Stepping Stones Training Program in India

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Dear FORUM,

Few More Vacancies for Stepping Stones Training Program in India (Last Date

extended to 5th Nov 2008)

 

Working with communities on the issues of gender, sexuality and HIV/AIDS

requires constant innovation and participatory approach.

Stepping Stones is one such training method which can be applied all sections of

population irrespective of language, culture or education.

The training aims to equip the participants with communication skills,

relationship skills, Gender, Sexuality and Reproductive Health Rights. It has

been specifically adapted for social and cultural situations.

The training provides an opportunity to look into the very core and essence of

individual, social/community issues and at the same time also provides a

platform to voice their opinion, share their perspective in groups. Further it

helps to arrive at multiple solutions borne out of varying perspectives for the

issue at hand.

The Stepping Stones methodology can be used with any age and gender

group.Stepping Stones is a methodology, which originally was developed to

address the core issue of HIV/AIDS in Buwenda village, Uganda ( Africa ).

But later in the course of its work module evolved addressing many more issues

e.g. communication skills, relationship skills, gender, Sexuality etc. It is a

participatory, adult learning programme rather than lectures. It is full of

group activities rather than seminars.

Stepping Stones believes in fission-fusion methodology, where women & men

discuss separately and then learn from each other through fusion.

This has been proved to be very effective both in building perspective as well

as behavior change.

 

Stepping Stones is a module developed by Strategies for Hope Trust, a UK based

organization, Written by Dr. Alice Welbourne with support and input from Action

Aid International.  Today it is being used by many organizations from African

and Asia Pacific regions

Centre for Youth Development and Activities (CYDA) organizes training programs

for facilitators in Hindi and English for people who are interested in getting

trained as facilitators. So far CYDA has trained over 250 facilitators from 15

countries all over the world. Those who are interested please write for more

information to cyda@...

Seats Available for Hindi program 8 (21-29 Nov in Raipur )

Seats available for English Program 7 (5-15 Dec in Bangalore )

 

Sincerely

 

Mathew Mattam

CYDA

4, Vasanttara, Near Hotel Surya,

Above Udyam Vikas Sahakari Bank,

Off. Ghole Road ,  Deccan , Pune- 411004.

Maharashtra,  INDIA

Tele: 020-25533168 Mobile :0-9373308126

Email: cyda@... or cydaindia@...

Website: www.cydaindia.org