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TOPIC: Three days Advocacy training program for staff members of the Bongo rehabilitation centre..

THEME: Inclusion and acceptance of persons with disabilities in society.

DATE: 1st

-7th

November, 2012

TIME; 8.00am4.30pm daily

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-five members of Staff

VENUE: Bongo District Assembly Hall

Background

This training is intended to equip staff of the Bongo rehabilitation centre to enable them train student

groups of the centre to champion advocacy programs on negative attitudes of people towards people

with disabilities in their various communities.

Attitudes towards PWDs are a major reason for their current position as a vulnerable and disadvantaged

group in Ghana and for their exclusion in society. Increased awareness about disability issues and better

communication between PWDs and people without disabilities can result in a change of these attitudes.

This can be achieved through community based approach programs, sensitizing, educating, Advocating

through lobbing and engagement sessions with policy makers and opinion leaders. This trainer of

trainers program is to introduce to participants the advocacy process, enable them select Advocacy

issues and as well identify sources of support and opposition. It is also to expose participants the skills to

identify policy audience and to analyze their interest and support in disability issues. It will also

introduce participants to network building, coalition, message development and delivery, all aimed at

ensuring a positive change in issues relating to disabilities.

Project Justification

Problem Statement

Many communities in Ghana and Africa, culture, social status and attitudes and religion have interacted

and influenced peoples perception and attitude towards disability. Disability are often considered as

curses or punishments for sins committed by either the persons with disability, parents of people living

with disability, or one of his or her ancestors. In most Ghanaian communities people believe in

reincarnation of human beings and as a result, there is a high tendency among people to believe that

some families disregard the principles of nature for which they should be punished by the gods of the

land.

Even though some modest interventions have been done by some NGOs and Government agencies,

they have not been effective since they were one off programs which lacked the required follow ups. As

such, most people are still clinging to their unbelievable misconceptions when it comes to issues

associated with disability. Even though people who are aware of the disability Act, they have no access

to its contents. The use of abusive language, abandonment of PWDs by their family members,


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underrating of abilities are common within the Bongo area. Besides, exclusion of PWDs in social,

economic and political aspects of life is highly visible within Bongo and its environs. Often, PWDS are

pitied because they think they are incapable and depend on others for their livelihoods. In most cases,

Employers think that, PWDs are incapable and some employers are afraid of losing customers when they

have an employee with a disability while others think that, they are less productive. At the community

level, it is difficult for a PWD to find a wife or husband because members or families will discourage

marriages because it will bring shame to their families as they will be looked down upon. Parents of

children with disabilities are often afraid of the behavior of the community members towards their

child. Therefore some parents feel it necessary to keep their child in the house. Some parents are

ashamed of having a child with disability and therefore reluctant in sending them to school while many

also are ignorant of the capabilities of their child and think it is a waste to invest in a child with disability.

Besides, roles of District assemblys in disability issues at the community level are also on the quiet.

These issues are so crucial as far as the development, inclusion and welfare of people living with

disabilities is concerned.

Even though some modest interventions have been done by some NGOs and Government agencies toaddress the issues, they have not been effective since they were one off programs which lacked the

required follow ups. As such, most people are still clinging to their unbelievable misconceptions when it

comes to issues associated with disability. Even though from the above, it is evident that people with

disabilities in these respective areas are highly vulnerable due to these misconceptions and attitudes.

It is this precarious nature of the communities that the proposed trainers of trainers program on

Advocacy issues for staff of the rehabilitation training centre is to be empowered to address the impact

of these negative perceptions exhibited by community members which will eventually reduce the

vulnerability of people living with disabilities in the communities.

Priority Needs

Mainstreaming of disability

Raise Public Awareness about disability issue

Strengthening of their organization through cooperation


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Proposed approach

Research and development of a training manual for the training put in place.

Arrangement for training venue and Residential accommodation secured.

Purchase of training materials, and other supportive logistics put in place.

Trainees contacted and followed up with invitation letters and reminders for confirmation ofattendance carried out.

Four resource persons contacted and training program discussed, with agreement on pricing.

Terms of reference and training modules developed, discussed and agreed.

Terms of follow up training discussed and planned for implementation.

Monitoring and evaluation schedules developed for operation.

Target Group

Seven days training for staff members of the Bongo Rehabilitation centre.

Implementing OrganizationCapacity Developers Ghana

2.0Profile of Capacity Developers(Resource Team)Capacity Developers is a locally registered Non-Governmental Organization (Department of

social Welfare, Ghana No. 305), working in Northern and upper East parts of Ghana with its

headquarters in Bolgatanga the Upper East Regional Capital since its establishment in 2000. It is

from this head office that it oversees the implementation of all its program activities in the

Northern and Upper regions of the country. Currently, Capacity Developers operate in eight

districts of the upper East region and Northern region where it has run series of capacity

building trainings and institutional assessment programs. From a humble beginning in one

community, Capacity Developers now operate in 65 communities with one hundred and fifteen

groups and seventeen institutions trained.

Capacity developers have a constitutional Aim:

Our aim is to build capacities of communities and Institutions to achieve improvement in their

operations, livelihoods and their environment.

Thus, capacity Developers aims at supporting by way of training to people engaged in theDevelopment of sustainable Livelihoods within resource poor communities in Sub-Saharan

Africa. Besides, capacity Developers also offer training to institutions working with the pro-

poor at the community level to empower them function well. This means not only improving

food security and income levels, but also promoting development and effective leadership. The

use of Participatory approaches to training sessions and community animations guides the

process based on demand driven concept.


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Operating from Bolgatanga, Ghana, Capacity Developers employs 27 staff technical and

managerial staff. The program is supported by a Board of Directors. Four (4) main program

arms have been fashioned out to assist in the implementation of activities and these include:

Institutional Capacity Building program

Trainer of trainers program

Technical service providers program

Community Empowerment program

Organizational capacity

For the effective and smooth operation of the proposed training program, below is a

summarized table of the key management team among others.

Management and personnel

PERSON EDUCTAIONAL

STATUS

EXPERTISE RESPONSIBILITY

James Abaa Bsc. Social science Management and co-

ordination

Supervision,

monitoring and

evaluation

Mathew Ania Bsc. Social science Training and

counseling

Community and

institutional outreach

team member,

Animation counseling

and technical Director

Noah Akolgo Bsc. Development

studies.

Community and

institutional

mobilization,

communication,

animation and trainer

Community outreach

team leader, trainer

and director, role plays

and drama.

Mercy Zogah Bsc. Development

studies/Gender

Advocate.

Advocacy issues and

trainers

Community outreach

team member and

monitoring and

evaluation

Michael Aloga Dip. In computer

science.

Soft ware

development,computer design and

analysis

Report production,

producer, monitoringand evaluation.

Theophilus Zigah HND Accounting. Financial controller Management of

project funds.


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Project Goal and Purpose

By the end of the training, twenty-five members of staff will be trained in Advocacy and lobbying

skills to enable them fight against negative attitudes and perceptions people living with

disabilities.

Specific Project Objectives

To introduce Staff to Advocacy processes and how it contributes to policy change.

To assist staff know how to identify policy audiences, to enable them analyze their interests in a

particular advocacy issue.

To assist staffs know how to develop compelling advocacy messages and practice delivering

them to policy makers

To enable staff explore networking and coalition-building as a tool for effective advocacy

To develop advocacy work plans for action as a follow-up to the workshop.

Project Results.

Members of staff understand clearly Advocacy processes and how these processes contribute to policy

change.

Members of staff equipped with skills to able them select advocacy issues, set policy- focused objectives

and as well identify sources of support and opposition.

Staff members capable of identifying respective policy audiences as well as able to analyze their interest

and support in a particular advocacy issue.

Members of staff of the rehabilitation centre conversant in developing compelling advocacy messages

and knowing how to deliver them to policy makers.

Members of staff of the rehabilitation centre equipped with skills of networking and able to build

coalition as a tool to deliver effective advocacy messages.

Members of staff of the rehabilitation centre acquire the requisite know how to able to develop

advocacy plans for implementation.


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Target Group

Staff members of the Bolgatanga rehabilitation centre.

Training modules /Methods/implementation plan strategies

During implementation of the training sessions, diverse strategies will be adopted. However,the sessions will be characterized by participatory discussions to get everyone involved.

Lectures interspersed with humor

Group work and presentations

Analysis of some case studies/ experience sharing

Role plays

These are carefully selected out based resource persons long experience in the training process.

the resource persons have come to the realization that, maximum results are achieved when

adult learning methods are employed in facilitating adult training sessions. Apart from this, it

provides them better understanding as well as affording them the opportunity to generate

discussion and healthy debates. We are therefore optimistic that, these strategies would go a

long way to equip the staff with the required knowledge and skills on advocacy and fund

raising.

Attached is the detailed proposed implementation plan.

LOG FRAME

OBJECTI

VE

ACTIVITYLINE

PLACE PERSONSRESPONS

IBLE

RESOURCES

NEEDED

.

OUTPUT MEANS OFVERIFIACTI

ON

ASSUMPTIONS

To

introduc

e the

Advocac

y

process

andhow it

contribu

tes to

policy

change

Overview of

Advocacy in

general.

Bongo

distric

t

Assem

bly

hall.

Capacity

Develope

rs, Bongo

rehabilita

tion

centre

staff andresource

person.

Pens,

markers

, flip

chart

paper,

LCD

projectors and

meeting

hall.

Participant

s fully

understan

d

Advocacy

in its full

context.

Turn out of

participant

s as

reflected in

the

registration

andattendance

list.

Participant

s avail

themselve

s for the

training.

Availability

of funds.

To Bongo Resource Pens, Participant Interviewin Participant


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assiststaff toknowhow toidentify

policyaudiencesandanalyzetheirinterests in aparticularadvoca

cyissue

Brainstormi

ng session

on

Advocacy

issues,

Objectives,and power

dynamics.

distric

t

Assem

bly

hall

person,

Capacity

develope

rs and

participa

nts.

markers

, flip

chart

paper,

LCD

projectors and

meeting

hall.

s

knowledge

increased

in

Advocacy

issues,understan

ding of

Advocacy

objective

setting and

the level of

power

dynamics

in

advocacyinterventio

ns.

g of

participant

s, reports

on training

and

advocacyactivities

undertaken

by

participant

s after the

training.

s

cooperate

during

sessions.

Clarity of

presentations.

Toassiststaffknowhow todevelop

compellingadvocacymessagesandpracticedelivering

them topolicymakers

Groupwork andpresentation onStrategicCommunication and

AudienceAnalysis.

Bongo

distric

t

Assem

bly

hall

Capacity

Develope

rs, Bongo

rehabilita

tion

centre

staff and

resourceperson

Pens,

markers

, flip

chart

paper,

LCD

projecto

rs andmeeting

hall.

Participant

s equipped

with the

requisite

knowledge

on

strategic

communication and

audience

analysis

enhanced.

Training

reports and

interviews

of

participant

s.

Participant

s

cooperate

during

sessions.

Clarity of

presentati

ons

Toenablestaffexplore

.Brainstorming onbuilding

Bongo

distric

t

Assem

Capacity

Develope

rs, Bongo

rehabilita

Pens,

markers

, flip

chart

Participant

s

networkin

g skills and

Training

reports and

interviews

of

Participant

s

cooperate

during


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networkingandcoalition-

buildingas atool foreffectiveadvocacy

NetworksandCoalitionsforeffective

delivery ofprograms

bly

hall

tion

centre

staff and

resource

person

paper,

LCD

projecto

rs and

meeting

hall.

coalition

building

enhanced.

participant

s

sessions

Todevelop an

advocacy planofactionas afollow-up totheworkshop

AdvocacyImplementation Plan

development

Bongo

distric

t

Assembly

hall

Capacity

Develope

rs, Bongo

rehabilitation

centre

staff and

resource

person

Pens,

markers

, flip

chartpaper,

LCD

projecto

rs and

meeting

hall.

Plan

developed

and

operational zed.

Implement

ation plan

document

in place.

Participant

s

cooperate

duringsessions

TIME TABLE

DATE/DAY ACTIVITY TIME RESPONSIBLE

PERSON

Day one

13/5/2012

Arrival of participants

and registration

3pm organizers

14/5/12 Overview of Advocacy

in general.

7:00-11:35am Facilitators


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Lunch break

Continuation

Coffee break

11:35-12:20pm

12:25-1:30pm

1:35- 1:45pm

Course prefect

Facilitator

Group discussion 1: 45 - 4:40 Resource persons

Question time 4:404: 55pm Lead Facilitator

Closing prayer 4:555:00pm Participant

Departure 5:00pm All

Day two

15/5/2011

Recap of day one 7:00-7:35am

Brainstorming session

on Advocacy issues,

Objectives, and

power dynamics.

Coffee break

Group work

Lunch

7:35 -11:35am

11:3512:00pm

12.00pm -1:30pm

1:302:00pm

Organizers

Facilitator

Organizers


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Group work cont. 2:00pm3:30pm Facilitators

Group presentation 3:30pm4:30pm Group leaders

Question Time 4:304:55pm Participants

Closing prayer 4:555:00pm Participants

Departure 5:00pm All

Day three

16/5/2011

Recap of Day two

activities

7:00-7:35am Facilitator

Group work and

presentation on

Strategic

Communication and

Audience Analysis

Coffee break

Group work

Lunch

Group work cont.

Group presentation

Question Time

Closing prayer

Departure

7:35 -11:35am

11:3512:00pm

12.00pm -1:30pm

1:302:00pm

3:30pm 4:30pm

2:00pm3:30pm4:30

4:55pm

4:555:00pm

5:00pm

facilitator

organizers

Facilitator

Organizers

Facilitator

Group leaders

Participants

Participants

All


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Competencies ANAYSIS

PURPOSE: TO TRAIN THE STAFF OF DISABLE WORKERS ON ADVOCACY AND

LOBBY SKILLS.

Duties Knowledge Skills Attitudes

To advocate for

persons with

disabilities (Pwds).

-Taking records of the

needs of persons with

disabilities.-Submitting the

problems of persons

with disabilities to thegovernment.

to have lobbing and

networking skills

-Respect

-Acceptance

To empower Persons

with disabilities

(Pwds).

-To create awareness

of employment

opportunities.

-To update personswith disabilities on

issues concerning

them.

To have good

communication skills

-Commitment

-Torelance

Seek employment

opportunities for(Pwds)

-Finding employment

for persons withdisabilities.

-Knowing suitable job

that fit the personscondition.

Awareness creation Patience

Monitoring and Evaluation


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Monitoring would constitute an integral part of Capacity Developers training program from

start to finish. Thus, as indicated in the proposed action and management plans, there would

be routine gathering of information on all aspects of the program Capacity Developers staff.

This would take the form of regular field visits and review of services delivered. In addition,

information on the use of time, people, funds and other materials resources, as well as resultsand impact, staff supervision, budget and expenditure would be monitored.

This will provide vital information to management and funders to:

Analyze the current situation,

Identify problems and find solutions

Discover the trends and pattern

Keep training activities going on schedule,

Measure progress towards objectives

Formulate /revise future goals and objectives To make decisions about human, financial and material resources.

It is for this reason that, monthly reports would issued to funders. In conclusion, Capacity

Developers again intends undertaking midterm and final evaluation of the training program

on the following areas:

It is for this reason that, monthly reports would issued to funders. In conclusion, Capacity

Developers again intends undertaking midterm and final evaluation of the training program

on the following areas:

Progress in work plan,

Implementation of planned activities

Achievement of objectives

Impact and effectiveness of the project as well as

Cost effectiveness/ efficiency of the project for future improvement.

Risks Factors

There is the possibility of failure to secure funds for the training.

There is the possibility of natural hazards such as death and others to disrupt training schedules and

sessions.


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Sustainability

Since staff will in turn train their students to carry out activities at their various communities, it will be

more sustainable because, follow up programs will be more frequent since the students live in the

various communities. Impact monitoring will also be effective since they observe daily what changes

occur.

Proposed training Budget

Budget

Item

Description Units UNIT

COST

Amounts CAPACITY

DEVELOPER

S

CONTRIBUT

ION

DONORS

FUND

PERSONN

EL:

Supervisor, Driver,

Report

productio

n(7 staff)

Coordinating

trainings,

driving staff toand fro the

training

grounds, and

report

production

7 staff

@20.00

Ghc

50.00GHC 1000.00 Ghc 7 Officers

intact for

the trainingperiod is

200.00Ghc.

GHC8,500.0

0

GHC8,500.0

0

LODGING

ISSUES

Residential

accommodation

25

participa

nts @25

GHC per

night.

Ghc 25.00

for 14

days

Ghc 8750 .00 Nil Ghc

8,750.00

Ghc

8,750.00

Feeding

of

participan

ts.

Breakfas

t, Snacks

and tea

breaks.

Lunch,

snacks

and teabreaks.

Supper

25

participa

nts

25

participants

25.00

participa

nts

GHc.8.00

per

participan

t

Ghnc12.50

.00

Ghc 12.50

GHc200.00

G

GHc4,375.50

.000

G

GHc4,375.50

.00

Nil

nil

Nil

Ghc2,800.0

0

GHc4,375.5

0.00

GH

GHc4,375.5

0.00


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Sub.

Totals

Ghc11,551.

TRANSPO

RT

Vehicle

supportand

mainten

ance.

Fuel and

Lubrican

ts.

14 days

running,fuel and

lubricant

.

14 days

running,

fuel and

lubricant

Ghc 80.00

per day

GHC560.00

Ghc 1,120.00

Ghc 300.00

Ghc560.00

Ghc820.00

Sub

Totals

Ghc.4380.0

0

Evaluation

Fuel, vehicle,lunch other

logistics.

7 days Ghc300.00

Ghc 2,100.00 Nil Ghc2,100.00

Ghc.

2,100.00

RESOURC

E FEES

7 Resource

persons

14 days GHC150.0

0 per day

GHC14,700.0

0

GHC

14,700.00

Nil

GRAND

TOTALS

CONCLUSION

From all indications, perceptions and attitudes of people towards people living with disability

has been perhaps one of the development challenges of our time.

It obviously calls for concerted efforts of individuals, Governments and Organizations to make

headway. This could not be timelier than now and with this proposed training will be a case in

point.

Annexes

Annex A: Summary of results of training needs analysis

Annex B: Logical Framework

Annex C: 5-year Activity Plan


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Annex D: 5-year Resource Plan

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