Trainings / Field Support

Rapid Need Assessment Training

A three day Rapid Need Assessment (RNA) training was organized by BNMT, ForestAction and WVAF along with 11 consortium partners on May, 2008 in Kathmandu. The main objective of this training was to enhance the capacity of district partner organizations, district project coordinators and project officers to create baseline and assess the need of stakeholders to run the Fostering Health and Livelihoods of Conflict Affected People in Nepal (VCP) project effectively and efficiently. Project Management TrainingA three day Project Management Training was organized by BNMT, ForestAction and WVAF along with 11 consortium partners on July, 2008 in Kathmandu. The objective of this training was to enable the participants (head of partner organizations, district project coordinators and project officers) to develop and adopt essential knowledge, attitude and skills to manage VCP project in an effective way in the local context.

Mental Health and Psychosocial Counseling Training

Six-day training on Mental Health and Psychosocial Counseling Master Training of Trainer was organized in August, 2008 by BNMT, ForestAction and WVAF along with 11 consortium partners in Kathmandu. The training was provided to the senior paramedical staff of District Health Office/District Public Health Office of 11 working districts of VCP project. It was expected that after the completion of this training they would provide the same training to health workers at the district level.

Good Governance Training

Good Governance Trainings were organized separately in the three clusters of RPISF project (one each in Baglung, Lalitpur, and Nawalparasi districts) for the local volunteers of participating CFUGs. Main objective of the training was to impart the knowledge and skills of facilitating to the volunteers on ‘Good Governance’ in the CFUGs. Tools such as presentation by experts on different aspects of good governance, group discussions, games, individual reflection, and others were used during the training. Total participants of the training was 76, consisting of 39 Female and 64 Male.

Community Forestry Management Trainings

Community Forestry Management Trainings were organized in three clusters of RPISF project districts -Baglung, Lalitpur and Nawalparasi districts. The main objective of this training was to sensitize local volunteers about the management aspects of community forests including key principles of forest management, defining objectives of forest management, understanding meanings of inventory data and implementation of prescriptions of operational plans. In addition, discussions were also facilitated on the issues such as Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment/Initial Environment Examination, Paying for Environmental Services, etc. Total participants of the training was 76, consisting of 39 Female and 64 Male.

Participatory Action and Learning

Training at Baglung Held in April 2001 and jointly organized by ForestAction, the University of Reading, UK, and the Livelihood and Forestry Programme, this training was delivered to front-line workers from the Leasehold Forestry Program area of Dhaulagiri. Participatory Action and Learning Training at Thimura, Chitwan Held in August 2001 and jointly organized by ForestAction and the Forest Right Programme of the Community for Agro-Ecology and Development, this training was delivered to the representatives of NGOs and other local stakeholders of Siraha, Saptari and Udaipur districts.

Community-Based NTFP Management Training

ForestAction Nepal led this workshop in October 2001 for field-based workers involved in NTFP-related work. The 20 participants were introduced to a wide variety of concepts, policies and practices of community-based forest management for NTFP production, with the intent of supporting the livelihoods of the forest users, particularly the poorest and the marginalized.

Community Forest Management and Planning Training

This training was held in October 2000 in Thimura, Chitwan. Total 19 participants representing government, I/NGOs, and CBOs participated in this training. Exposing the participants to the concepts and practices of forest management and planning, the individuals’ knowledge and skill bases were enhanced. Participants were also strongly encouraged to reflect upon their experiences in forest planning to synthesize their new learning.

Value Chain Analysis Workshop/Training

Three two-day trainings/workshops were organized by RPISF project team in December in Lamatar area of Lalitpur district, Nawalpur area of Nawalparasi district and Kushmisera area of Baglung district. Local entrepreneurs, community leaders and other stakeholders were participated in the workshops. Value chain analysis is a preliminary and paramount task for promotion and trading of forest products, and enterprise development. For this purpose, workshops at community and meso (district and sub-district) levels were organized in all the clusters and districts followed by the analysis of market, technology and policy related issues.

Livelihood Support Trainings

VCP project has conducted various skill development trainings to enhance the livelihoods opportunities of the conflict affected vulnerable people of the project area. Altogether 30 skill development trainings were conducted in 11 project districts and total 681 individuals were directly benefited from these trainings. With the help of materials and/or toolkit support along with skill development trainings, most of the participants are engaged in self–managed enterprises. Capacity Building Trainings to Health Workers To provide efficient health services to the conflict affected people it has conducted different capacity enhancement trainings to the health workers in its 11 working districts. Altogether 1210 health workers, specially, members of Health Facility Management Committee, health assistants, auxiliary health workers, female community health volunteers and traditional healers were benefited from these trainings

Training and Study Tour for International Participants on Participatory Infrastructures Development in Nepal

ForestAction Nepal and Environmental Resources Institute (ERI) jointly organized training cum study tour on participatory technology development in Nepal for senior officials and professionals of Community Infrastructure Services Project of the Local Government and Rural Development, Department of Azad Jammu Kasmir (AJK), Pakistan. The program provided an opportunity to the participants to explore, understand, reflect and appreciate innovative processes and dynamics of social mobilization on infrastructure development in rural Nepal. The training cum study tour was organized from 13 to 23 August 2007.

Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation (ESPA)

ForestAction in collaboration with Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) organised a one day workshop on Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) in Nepal on 26 December, 2007 in Kathmandu. The workshop was organised as part of a regional project titled ‘Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation Situation Analysis in South Asia (ESPASA)’. The participants of the workshop were organisational heads and engaged professionals on the issue. The workshop came up with a number of issue and recommendation. The proceeding was later sent to all participants.

A National Seminar on Management of Common Property Resources and Equity: Exploring Lessons from Nepal

A one-day seminar, conducted jointly by ForestAction and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) on the management of common property resources and equity was organized and held with the objective of documenting case studies incorporating evidences, lessons and insights to facilitate the mainstreaming of equity and poverty concerns in the management of common property resources, especially those in community forestry and farmer management irrigation systems, rangeland management and watershed management. Thirteen papers were presented on different aspects of common property resources, including seven case studies. The proceedings of the seminar have also been published in February 2004.