YEMEN--Soul for Development, a woman and child development organization is to launch a four day training course in Marib. The course is supported by the American Middle East partnership initiative and is within the organization’s activity to build Marib NGOs’ institutional capacity.
With special focus on five women’s organizations in the districts of al-Wadi al-Joba, Harib and Sirwah, 26 participants will be trained in two phases for one year on administrative issues, preparing project proposals, archive system, communication and the effective time management. The second phase will focus on support and advocacy issues.
At the end of each session, the organization will follow up the implementation of plans presented by the societies, holding workshops for discussing the results.
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) should not only serve community social, economic, and educational needs, they should also organize and empower citizens to seek governmental support, services, and policies that are responsive to those needs, according to a statement issued by SOUL organization.
Through this two-phase project, SOUL will strengthen the ability of 13 women NGOs in the governorate of Marib to mobilize citizens, engage government, and advocate for the needs and rights of the people of their communities. Phase one will provide participant NGOs training and resources essential to strengthening their operations and capacity.
Phase two will provide training on effective advocacy campaigns; including effective lobbying of municipal councils and government institutions, and how to garner public support. Both phases will include examples of best practices from other Yemeni NGOs.
The outcomes of the workshops represented by Nascent civil society groups with limited impact become more robust NGOs that play an effective role in bringing needed changes to their communities. In addition to Citizens of Marib, especially women, learn and value collective, effective engagement of government institutions to secure positive changes for their communities.
The objectives of the workshops are Participating NGOs understand, value, and learn to implement organizational best practices that strengthen their capacity and operations, and to effectively fulfill the role of civil society in mobilizing citizens and lobbying government. SOUL improves its capacity for training NGOs on advocacy and lobbying campaigns.
A needs assessment survey will be completed by each participating NGO before training commences to help determine strengths and weaknesses and design the training program.
SOUL organizes and leads a 4-day, interactive training workshop for 26 participants (two representatives from 13 Marib NGOs) on organizational best practices and effective operations, including setting organizational vision, mission and goals organizational structure, the value of research in supporting organizational mission, strategic and program planning, budgeting, finance and fundraising, and recruiting and working with volunteers.
SOUL organizes, and an expert consultant leads, a 4-day, interactive training workshop for the same 26 participants on mounting effective advocacy and lobbying campaigns, including community outreach, engaging the private sector, coalition building, public awareness raising and garnering public support, lobbying elected and unelected government institutions, and use of media.
90 – 120 days after reviewing action plans, SOUL leads a one-day follow-up workshop to examine the progress and experiences of the NGOs in implementing the plans. During the second workshop, participants will identify one to three specific needs or changes in local governmental policies or services for which groups of the participant NGOs will produce an advocacy/lobbying plan to achieve.
SOUL, with assistance of an expert consultant, reviews and provides feedback on the advocacy/lobbying plans. 90-120 days after reviewing the advocacy/lobbing plans, SOUL leads a one-day follow-up workshop to examine the progress and experiences of the NGOs’ advocacy and lobbying efforts.
Zaid al-Alaya’a, Yemen Observer
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