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Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 08:00Reflecting on the change that is happening in and around programs makes it possible for organisations to adapt and remain relevant to the constituencies they serve. Too often organisations are caught up in delivery and as a result do not take time to reflect on their practice and on the changing...
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Friday, January 22, 2010 - 11:44In the first session on 27th October, 2009, a group of around 25 participants debated the question of welfare and development. The session was motivated by concerns that development activities in South Africa may be too focused on the provision of essential needs through the provision of grants,...
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Friday, January 22, 2010 - 11:40Sustainable Agriculture, Income Generation and Food Security Session Facilitated by Maxwell Mudhara Farmer Support Group, University of KwaZulu-Natal Sixteen participants attended the session. To start the session, everyone introduced him/herself, including a brief explanation of the major...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 10:30Purpose: To challenge current understandings of program sustainability and encourage discussion around alternative ways of looking at the issue. While a significant amount of the event’s program is dedicated to some of the material aspects of sustainability, the significant question: ‘...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 10:30Engaging with policy can be intimidating. Many organisations lack the technical skills to engage fully in the process of policy development. Even if they are called upon to deliver against particular policy or are affected by policy provisions, most service delivery organisations do not feel able...
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Monday, October 26, 2009 - 13:30Managing change takes skill, patience and courage. How do we create organisations that are able to deal more effectively with change? What could an alternative civil society leadership model look like?
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Monday, October 26, 2009 - 10:30Participatory methods and approaches are often lauded as the ‘gold standard’ of development work. But is this approach properly applied? Or is it used only to give validity to already designed processes and programmes? What is good participatory practice? What are some of the pitfalls...
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Monday, October 26, 2009 - 10:30Sharing, learning and finding support from our peers are important components of our sustainability as they allow us to engage with new ideas, share learning and experiences and build cooperative relations for the furthering of our ambitions. ‘Networking’ is a much used term, but poorly...
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Monday, October 26, 2009 - 10:30Organising at a community level is often diffi cult without collaborative relationships with major social actors in that particular community. Community service forums provide a useful way of building collaboration and ensuring broad representation but they are diffi cult to set up and manage. How...
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