Report: Rights Based Approach

The Report Contents

Subject
Preface
Introduction of the Training

Purpose of the Training
Main Topics
General Objective
Learning Objectives
Timeline and Participants
Major achievement
Training Approach

Methodologies and Facilitation Techniques

Implementation

Opening phase
During the training
Closing

Constraints
Training Evaluation
Lessons Learned
Recommendations

Subject

The Rights Based Approach 3 Days Training Final Report Produced by Rokyan Management Consultancy to Swedish Committee for Afghanistan.

Preface

Around 3 weeks ago we received a “Request for Quotation and Training Plan for 3 Days Rights Based Approach” from Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA). Fortunately this training was awarded to Rokyan Management Consultancy (RMC) based on the training plan, course outline, trainer and budget. The training was conducted in SCA main office for 3 days, started on 17^th and ended on 19^th of December 2013. The training was planned and designed for SCA Civil Society Partners (6 Civil Society Development (CSDF) Partners, Afghan Midwifery Association (AMA), Afghanistan Physiatrist Organization, and National Solidarity Program (NSP) of MRRD. Total number of participants were 21 including 6 female and 15 male.

The Course Opening

Introduction

Rights Based Approach Training

For

Civil Society Organizations’ Staff Working in Afghanistan

The main focus of the course was on Rights based & Results Based Reporting and the participants should learn how to analyse and measures their projects results and identify where they were rights based and where they could be and discussion on lessons learned.

The participants also had to learn the linkage between Rights Based Approach and Humans Rights Principles.

The Rights Based Approach Application in project cycle.

Activities were designed in a way that participants could practice how to report result and rights based activities and achievements.

Expected results from the training cum workshop

Conceptual consensus on Rights Based Approach (RBA) to development and an understanding of the concepts and terminology will have been developed
Participants will have gained practical insights into the process of developing implementable plans based on RBA
Participants will have come to an agreement on what steps are to be taken to mainstream RBA within the organization
A set of recommendations will have been provided by the facilitators for taking RBA forward

Participants:

The course trainees were key management staff of national civil society organizations and associations working in Afghanistan. Most of them have years of practical experiences running or working in such organization. Some of them will have higher education as well.

Their key responsibilities of working with SCA as partners are, implementing different types of projects including, awareness sessions, vocational skills, small businesses, advocacy, gender etc. All the projects are completed and they have to send us their final financial and narrative reports. Along with knowledge and skills they also learned how to produce a rights based and result based narrative final report of a 6 – 10 months project including transparency, change in behaviour and mind set of target groups, how to make sure the sustainability of such project, transparency and accountability and gender issues in their reports.

The Course Sessions Outline

Day 1:

What is Rights?

What is Rights Based Approach (RBA)?

What is Advocacy and what is Lobbying? The difference!

Relationship between RBA and Advocacy?

Rights declarations and frameworks

Why organizations needs mainstream Rights Based Approach in their project/programme cycles?

Right holders and their rights

Duty bearers and their responsibilities

What are the rights based actions

Day 2:

Tools for rights based approach:

Social audit

Public Hearing

Planning for Rights based approach

Situational analysis

Problem analysis

Capacity Assessment

Stakeholder Analysis

Strategy Analysis

Results

Dealing with stakeholder Page 2

Day 3:

Rights Based Approach in Planning

Rights Based Approach in Implementation

Rights Based Approach in Monitoring and Reporting

Rights Based Result Analysis tool

Complementary Session

Human Rights

What are human rights?

Is there any hierarchy among human rights?

What kinds of human rights obligations are there?

Is it possible to realize human rights when resources are limited?

Are there differences between individual rights and collective rights?

Do human rights depend on culture?

Timeline and Participants

Date: 17^th – 19^th of December 2013 (8:30am to 3:30pm)
Location: Swedish Committee for Afghanistan – Kabul Main Office: Paktia Kote
No of Participants: 21 Trainees including 6 females and 15 males

o (List of Participants is attached)

Course Designer and Supervisor: Ghulam Mustafa Siddiqi/SCA
Trainers: Mr. Samiullah Elam
Co –Trainer: Ajmal Samim

Training Approach:

5.1. Methodology and Facilitation Techniques

As a trainer, I have several years of conducting different level trainings at national and internal level and have enough experience where to use which methodology and facilitation techniques. So I tried my best to carry on the training as much as I can in a participatory and practical approach. The main methods were questions and answers, brainstorming, group discussions and practical implementation of some of the topics by trainees on flip charts and paper sheets.

List of Methods and Tools Used:

Multimedia Presentations
Q & A
Quiz
Assignments and groups works including doing the presentation
Role plays
Brainstorming
Case Studies
Games

Implementation

Before designing the course outline and session plans, a coordination meeting were conducted between the lead trainer, RMC representative and SCA CSU staff. The main agenda of this meeting was about the knowledge, skills, attitude and competencies of the RMC and the lead trainer. The CV of lead trainer was reviewed and he was interviewed and he answered all the questions and also he already conducted the same topic twice during 2013.
Based on the pre-assessment and analyzing the understanding of the participants the first draft of course outlines developed and shared with SCA for their comments and review. Based on the comments from SCA the course outline was finalized and the lead trainer started to design and develop the course session plan and materials.

6.1. Opening phase:

The course started with reciting holly Quran by one of the participants. After that the course was officially opened by Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Siddiqi the course designer and supervisor from SCA/CSU. He explained all the aspects of the training and the main objective of designing this course. He continued and talked about the process of selection the training provider, the trainer, the logistic issue including accommodation, food, transportation etc. after a short question and answers sessions the course practically handed over to lead trainer and his assistant with a story linked to be more focus and make a learning environment when you are in a training as a participants than to think who you are and what you do. The introductory session of all participants conducted with details and each participants talked about his/her working experiences working with CS organizations, and also about the current projects funded by SCA and they are implementers. They also shortly shared their expectations from the course.

After introduction of the RMC the trainer explained the way that the training was designed. The trainer explained all about the overall and learning objectives of the course.

6.2. During the training

First Day after the opening, introductory discussion of course learning objectives overall theories, realities about other aspects of this training were discussed with participants including the related terminologies and linkage and the importance of the RBA with the works and responsibilities they have in their projects.
They continued with discussion and practical work on definitions and developing a common understanding of the concept of RBA and Human Rights.
Advocacy and all related topics to advocacy, its relation with RBA and HR were discussed.

Group Works during day one:

Activity one:

What are characteristics of Human Rights?
What are guaranteed human rights?

Activity two:

What is Advocacy?
What are different forms of Advocacy?
What are different levels of advocacy?
Have you ever done advocacy?
What were barriers while you’re advocating?

Main topics of day two were:

Tools for rights based approach
Social Audit
Public Hearing
Planning for Rights Based Approach
Situational Analysis

o Problem analysis

o Capacity Assessment

o Stakeholder analysis

Strategy Analysis

o Results

o Dealing with Stakeholder

Group Works during day 2:

Activity one:

Choose one current issue that requires leadership and advocacy
Work together to identify the stakeholders and describe the obstacles
Brainstorm actions to address the obstacles
Be prepared to report back to the whole group

Activity Two:

How to run a campaign without money?

Main topics of day 3 were:

Rights Based Approach in Planning
Rights Based Approach in Implementation
Rights Based Approach in Monitoring and Reporting
Rights Based Result Analysis Tool

Group Works during day 3:

Any Difference BTWN Individual & Collective Rights

6.3. Closing

The course was closed with overall review of all the participants expectations, review of the main issues of the course outline, review the assignments, exchanging the contact details for any questions or any type of materials the participants may need regarding the course content issues and closing remarks by participants, CSU colleagues and trainers himself. By distribution of the certificates which was covered very professionally and a group photo in a photo frame as a gift to participants the course was closed officially.

Results of Final
Constraints

The only challenge was shortage of time for such broad area of work and concept like RBA. If we want to apply RBA in all stages of the projects cycle it requires more time.

Conclusion

The Trainer Observation and Recommendation

Participants:

Active
Motivated to learn more
Determined to participate more
Able to communicate effectively
Strong to tolerate long hours of exercises, activities, presentations

Materials:

Participants wished to have the materials in local languages (Pashto and Dari)

Training Hall:

Library was small for activities, exercises, and group works
Easy movement was blocked
No place for hanging flipcharts

Duration of the Training:

Participant wished to have had the training for more than 3 days