Women Acting Together for Change (WATCH) PO Box: 11321, Kathmandu, Nepal Introductory Section Community Forestry Process: Formation and Formulation of User Group Training Manual in English - By WATCH 1 Women Acting Together for Change (WATCH) PO Box: 11321, Kathmandu, Nepal Introductory Program Session No. 1.1 Time: 3 hours. Background: Participants of the training can represent different places and backgrounds, and are therefore unacquainted with one another. An environment familiar for participants as well as facilitators is essential to make the training programme participatory and more effective. As participants participated from different backgrounds and places, their experience related to the Community Forest (CF) may also vary; and so may their concept on CF contribution related to the poverty reduction. Their experiences will be discussed in the coming session, while this session will concentrate on introduction and interaction between the participants and facilitators exchanging experiences on poverty reduction through the CF. Purpose: To let participants know each other and exchange their experiences and knowledge on "Is the CF contributing to poverty reduction or not? Learning objectives: At the end of the session the participant will be able to 1. Tell the name and address (District/VDC) of the participant. 2. Express their experience and opinion in poverty reduction through CF Teaching-learning activities: 1. Describe the background and purpose of the session 2. Prepare for practicing ? Put the chairs or mat in circular form at the center of the training hall and request any three capable and suitable participants/other people to have three seats as guests. ? Sit with the guests to facilitate the process as a host 3. Announce the methodology (rules) of introduction clearly Rules for introduction ? Each participant by his/her turn will come to the mat placed at the center of the round- table setting and give his/her introduction covering the four questions mentioned in the following captioned box: ? Participants are encouraged to express his/her views on any one of the four questions due to time limitation. Guests can also express their views while introducing themselves. Participants should start speaking only after taking his/her seat on the mat, return to his/her seat to allow another participant to give the turn 4. Introduction and discussion Among the four questions listed below, paste the first question (meta-card) on the board ? Ask the participants if they have understood the rule of introduction. If not, first clarify it and let them sit at the center as per the rule, so that they introduce themselves and put their views on the stipulated questions turn by turn and go back to their own seat. Community Forestry Process: Formation and Formulation of User Group Training Manual in English - By WATCH 2 Women Acting Together for Change (WATCH) PO Box: 11321, Kathmandu, Nepal ? Request the helping friend to note down the participant’s views and take note of his conclusion on the newsprint. ? The introduction session will be over after having arranged the questions in sequence and getting the views on the related question and after having got introduced with one another. Questions 1. What are the works done for poverty reduction through CF? 2. What is the reaction of the poor and marginalized class towards the CF? 3. What is the reason the resources provided by CF are not being mobilized for poverty reduction? 4. What should be done for poverty reduction through CF? 5. Discussion and ending of the session – Ask: ‘After the introduction program, how you feel this method of the introduction? Why?’ So, it ends the session with the collection of the participant’s answers and telling the conclusion of the session to the participants and – Thank the participants for their active participation. Materials: – mat/chair – meta-card with the questions written thereon Guidelines for the facilitator: 1. For the introduction, select three participants who you believe to have possessed the knowledge and personality good enough to give a clear vision on the subject matter. Calling these guests will be nice if the organizer introduces them impressively. 2. Each of the participants should come to the empty seat with self-introduction and express their opinions and then go back to their own seats, to allow another participant his/her turn. It continues in the entire introduction session. 3. It will be better to write clearly and stick the participants’ conclusion (on the all four questions) on the newsprint. 4. Do not forget taking feedback on the session from the participants. Community Forestry Process: Formation and Formulation of User Group Training Manual in English - By WATCH 3 Women Acting Together for Change (WATCH) PO Box: 11321, Kathmandu, Nepal Norm Setting of Training Session No. 1.2 Time: 1 hour Background: Participants might have participated in other training programs earlier or involved in organizing training programs too. All are aware of the need for making the learning environment fruitful for the training, and honorable, even though not yet informed about the management aspect of the training. Therefore, this session aims at informing the participants about the management aspect, and formulating some rules, so that participants will be self- disciplined and help create a better learning environment for effective training, and manage their roles in a participatory way during the entire training period. Purpose: To provide managerial information, to set rules to be obeyed and determine the role to be played by each participant during the entire training period. Learning objectives: At the end of the session, the participant will be able to 1. Describe the facilities they get. 2. Be committed to obey the listed rules and role-play that the participant has prepared. Teaching-learning activities: 1. Clarify the background and purpose of the session 2. Inform the management aspect of the training 3. Setting of the time table and rules – Facilitating discussion with requesting for setting the timetable – Questioning on "other necessary rules,” and “any thing needed?” – Facilitator should note the things raised by participants on a sheet of brown paper – Make all participants read all the written rules thoroughly. 4. Role setting – Forming a related committee for review, e.g., Management committee, Reporting Committee, Evaluation Committee, Quiz Committee, Extra Activity Committee – Clarifying the role of each committee through mutual discussions. 5. Commitment – If, at the end of this session, all the participants agree with the norm-setting, ask them to affix their signature on the picture of the heart that symbolizes their own hearts. Materials: The heart diagram Community Forestry Process: Formation and Formulation of User Group Training Manual in English - By WATCH 4 Women Acting Together for Change (WATCH) PO Box: 11321, Kathmandu, Nepal Guidelines for the facilitator: The following points are recommended for preparing the rules: - Make sure all participants have spoken, but turn by turn ? Respect others’ opinions and ideas ? Believe that we all are resource persons ? Believe and make participants believe it the responsibility to make the training successful ? Always obey the maintained rules ? Share own experiences and do not be obsessed to show up the talent irrelevantly ? Don't waste the time in unnecessary, irrelevant discussions ? Don't whisper or distract by talking in small groups while sessions are taking place unless you are asked to do so. Community Forestry Process: Formation and Formulation of User Group Training Manual in English - By WATCH 5 Women Acting Together for Change (WATCH) PO Box: 11321, Kathmandu, Nepal Objective Presentation Session No. 1.3 Time: 30 minutes Background: All participants have so far known that this training is conducted for the group service and they are participating for the same. By now, participants are almost convinced that they have to facilitate efforts for Constitution and Operational Plan Formulation or Revision of the group after the training. Now, it has been high time to apprise them of the training objective, so that the knowledge of the training objective will offer them a chance for preparing themselves on relevant topics. This session aims at conducting the training effectively. Purpose: To introduce the participant to the training objective Learning objectives: At the end of the session, the participants will be able to describe the training objectives. Teaching-learning activities: 1. Describe the background and purpose of the session 2. Make objective presentation and initiate discussions ? Display the brown paper with the objective written on it, by putting it at a visible, prominent place ? Make the participant silently study the written objectives ? Provide a chance of putting queries. Should there be any doubt on the presented objective, clarify and explain the fact through discussions. ? Evaluation of the session Evaluate the session by addressing the following issues: ? Describe any three objectivesof the training 3. Summary of the session Conclude the session by summarizing it. Materials: Brown paper with the objective written on it (The objectives of the training are listed in the second page of this curriculum) Guideline for the facilitator: Community Forestry Process: Formation and Formulation of User Group Training Manual in English - By WATCH 6 Women Acting Together for Change (WATCH) PO Box: 11321, Kathmandu, Nepal Training Method Session No: 1.4 Time: 2 hours Background: The training participants may be mostly familiar with the school teaching methods. They generally expect a direct answer to the question. In other words, they think, training means something in which trainer explains everything and the participants just listen to him. They are even unaware that they also have their own experiences. Experienced participants may, however, realize that their experience also works. Therefore, participants should be clear that both inexperienced and experienced have some workable experience in one way or the other. Therefore, this session has been prepared to let them know that one can learn from the reflecting upon experiences.