Capacity 21 Kendelevu Toolkit: A manual for trainers in participatory and sustainable development planning
September 2006
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Kenya
The purpose of this Toolkit is to introduce some methods for participatory planning which can be used to assist communities to formulate and implement their community action plans. The toolkit is designed for use by facilitators who will work with communities in their districts to help them through the process of analyzing, prioritizing, strategic planning, action planning, and implementation of communitybased strategies. The toolkit, which will be the basis for training in participatory methodologies, consists of modules that can be used to plan and organize workshops for communities and districts, as well as for representatives from government departments.
Designing a Workshop
In designing a workshop we have to remember a number of basic principles. The first is that people learn best by doing rather than listening:
“What I hear, I forget
What I see I remember
What I do, I know”
Therefore, this toolkit is based on an interactive approach that requires workshop participants to take an active part in learning. Each section will therefore include presentations on the main principles and methodologies involved, followed by interactive exercises to illustrate these principles.
The second principle is that, in order to influence behavioral change, it is not sufficient to enhance knowledge by providing information. People’s attitudes have to change, a process that cannot be achieved overnight. People also have to accept and take responsibility for changing their own attitudes and values.
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