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April 2014
Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
Event: The course focuses on  participatory monitoring,  evaluation and learning as a  management tool for strengthening participation,  enhancing local capacity, and  increasing local people‚s confi  dence and control over development  decisions and processes. It  highlights the importance of  learning in monitoring and evaluation. Attend: The course is intended for planning, monitoring and evaluation officers, program officers, project managers, research/action research officers, trainer/extension workers, community animators/facilitators and advocacy workers, with at least two years direct experience in either planning, implementing or managing monitoring and evaluation activities.
Date: April 1 - 10, 2014
Location: Silang, Cavite, Philippines
Organiser: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
Contact: Dulce Dominguez
Tel: +63-46-4300016
Email: dulce.dominguez@iirr.org
Internet: www.iirr.org

Training course: Citizen Participation and Accountability
Event: This course addresses reasons for and concepts of citizen participation and accountability, such as the accountability chain, the participation ladder and the role of the media. In addition, you will discuss instruments and do‚s and don‚ts for communicating with citizens and dealing with the press. Visits are paid to participatory projects in the field of urban planning, social cohesion and public security.
Attend: Professionals working for municipal, provincial or national government, for a donor organisation or NGO and who are involved in participation and accountability processes in relation to development and governance.
Date: 7 - 18 April 2014
Location: The Hague, The Netherlands
Organiser: The Hague Academy for Local Governance
Contact: Dyana Kettenis
Tel: +31-70-37 38 695
Email: info@thehagueacademy.com
Internet: http://thehagueacademy.com


May 2014
Community-Managed Disaster Risk Reduction
Event: The course focuses on the CMDRR  framework which asserts that  disasters can be avoided and the  eff ects of hazards can be reduced by  increasing individual‚s  capability to survive and the  community‚s capacity towards readiness. The goal of  CMDRR is to build resilient  communities. Attend: The course targets senior managers, development planners, facilitators, trainers, resource persons, and mentors who will benefit from learning the hows and ways forward in CMDRR.
Date: 20-29 May 2014
Location: Silang, Cavite, Philippines
Organiser: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
Contact: Dulce Dominguez
Tel: +63-46-4300016
Email: dulce.dominguez@iirr.org
Internet: www.iirr.org


October 2014
Community-based Integrated Watershed Management
Event: The course strikes a balance and practical integration between technical, social, economic, and  political elements of community-based  integrated watershed management  implementation. Attend: This course is designed for mid and senior level rural development professionals and government functionaries who are interested to learn concepts and strategies of a watershed approach in solving problems that beseech rural development and natural resources management initiatives.
Date: October 7-16, 2014
Location: Silang, Cavite, Philippines
Organiser: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
Contact: Dulce Dominguez
Tel: +63-46-4300016
Email: dulce.dominguez@iirr.org
Internet: www.iirr.org



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