Stepping Stones Program (Training Of Trainers)

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Stepping Stones Program (Training Of Trainers)

English 3rd to 13th November 2009)ECC,   Bangalore,  INDIA .

 

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. CYDA is organizing this program in Association with

Action Aid India.

Those who are interested  log on to  www.cydaindia.org