycle.

Learning Outcomes

  • Increased understanding of using M&E as an effective methodology towards the design and management of high-quality development projects.
  • Increased knowledge and skills on selecting efficient data collection tools
  • Increased capacity to develop appropriate monitoring and evaluation reports that serves the growth and sustainability at the project and organizational levels

Additional Information

  • This course is a foundation to intermediate level
  • The course will utilize an interactive approach, allowing you to interact and learn with other participants.
  • The course will use real-life case studies, as well as templates
  • Presentations and handouts are in English. Trainers are bi-lingual English / Arabic

Meet the Trainer:

Nermine Habib: M&E Trainer and Consultant

Nermine Habib has 15+ years of experience in leading, managing and reporting mid-term and final evaluation missions of development funded projects funded, designed and implemented by UNHCR, IOM, GIZ, Plan International and UNICEF among others. Nermine holds Master degrees in Conflict Resolution and Peace Building as well as in Sociolinguistics studies. She has received intensive training in Monitoring and Evaluation from MDF institute of the Netherlands.


How to register:

https://bk-eg.com/planning-monitoring-and-evaluation-pmeform/?

Egypt: Statistical and Demographic Measures of Migration

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Organization: American University in Cairo
Country: Egypt
Registration deadline: 10 Jul 2019
Starting date: 28 Jul 2019
Ending date: 01 Aug 2019

Statistical and Demographic Measures of Migration (July 28 – August 1, 2019)

This course aims to provide participants with comprehensive information on demographics of migration, including migration data sources, data collection, and analysis of migration data, standards and main measurements used in this field. The course includes both internal migration and international migration. By the end of the course, during presentations, case studies and available data on migration in developing and developed countries, participants will be able to identify migration data sources, read and understand the meanings of migration statistics, indicators, and be able to calculate main migration indicators.

Required specifications:

Those wishing to participate in this course should have a background in computer technology and computer skills, especially Microsoft Excel.

The main themes:

  1. Migration, population growth and regional and international disparities

  2. Demographic concepts and definitions used in the field of migration

  3. Types and divisions of migration

  4. System of Migration data collection

a. Population censuses

b. Field surveys (sample surveys)

c. Population records

d. Records of foreigners

e. Administrative sources

f. Crossing statistics (border)

  1. Evaluation and assessment of migration data

  2. Analysis of migration data

a. Immigration Rates

b. Migration rates

Methodology:

During the course we use a wide range of methods and curricula, including lectures, hands-on training, exchange of experiences, discussions and debates.

About the Instructor:Dr.Ayman Zohry is an expert in Demography and Migration Studies, he has a Ph.D in Philosophy from University of Sussex, England, and a Master of Philosophy in Demography from Cairo Demographic Center. He worked in research, teaching and executive work at the National Population Council (Egypt), the Cairo Demographic Center, the Education Development Academy, Center for Migration Studies at the University of Sussex, England, the American University of Beirut, the American University in Cairo, the Danish Institute for International Studies in Copenhagen and International Center for Migration Policy Development (Brussels). He has also served as a consultant in the areas of population, migration and social research at Arab league , International Organization for Migration, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), World Bank , the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United States Agency of International Development (USAID), the European Union, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the National Population Council (Egypt), the National Council for Human Rights (Egypt), as well as many international, regional and national organizations and bodies.

Dr. Zohry is currently a lecturer at the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies at the American University in Cairo. He is also the founding president of the Egyptian Society for Migration Studies (EGYMIG). He currently chairs the Scientific Committee on Migration of the African Population Union. Dr. Zahri was a member of the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies from 2005 to 2013. He is currently a member of the International Migration Review (IMR).


How to register:

Application Information:

To apply for the courses:

  1. Fill out the application form. The form is available on CMRS website: http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourses.aspx

  2. Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Naseem Hashim

Applicants may apply to and be accepted in more than one course. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application.

Eligibility for all courses

Requirements: These courses are offered for graduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the two courses.

All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a very good command of the English language. Each course will run from 9.30 am till 4.30 pm for five days.

Interested applicants can apply for one course or for the two courses.

Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course

NB: Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early because it takes more than one month to obtain Egyptian visa.


Egypt: Migration Governance in MENA: Polices, practices and Challenges (August 4 - 8, 2019)

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Organization: American University in Cairo
Country: Egypt
Registration deadline: 10 Jul 2019
Starting date: 04 Aug 2019
Ending date: 08 Aug 2019

Migration Governance in MENA: Polices, practices and Challenges(August 4 - 8, 2019)

Migration Governance is described as the norms and structures regulating states’ response to migration. It aims at enhancing inter-state cooperation to ensure a maximization of the benefits and minimization of the costs of migration. Since 2016, migration governance has been a priority for stakeholders at the global and regional fora. In September 2016, world leaders came together in the New York UN Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants. The Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF), introduced by the Global Compacts, aims to support refugees in countries affected by large refugee movement, or in a Protracted Refugee Situation, through mechanisms to ensure responsibility and burden-sharing. The global processes have not only represented a new framework of inter-state cooperation but also broadened discussions on migration governance, by recognizing its multi-faceted nature.

In the region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), there have been several efforts to enhance regional and national cooperation in reforming migration policies. Migration consultation processes at the regional level aimed at addressing challenges related to migration and inter-state cooperation. In additional to regional efforts, countries in MENA have embarked on national efforts towards promoting migration policy frameworks.

The course will unpack the term “migration governance” by looking at the migration governance framework and international cooperation at global, regional and national mechanisms to address migration. By analysing case studies in the region, participants will identify application of global migration governance objectives to specific local contexts. By analysing case studies in the MENA region, the course will look at best practices as well as limitations and challenges. It will look at the role of policies and practices of various stakeholders in shaping the experience and addressing the challenges faced by different categories of migrants and refugees. The course will be based on lectures, case studies, group activities and presentations. It will provide an avenue for participants to exchange knowledge and share experiences in the region. At the end of the course, participants will identify relevant baseline indicators for migration governance.

The course is for young scholars, academics, practitioner and policy makers engaged in the field of migration.

About the Instructor: Dr. Sara Sadek is the Regional Coordinator for the Middle East at the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC), a leading source for independent and high-quality data, research, analysis and expertise on mixed migration housed by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC). Sadek has a PhD in Politics from the University of York UK. She has earlier worked as an adjunct professor at the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS) at the American University in Cairo (AUC). She has additionally consulted for a number of international organizations, academic institutions and donor agencies as an expert in the field of migration policy and protection in MENA through conducting trainings, feasibility studies and research. To name a few: Economic and Social Council for East Asia (ESCWA), International Organization for Migration (IOM), International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Terre des Hommes, Save the Children International (SC), Swiss Development Cooperation, the American University in Cairo (AUC), the University of East London, the French Institute for the Near East (IFPO), Duke University, the University of York, UK. She has drafted guidelines for migration policy to governments in the region. Since 2004, she has lead and participated in a series of medium to large-scale needs assessments and research projects. She has consulted for several international organizations and academic institutions and published in academic journals. She has conducted various trainings on related issues to government officials, UN representatives and practitioners. Her areas of interests include: mixed migration, migration policy, children on the move, labor migration, trafficking and smuggling, civil society, livelihoods and socio-economic rights.


How to register:

Eligibility for all courses

Requirements: These courses are offered for graduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the two courses.

All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a very good command of the English language. Each course will run from 9.30 am till 4.30 pm for five days.

Interested applicants can apply for one course or for the two courses.

Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course

NB: Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early because it takes more than one month to obtain Egyptian visa.

Application Information:

To apply for the courses:

  1. Fill out the application form. The form is available on CMRS website: http://www.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/ShortCourses.aspx

  2. Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Naseem Hashim

Applicants may apply to and be accepted in more than one course. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application.

Myanmar: Master of Applied Epidemiology (MAE) Program - Myanmar placement

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Organization: Australian National University
Country: Myanmar
Registration deadline: 21 Jul 2019
Starting date: 17 Feb 2020
Ending date: 10 Dec 2021

ASEAN-Australia Health Security Fellowship opportunity

The Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology (MAE) Program is Australia’s long standing and globally recognised Field Epidemiology Training Program. It is a 22 month research degree that emphases learning at work, from work and for work.

Under the ASEAN-Australia Health Security Fellowship Program, funded by Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through the Health Security Initiative in the Indo-Pacific Region, there is an opportunity for a high calibre candidate from Myanmar to receive financial support to undertake the MAE with their field placement at the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Department of Public Health in Naypyitaw commencing in 2020.

Where can I find further details about the MAE Program?

Please click here.

Where can I find further details about the ASEAN-Australia Health Security Fellowship and how to apply?

Please click here.

Who is eligible to apply?

Eligible candidates are Myanmar citizens or residents who have worked for at least two years in the Department of Public Health in the fields of public health epidemiology or disease control at either the Central or State/Regional level.

You must also be able and willing to take up your field placement at the Myanmar Department of Public Health in Naypyitaw for the duration of the program.

Selection Process

All applicants are required to meet the admission criteria for the MAE program and ANU. This includes at least one Bachelor qualification and meeting minimum requirements for English language (e.g. IELTs average score of 6.5 with all components marked as 6 or above). Relevant work history is also viewed favourably, as well as how the applicant intends to use the skills gained to further health security in their country after graduation.

Applications close on 21 July 2019


How to register:

Please see the website for information about the application process.

Myanmar: Financial Management for Development Professionals (FMD Pro): Yangon, Myanmar

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Organization: Humentum
Country: Myanmar
Registration deadline: 23 Feb 2020
Starting date: 24 Feb 2020
Ending date: 28 Feb 2020

This course is perfect for NGO staff involved in program planning, implementation and support. It covers all the skills needed to set up strong finance systems and procedures, create project budgets, keep basic accounts, and prepare and read financial reports.

All NGO staff have an important role to play in ensuring effective and proper use of financial resources during program implementation.

During this course, you will learn the key principles of good financial management and how to apply them in your workplace.

Designed in a highly participatory style, this course will build your skills and confidence in how to:

  • Integrate good financial management systems into operations management
  • Manage and control financial resources more efficiently and effectively
  • During the course participants will gain the knowledge and skills needed for the FMD Pro 1 certification examination

How to register:

https://www.humentum.org/training/financial-management-development-professionals-fmd-pro-10

Myanmar: Climate-Smart and Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture: Delivering on the New Challenge

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Organization: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
Country: Myanmar
Registration deadline: 11 Oct 2019
Starting date: 28 Oct 2019
Ending date: 03 Nov 2019

This course uses an innovative “roving workshop” methodology developed by IIRR in the 1990s and tested in Guatemala, Kenya, Cambodia, and the Philippines. This time, the course is set in Myanmar where IIRR, in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), has established climate-smart villages in four different agro-ecological and socio-cultural settings. This course is intended for professionals in the government, non-government organizations, and private sector working on agriculture, food security, and nutrition programs.

Course Description

This course enables you to learn and reflect on strategies that make agriculture responsive to the
nutritional needs of families and to the changing environment. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA)
concepts facilitate the development of innovations and adaptation measures, taking into consideration local capacities and resources. Nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) concepts and approaches ensure that agriculture programs generate food security and nutrition outcomes at the household level. You will also be introduced to the the concept of Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs), which raises the awareness of farming communities on CSA’s technological, institutional, and policy options that can increase their resilience and productivity while reducing environmental foot prints.

Objectives

By the end of this course, you shall have:

  • Gained thorough understanding of CSA and NSA concepts, principles and relevant approaches;
  • Recognized the issues and impact of climate change to agricultural systems and rural communities;
  • Acquired knowledge of participatory approaches in engaging communities to participate in community-based adaptation process; and
  • Learned adaptation practices implemented in CSVs in 2 agro-ecological zones in Myanmar.

Methodology

This is a field-based learning with minimal classroom discussions. Learning sites in Myanmar will be visited where you can interact with farmers, researchers, and innovators.

Module 1. Understanding Climate SmartAgriculture and Nutrition SensitiveAgriculture Concepts
The links between the development process, food insecurity and undernutrition, and the environment will be examined through conceptual frameworks. The role of agricultural systems in meeting the nutritional needs of families and communities will be explored.

Module 2. Designing Programs andEngaging Communities for CSA/NSA Work
You will have an overview of participatory approaches useful in enhancing and designing food security and nutrition innovations and programs in consideration of climate change challenges. You will visit CSVs to be exposed to different agricultural systems and to interact with farmers/innovators and researchers.

Module 3. Sustaining and Scaling CSA/NSAPrograms
Different pathways to strengthen, sustain and scale up innovative CSA/NSA programs will be discussed. You will identify ways to utilize evidences to infl uence government policies and
mainstream within the wider development sector.

Module 4. Action Planning You will prepare an action plan identifying food security programs/activity taking into account your national or community’s food security context to strengthen people’s resilience in coping with threats to food security. Climate change adaptation and mitigation measures are to be integrated in the action plan.


How to register:

Send your requests for application to: education.training@iirr.org

Egypt: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation-PME

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Organization: Beit Al Karma Consulting
Country: Egypt
Registration deadline: 02 Nov 2019
Starting date: 02 Nov 2019
Ending date: 03 Nov 2019

This practical, two-days course gives you a thorough understanding of participatory monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning methods, tools and approaches. You will gain practical experience on how to design your projects based on results chain, develop and use monitoring and evaluation plan in project management using key performance indicators; share and report M&E results for organizational planning; effective communication, proposal writing and fundraising purposes. The course will equip participants with the necessary skills and tools necessary to confidently deliver the functions of the Monitoring and Evaluation officer throughout the various phases of the Project Management Cycle.

Learning Outcomes

  • Increased understanding of using M&E as an effective methodology towards the design and management of high-quality development projects.
  • Increased knowledge and skills on selecting efficient data collection tools
  • Increased capacity to develop appropriate monitoring and evaluation reports that serves the growth and sustainability at the project and organizational levels

Additional Information

  • This course is a foundation to intermediate level
  • The course will utilize an interactive approach, allowing you to interact and learn with other participants.
  • The course will use real-life case studies, as well as templates
  • Presentations and handouts are in English. Trainers are bi-lingual English / Arabic

Meet the Trainer:

Nermine Habib: M&E Trainer and Consultant

Nermine Habib has 15+ years of experience in leading, managing and reporting mid-term and final evaluation missions of development funded projects funded, designed and implemented by UNHCR, IOM, GIZ, Plan International and UNICEF among others. Nermine holds Master degrees in Conflict Resolution and Peace Building as well as in Sociolinguistics studies. She has received intensive training in Monitoring and Evaluation from MDF institute of the Netherlands.


How to register:

https://bk-eg.com/planning-monitoring-and-evaluation-pmeform/?

Egypt: Statelessness (January 12 – 16, 2020):

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Organization: American University in Cairo
Country: Egypt
Registration deadline: 30 Nov 2019
Starting date: 12 Jan 2020
Ending date: 16 Jan 2020

Intensive Course on Statelessness(12 – 16 January, 2020)

Statelessness is a global human rights challenge that leaves tens of millions of people across the world unable to access their rights. This 5-day intensive course on statelessness aims to provide participants with knowledge and skills to understand and address the phenomenon of statelessness and advocate for the right to a nationality. The course will start with an exploration of the concepts of nationality and statelessness, leading to an understanding of what international, regional and domestic legislation are associated with the issue. It will then go on to explore issues of the status of stateless persons, their human rights, discrimination and policy, through three specific themes: civil registration, displacement, and children’s right to a nationality. We will then finish the course through exploring different avenues for further research and advocacy on these issues. The course will incorporate topical and real-life examples of statelessness policies and explore their effects on communities from around the world to help contextualize the issue. It will include theory and interactive case studies. This course is supported by the LSE’s Knowledge Exchange and Impact Fund and by the LSE Middle East Centre.

About the Instructors

Zahra Albarazi is an independent human rights lawyer and activist, working in the field of statelessness. She specializes in the nexus between statelessness and forced displacement, and the link between discrimination and statelessness, including work on gender inequality in nationality law. Geographically, her work has focused mainly on statelessness and nationality in the Middle East and Africa region. Zahra has been working on the issue of statelessness and citizenship since 2010 and has been involved in conducting studies on statelessness for UNHCR, International Rescue Committee (IRC), the Open Society Justice Initiative, and Amel House of Human Rights. She holds an LLM in International Law from Leeds University.

Bronwen Manby is a Senior Policy Fellow at the Middle East Centre of the London School of Economics and Political Science and a lecturer in international human rights law for the interdisciplinary masters in human rights. She is a leading authority on nationality and statelessness in Africa, publishing widely on the subject, and has worked closely with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on its global campaign against statelessness. Her doctorate from Maastricht University was on comparative African nationality law. She previously worked for the Open Society Foundations and Human Rights Watch.


How to register:

Eligibility for all courses

Requirements: These courses are offered for graduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the three courses.

All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a very good command of the English language. Each course will run from 9.30 am till 4.30 pm for five days.

Interested applicants can apply for one course or for the three courses.

Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course

NB: Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early because it takes two months to obtain Egyptian visa.

Application Information:

To apply for the courses:

  1. Fill out the attached application form.http://schools.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/Winter2020ShortCourses.aspx

  2. Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Naseem Hashim

Applicants may apply to and be accepted in the all courses. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application.

Egypt: European Border Externalization and the Transformation of Middle East and North African Host States (January 19 - 23, 2020)

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Organization: American University in Cairo
Country: Egypt
Registration deadline: 30 Nov 2019
Starting date: 19 Jan 2020
Ending date: 23 Jan 2020

European Border Externalization and the Transformation of Middle East and North African Host States (19 – 23January, 2020)

On the one hand population change and migratory trends have a distinct impact on contemporary societies. On the other hand they are partially interrelated. The course provides information on major trends including access to and discussion of relevant data as well as an analytical framework that will help participants to understand the dynamics shaping demographic change and international migration. The course will also touch upon concepts of citizenship / belonging and their relevance in the context of international migration and Diaspora formation. Finally, the course will discuss migration policies from a sending and a receiving perspective as well as frameworks of global and regional migration / asylum governance.

About the Instructor:

ProfessorRainer Münz is a Special Adviser on Migration and Demography at the European Political Strategy Center (EPSC). Prior to joining the EPSC, he led the Research and Development at Erste Group, a Central European retail bank headquartered in Vienna. He also worked as Senior Fellow at the European think tank Bruegel (Brussels), the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) and at the Migration Policy Institute (MPI, Washington DC). Until 2004, Rainer Münz had an academic career as researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciencesand at the Department of Mathematics of Finance/ TU Vienna as well as at the Humboldt University, Berlin. He was also visiting professor at the Universities of Bamberg, UC Berkeley, Frankfurt, HU Jerusalem, Klagenfurt, Vienna and Zurich. He currently teaches at the Central European University (CEU), Budapest.

In 2000-01 Rainer Münz was member of the German commission on immigration reform (Suessmuth commission). Between 2008 and 2010 he was Member of the high level “Reflection Group Horizon 2020-2030” of the European Council (Gonzales commission). Currently he is one of the chairs of KNOMAD, the World Bank’s Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development and co-chair of IOM's Migration Advisory Board.


How to register:

Fill out the application form.( click here)

Eligibility for all courses

Requirements: These courses are offered for graduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the three courses.

All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a very good command of the English language. Each course will run from 9.30 am till 4.30 pm for five days.

Interested applicants can apply for one course or for the three courses.

Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course

NB: Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early because it takes two months to obtain Egyptian visa.

Location:

All courses will take place at AUC Tahrir Campus, Room # 602, Hill House.

Application Information:

To apply for the courses:

  1. Fill out the attached application form. http://schools.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/Winter2020ShortCourses.aspx

  2. Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Naseem Hashim

Applicants may apply to and be accepted in the all courses. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application.


Egypt: International Refugee Law (January 26 – 30, 2020)

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Organization: American University in Cairo
Country: Egypt
Registration deadline: 30 Nov 2019
Starting date: 26 Jan 2020
Ending date: 30 Jan 2020

International Refugee Law (26 - 30January, 2020)

The course will provide post-graduate students, international agency staff, NGO workers, lawyers and others working with refugees or interested in refugee issues with an introduction to the international legal framework which governs the protection of refugees. Through lectures, case studies and small group discussions, course participants will learn about the basic features of international refugee law through the lens of the 1951 Refugee Convention, looking at the elements of the definition(s) of "refugee," who is excluded from the definition, the role of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the process by which refugee status is determined, the rights of refugees under international law, the ethical and professional obligations of those representing refugees, and other issues of refugee policy. A background in law is useful but not required.

About the Instructor:

Parastou Hassouri has previously taught international refugee law at the American University of Cairo and has extensive experience in the field of international refugee law and refugee and immigrant rights and migration policy. Parastou has served as a consultant with different UNHCR operations in the Refugee Status Determination, Resettlement and Protection Units in Morocco, Turkey, Jordan, and the Russian Federation. She has served as a research consultant for NGO's including the Global Detention Project, where her research focused on migration-related detention in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Prior to that, as a consultant for Human Rights, she conducted extensive research on the resettlement of Iraqi refugees out of the Middle East to third countries. She has worked as a Legal Advisor and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Focal Point at Africa and Middle East Refugee Assistance (AMERA) in Cairo. Her experience in the United States includes serving as an Attorney Advisor at the Immigration Courts of New York City and Los Angeles and working as an immigration attorney in private practice in New York City. In addition, she designed and directed the Immigrant Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, where she focused on responding to ethnic profiling and other forms of anti-immigrant backlash in the United States in the aftermath of the attacks of September 11. She also occasionally writes on the topic of refugee and migration policy.


How to register:

Fill out the application form.( click here)

Eligibility for all courses

Requirements: These courses are offered for graduate and postgraduate students, and researchers as well as practitioners working with migrants and refugees. A minimum knowledge of displacement and migration terminologies and context is a requirement for participation in any of the three courses.

All courses are conducted in English and no translation facilities are provided. Participants should have a very good command of the English language. Each course will run from 9.30 am till 4.30 pm for five days.

Interested applicants can apply for one course or for the three courses.

Number of Participants: minimum of 12 in each course

NB: Non- Egyptian applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early because it takes two months to obtain Egyptian visa.

Location:

All courses will take place at AUC Tahrir Campus, Room # 602, Hill House.

To apply for the courses:

  1. Fill out the attached application form. http://schools.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/cmrs/outreach/Pages/Winter2020ShortCourses.aspx

  2. Send the application form to cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu with your most recent C.V; Att. Naseem Hashim

Applicants may apply to and be accepted in the all courses. Please do not hesitate to contact cmrscourses@aucegypt.edu if you have any difficulty with the application process.
Applicants accepted for the course will be notified by email within a week after the deadline for submitting the application.

Bangladesh: Beyond assumptions: How humanitarians make operational decisions (Dhaka presentation)

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Organization: ALNAP
Country: Bangladesh
Registration deadline: 27 Nov 2019
Starting date: 28 Nov 2019
Ending date: 28 Nov 2019

The ability to make good decisions, particularly under difficult circumstances, is fundamental to effective humanitarian response. Despite receiving frequent critique in humanitarian evaluations, there has been relatively little academic study on decision-making in humanitarian response. A new study from the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP), due to be launched mid-November, explores the nature of humanitarian contexts, the different types of decisions that they require, and the most suitable approaches to making these decisions at the country or field level. It seeks to identify concrete recommendations for humanitarian organisations and individual decision-makers.

The study's lead author, Leah Campbell, will deliver a launch presentation of this new research, which will take place on Thursday 28th November. Leah will be joined by two decisionmakers who took part in the study, submitting their decisions through an app-based diary. They will share their reflections, and then the floor will open for Q&A. The presentation event is open to anyone working on or interested in humanitarian response, and will be of particular interest for those in decision-making and leadership roles.

There is also the opportunity to apply to take part in a longer two-hour interactive training module facilitated by Leah directly following the session. This session is designed specifically for those currently in operational decision-making roles within a humanitarian response (country directors, heads of unit, etc) so if you fit this profile and you are interested in attending, please do indicate this.


How to register:

Please register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/operational-decisionmaking-launch-presentation-in-dhaka-tickets-78660398369

Bangladesh: Beyond assumptions: How humanitarians make operational decisions (Cox's Bazar presentation)

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Organization: ALNAP
Country: Bangladesh
Registration deadline: 30 Nov 2019
Starting date: 02 Dec 2019
Ending date: 02 Dec 2019

The ability to make good decisions, particularly under difficult circumstances, is fundamental to effective humanitarian response. Despite receiving frequent critique in humanitarian evaluations, there has been relatively little academic study on decision-making in humanitarian response. A new study from the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP), due to be launched mid-November, explores the nature of humanitarian contexts, the different types of decisions that they require, and the most suitable approaches to making these decisions at the country or field level. It seeks to identify concrete recommendations for humanitarian organisations and individual decision-makers.

The study's lead author, Leah Campbell, will deliver a launch presentation of this new research, which will take place on Monday 2nd December. Leah will be joined by two decisionmakers who took part in the study, submitting their decisions through an app-based diary. They will share their reflections, and then the floor will open for Q&A. The presentation event is open to anyone working on or interested in humanitarian response, and will be of particular interest for those in decision-making and leadership roles.

There is also the opportunity to apply to take part in a longer two-hour interactive training module facilitated by Leah directly following the session. This session is designed specifically for those currently in operational decision-making roles within a humanitarian response (country directors, heads of unit, etc) so if you fit this profile and you are interested in attending, please do indicate this.


How to register:

Please register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/operational-decisionmaking-launch-presentation-in-coxs-bazar-registration-78688717071

Climate-smart and Nutrition-sensitive Agriculture: Delivering on the New Challenge

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Country: Myanmar
Organization: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
Start date: 20 Oct 2020
End date: 25 Oct 2020
Registration deadline: 30 Sep 2020

The course is set in Myanmar where IIRR, in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), has established climate-smart villages in four different agro-ecological and socio-cultural settings: Chin Shakta, Delta Ma Sein, Shan Nyaung Shwe, and Dryland Htee Puu. This course is intended for professionals in the government, non-government organizations, and private sector working on agriculture, food security, and nutrition programs. This course uses an innovative “roving workshop” methodology.

BACKGROUND

Malnutrition and hunger continue to afflict children and adults alike in developing countries affecting their growth, development and productivity. Undernutrition within the critical period of growth, if not address causes serious short- and long-term consequences to child’s development. Access and availability of nutritionally-dense food, which support nutrition, are threatened by environmental changes that are taking place. The agriculture sector continue to suffer from climate change impacts. Thus, the implementation of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA) concepts are appropriate in today’s context. CSA concepts facilitate the development of innovations and adaptation measures, taking into consideration local capacities and resources. Moreover, the course will feature practices by local farmers who are already implementing adaptation practices. NSA concepts and approaches ensure that agriculture programs generate food security and nutrition outcomes at the household level. You will also be introduced to the concept of Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs), which raises the awareness of farming communities on CSA’s technological, institutional, and policy options that can increase their resilience and productivity while reducing environmental foot prints.

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course, participants shall have:
• Gained thorough understanding of CSA and NSA concepts, principles and relevant approaches;
• Recognized the issues and impact of climate change to agricultural systems and rural communities;
• Acquired knowledge of participatory approaches in engaging communities to participate in community-based adaptation process; and
• Learned local adaptation practices implemented plus CSVs in different agro-ecological zones in Myanmar.
COURSE CONTENT
Module 1. Understanding Climate Smart Agriculture and Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture Concepts
The links between the development process, food insecurity and under nutrition, and the environment will be examined through conceptual frameworks. The role of agricultural systems in meeting the nutritional needs of families and communities will be explored.
Session 1: Trends on Food Security, Nutrition and Climate Change in Myanmar
Session 2: CSA and NSA Concepts

Module 2. Designing Programs and Engaging Communities for CSA/NSA Work
You will have an overview of participatory approaches useful in enhancing and designing food security and nutrition innovations and programs in consideration of climate change challenges. You will visit CSVs to be exposed to different agricultural systems and to interact with farmers/innovators and researchers.
Session 1: Building Social Capital

Session 2: The Climate-Smart Village Approach

Session 3: Methods & Tools in CSV Work

Module 3. Sustaining and Scaling CSA/NSA Programs

Different pathways to strengthen, sustain and scale up innovative CSA/NSA programs will be discussed. You will identify ways to utilize evidences to influence government policies and mainstream within the wider development sector
Session 1: General Concepts on Scaling Up and Scaling Out
Session 2: Pathways to Scaling Up and Scaling Out
Module 4. Action Planning

You will prepare an action plan identifying food security programs/activity taking into account your national or community’s food security context to strengthen people’s resilience in coping with threats to food security.Climate change adaptation and mitigation measures are to be integrated in the action plan.

VENUE
Mandalay Region and Shan State, Myanmar
COURSE FEE

USD1,500.00 per participant (inclusive of board, lodging, airport transfers, and conference materials)
REGISTER NOW! Contact us

education.training@iirr.org I +63 46 419 8600 I +63 917 869 6213

How to register:

REGISTER NOW! Contact us

education.training@iirr.org I +63 46 419 8600 I +63 917 869 6213

Introductory Cert in Procurement & Logistics - Humanitarian Context

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Country: Myanmar
Organization: Emergency Logistics Team
Start date: 13 Apr 2020
End date: 23 Apr 2020
Registration deadline: 15 Apr 2020

Introductory Cert in Procurement & Logistics – Humanitarian Context

Endorsed by CILT International as a recognized CPD programme

Aim: To provide participants with an introduction to some of the key principles of Procurement & Logistics in a Humanitarian context.

Objectives:

· Understanding: To introduce participants to the procurement & logistics world and expand their understanding of a humanitarian response from a logistics perspective.

· Critical Thinking: To review actual events and the implications of decisions made.

· Capacity Building: To build the capacity of the attendees so they can be prepared for working in the humanitarian sector

· Planning: Plan effective processes for procurement, warehousing, fleet, assets and distribution

· Procedures: Identify the key procedures required to establish effective logistics services

Facilitated by Will Holden CMILT – Managing Director - Emergency Logistics Team

Day 1 (09:00 – 16:00) Procurement – Theory

Day 2 (09:00 – 16:00 ) Procurement - Practice/Warehouse Ops

Day 3 (09:00 – 16:00 ) Warehouse Ops/Vehicle Ops

Day 4 (09:00 – 16:00 ) Assets – Distributions – Group Task.

The course is aimed at:

· Those working in government or aid organisations who are head office based and involved in some aspect of Emergencies I.E. in fundraising, public relations, awareness raising or development education who have no logistics experience but would like to have a more in-depth knowledge of this field.

· Programmatic aid workers who have experience in the field but have not worked directly in a logistics department.

· Professional Logisticians from the Private Sector who are interested in learning more about the Humanitarian Logistics Sector.

· Individuals who are keen to learn more about what role logistics plays in a Humanitarian context and who may wish to look for employment in this sector in the future.

How to register:

Register your interest by contacting will@emergencylogisticsteam.com and reference Reliefweb Myanmar

Early booking is recommended as there has been strong interest shown for all courses delivered throughout the last year and a maximum of 20 per class is recommended.

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