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September 16, 2011 - On September 8th and 9th Jenny Pearson joined us for a joint learning session and conducted an inspiration session linked to the Thematic Learning Programme Organizational Assessment. Jenny joined us representing a Southern ‘voice of practice’.
August 24, 2011 - The first six months of 2011 were very exciting for PSO-member Connect International and its Tanzanian partner SHIPO (Southern Highlands Participatory Organisation). For a minute their future seemed unsure. But, the so-called ‘Learning-working trajectory’ agreement of PSO with Connect International contributed to renewed access to funding for both Connect International and SHIPO.
June 14, 2011 - Although charity comes from a good heart and is sometimes necessary, it does not build global solidarity nor citizenship. On the contrary, it often rather increases feelings of ‘we’ versus ‘them’ according to sociology professor Kate Nash.
June 10, 2011- In 2009 two natural disasters hit parts of South Asia (Indonesia and the Philppines). Tear Netherlands took the lead in the relief response. In 2011 Tear published a booklet about their experiences and 'lessons learned': 9XChallenge.
Theater Concordia, Hoge Zand 42, Den Haag.
Report of a 24-hour learning session
Soesterberg, September 22nd 2010, the church bells sound four times, people are gathering in the chapel of Kontakt der Kontinenten, maybe expecting to hear a sermon of ‘reverend Rick’.
Learning as an individual happens almost as a matter of course. You make a mistake or a project goes particularly well and you remember that for future reference. But how does an organisation learn?
Concordia, The Hague
What does coaching as a development strategy look like? When can coaching contribute to capacity development and what about cultural differences?
Kontakt der Kontinenten, Soesterberg.
The course is on 20, 21 and 22 October, with overnight accommodation
How can I, as professional, ensure that I make a real contribution to the capacity development of Civil Society?
