PAKISTAN ORGANISERS SPREAD THE SKILL!

The recent deadly floods in Pakistan has increased our engagement in flood response activities. However things at our our end are running smoothly.

You must recall that in April 2010 we had conducted a community organising training here for Cordaid.

They are already using these approaches in their work and have also conducted a one day session for their new team. I even saw a big poster in their office with the CO frame/process. They liked the approach very much and have asked Cavish our NGO to train their new staff who are working on an education project".

I am currently designing the training and would impart it as a four-day session from October 4 to 8, 2010 for 24 staff members of Cordaid. I am planning to do a video report of the training and would involve Shahnawaz who has been trained in the SEAPCP Community video workshop last April 2010 in Malaysia.

Today we had a seminar on the "role of police in ending violence against women" where Shahnawaz with the support of another camera-man documented the process by Video. Now based on this we will develop a video report of this activity and will share it with all of you.

So we are not only using the approach in our work but also training others. This way the SEAPCP support in building our capacity in CO processes is also supporting Cavish to generate some financial resources through rendering such type of consulting services to others. This way we are getting multiple benefits!

By: Hassan, CAVISH, Pakistan

Latest from Paul in India!

Some good news from my end!

I have handed over all my responsibilities in our NGO Lokvikas to my team members. In the last 3 months, I have been successful in mobilizing nearly INR 4.5 million (USD99,000) for our NGO and have told my team that now they are the sole decision makers for the NGO. That money belongs to them and the community. I have also shared with them that from now onwards I am not directly involved in the management of the NGO but will help them whenever there is a genuine need.

Now I am planning to start "operations" on a larger scale. I would like to work across India as well as for poor people in other countries. I have started giving my free and voluntary services to the poor people in different parts of India. I am also giving them free "Rights and access" to use the technology on the "Innovation Irrigation Programme of Rainwater" that I had developed for the betterment of the poor people. I hope it will pick up gradually and I will be able to develope more Community Organisers across India.

I am open to share about this technology with anyone who is interested to use it. If anyone needs this technology as well as other support i will give that free of charge but only condition is that they must promise that the benefits should go to the poor.

(Editor's note: powerpoint presentation is available to be sent through email. Please contact Paul directly email: biplabkp@rediffmail.com)