Development Education Programme for Code VSAs

Established in 1975, Comhlámh is the Irish association of international development workers and volunteers. As a membership organization, we build and mobilise community around global justice issues. Comhlámh nurtures and supports work for change, locally and globally, and advocates for a world beyond injustice.]

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A 6-session Development Education Programme for Code VSAs

This 6-session package aims to provide accessible and engaging sessions and will work to build the capacity of your organisation to further integrate development ​education into programmes. The package is purposefully varied, ranging from sessions based on peer reflection and mapping to one-off workshops based on a particular theme, educational resource or tool. A reading and viewing list will accompany the sessions (optional but recommended!) and we will share exciting development education resources with participants also, all of which can be adapted for ongoing or new work you are undertaking within your organisation. NB. This training programme is aimed at staff of Code Volunteer Sending Agencies but board members and others volunteering with the organisation are more than welcome (anybody in fact who can make the 11.30-1pm slots). The more the merrier in terms of numbers, so please feel free to share the registration link on to colleagues, team members. There will be room for all! Sessions will take place on the last Thursday of every month, beginning Thursday October 28th, from 11.30am to 1pm.Programme outline 1.)Locating ourselves (October 28th ) facilitated by ComhlámhUsing some excellent development education tools, participants will have the chance to reflect on and map their own approaches to development education. We’ll explore how locating ourselves/ our approaches can help to strengthen our practice when it comes to working with volunteers 2.) Perspective Transformation – the role of blind spots (November 25th) facilitated by Development Perspectives Drawing on the work of Jack Mezirow and questions that orbit around the self, belief systems and behaviour, this session will be a hands on dive into blind spots. It promises to leave participants with some meta questions for themselves and their organisations 3.) Re-thinking how we care (January 27th) facilitated by TearfundThis session will explore the impact of volunteering in orphanages and institutional care on the lives of vulnerable children with the help of a brand new development education resource “Just Care: Just Volunteering” 4.) Social cartography – a pedagogical tool (February 24th) facilitated by ComhlámhThis session will introduce social cartography, a pedagogical tool for deepening critical literacy. We will explore the value and purpose of this kind of tool and consider how it can be adapted for our different contexts 5.) Re-imagining the Volunteer Charter (March 31st) facilitated by the Volunteer Charter Working GroupIn November 2021 a Working Group comprised of returned volunteers will begin building a new-look Comhlamh Volunteer Charter. In this March session, participants will have the chance to engage in an interactive way with the new-look Charter as it emerges into the world 6.) Skilful facilitation in practice (April 28th) facilitated by Comhlámh This session will offer participants with skilful questions to reflect on their own practice as facilitators of learning. As a last session it will also help draw lessons from previous sessions to a close

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