1. Aug 2009, Kathmandu
Surakshit Samudaya II
Building Disaster Resilient Communities, Nepal
REFLECT TRAINING OF TRAINERS —
A Workshop Report
ActionAid Nepal DIPECHO Project Publication
PROJECT AT A GLANCE
REFLECT in DIPECHO Project
Project Area: REFLECT is a powerful tool to AA DIPECHO V project in
Banke mobilize, educate and empower Nepal conducted a eight
Sunsari communities to realize their days Training of Trainers
Udayapur
strengths and capacities. workshop on REFLECT
Partner NGOs:
ActionAid Nepal is applying during 8-15 August 2009 in
BEE Group REFLECT process through the VDRC Gaidakot. The
A role play in action during
UPCA Nepal DIPECHO project titled Surakshit participants for the ToT
REFLECT ToT
NP Nepal Samudaya II, being implemented comprised of selected REFLECT
Co-Action Nepal in three disaster prone districts facilitators from the
of Nepal. ActionAid Nepal community, who will play a WHAT IS
Beneficiaries: started applying REFLECT in DRR pivotal role in mobilizing and
13,854 people work since DIPECHO IV (07-09), motivating community towards a REFLECT?
utilizing its inherent strength to strong local DRR framework.
Budget:
Euro 377,095
empower the vulnerable groups,
REFLECT (REgenerated Freirean Literacy through Empowering
linking their struggle to cope Community Techniques) emerged as an approach to literacy and social
Start Date: with disasters to ensure access change, which fuses the political philosophy of Paolo Freire with the
01 July 2009 to rights of disaster vulnerable methodologies of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA). Though it started
people. It is expected that as a literacy movement in early ’90s, REFLECT has evolved into a
Duration: reflect groups will act as the powerful empowerment tool that links people’s knowledge, capacities,
15 months large pressure group in the area, social institutions, movements and contest for rights through critical
working with others to ensure reflection and review. AAN has been using Reflect as a tool for
For more details, contact: empowerment at the grass root level.
ActionAid Nepal reduced risks .
Ph: 01-4436477
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Training Objective and methodologies
SNAPSHOTS Training Objective focused REFLECT Circle and and Reflect process were shown
mobilize community to lead the & discussed in the evening and
The objectives of training during the session.
DRR led REFLECT and PVA
were; to orient the
process.
participants on rights based Facilitation
approach to DRR/CBDP; Training Methodology The lead facilitator of training
enabling and empowering the
The training was organized in was Dhruba Thapaliya. Shyam
community to take action for
highly participatory method, Sundar Jnavaly & Ashok Raj
the protection and security
encouraging each and every Pokharel took sessions on DRR.
needs of the vulnerable
participant in discussion, self- The topics on education right,
groups in the society; to
analysis, presentation and and women’s rights were taken
develop capable facilitators/
facilitation. The methodologies by Ram Sharan Sedhai and Mona
activist by imparting the
used were presentation, brain Sherpa respectively. Introduction
knowledge and understanding
storming, pair wise discussion, and clarification about overall
on REFLECT: the concept,
group discussion, role plays, project was done by PV
importance, learning process
micro-teaching, songs, and Krishnan. Dulraj Chimariya &
to take catalysts role for the
games. The documentaries Dinesh Singh from HI took
Surakshit Samudaya II in the
regarding Disaster awareness, sessions on mainstreaming
area; and to enable the
PVA methods, Climate change, PWDs in disaster management.
participants to facilitate DRR

2. Surakshit Samudaya II: Building Disaster Resilient Communities, Nepal
Participants
There were 22 participants from local implementation partners, covering all the
Reflect facilitators and few social mobilizers & field coordinator. Apart from partners
field staffs, 4 participants were from ActionAid long term partners DA/DIs.
Mr. Shivahari Khatiwada, UPCA Mr. Makbool A. Mukeri, BEE Group
Mr. Dev Narayan Sharma, UPCA Ms. Shantidevi Mawrya, BEE Group
Mr. Khyam B. Dahal, UPCA Ms. Ajita Godiya, BEE Group
Ms. Anita Gupta, UPCA Ms. Hasina Bano Mukeri, BEE Group
Ms. Radha Urawa, UPCA Ms. Raj Kumari Harijan, BEE Group
Mr. Alam Miya, UPCA Mr. Arjun K. Katuwal, NP
Mr. Bidhyananda Mehata, UPCA Ms. Krishna Raut, NP
Ms. Ranjana K. Yadav, UPCA Ms. Nirmala Budhathoki, NP
Mr. Ram Niwas Yadav, BEE Group Ms. Sarita Kumari Chaudhary, NP
Ms. Bishnu Adhikary, C.D.O Ms. Indira Bote, CDO
Ms. Sabitri Neupane, NAF Mr. Ashok Lama, MSN
AAN experiences has shown that adoption of rights based approach enabled and
promoted social movements, political awareness and solidarity among the
vulnerable communities. It has also been instrumental in organizing people and
social movements in ways that engage them as innovators, protagonists and
WHY change activities in their struggle to recover from their vulnerabilities and
REFLECT inability to exercise their own rights. Thus, REFLECT facilitates social change by
empowering the people to claim and access their rights.
Training procedure and outcome
The training was followed a The need and use of monthly planning and
structured agenda with logically reporting for the reflect facilitators were
divided sessions so as to achieve the strongly discussed. Final evaluation of the
objectives. The learning expectation training was made in individual and group
of participants were taken due care level.
while designing contents, methods
and schedules. Training management Training was successful to incorporate
team, including assigning daily disaster issues along with conceptual
reporting and evaluation team was framework of REFLECT. From participants
made from within participants. evaluation, the training was able to
achieve its objective of making capable
The broad topics of the training were - facilitators to smoothly conduct reflect
REFLECT, popular education, disaster centers activities in their respective areas.
risk reduction and preparedness, Understanding of participants on the
education rights, women’s right, right contents of discussion was changed
based approach, context mapping, throughout the training period. Most
methods of participatory discussions, importantly, the participants’ are now
PWDs mainstreaming, campaign, role feeling confident and motivated to be the
of reflect facilitators, and so on. critical social agents to carry forward the
REFLECT facilitators were encouraged collective mission of a strong disaster risk
to use diverse methodologies such as reduction framework in Nepal.
PVA tools, role plays, singing, story
telling, life story while conducting Under DIPECHO V project, AA Nepal will
reflect centers upon returning to their be running 24 REFLECT circles involving www.dipechonepal.org
areas. confidence level was the target population towards mutual (under revision)
increased. learning, sharing and local action.