Civic Engagement projects funded by MEPI focused on CSO capacity building and advocacy, and civic education. Projects have aimed to strengthen local engagement, CSO national dialogue, voter ownership, leadership skills and NGO governance.
This manual is meant to serve as an introduction to coalition building for organizations interested in strengthening their knowledge and promoting collaboration and sustainability within the civic sector. It is one of a series of 12 manuals that was developed as part of the STAND program, which aims to build the capacity of non-profit organizations in Kuwait and the region. A brief introductory video is available in English with Arabic subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpOmVqnEnVQ&list=PLJv7VOmQDSjCiufqB6vBimeuDu0WG5-qy&index=4. The full tool kit also is online: http://www.envearth.com/program_post_type/toolkit/.
This slide presentation highlights selecting appropriate methods and techniques based on trainee needs, the trainer's competence and personal style, and the context of the training. It includes taxonomy of methods, arrangement of subgroups, stimulus, role play methods, experiential methods, needs assessment and evaluation.
This resource is a compilation of 19 handouts for PDC's March 2013 training on local engagement and advocacy. Included are handouts focusing on communication barriers, principles of educating adults, role play approach, how to divide training groups into sub-groups, trainer style, evaluation check list and exercises.
This manual on conflict resolution focuses on conflict analysis, looking at actors, power and behavior, and mediation, highlighting mediator characteristics and process.
This resource provides a series of group exercises, including a self-assessing tool to map NGO development, determining who carries responsibility in the NGO, team roles and a self-assessing tool to understand the difference between teams and groups.