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Most Significant Change (MSC) Technique Training

Equal Access Nepal (EAN) has successfully conducted two days Most Significant Change (MSC) Technique Training for local partners of UNICEF/ADAP in Kathmandu, Achham, Bajura, Dhanusha and Saptari districts under the Saathi Sanga Manka Kura project.

The MSC training aimed to build understanding and capacitate the participants on using MSC methodology and technique to systematically collect success and change stories for monitoring and evaluation of projects. Total 122 participants (62 male, 58 female and 2 third gender) from organizations like Nepal Fertility Care Center, Restless Development, Nepal Red Cross, Saathi Samuha, Recovering Nepal, Nepal Scouts, Districts Women and Children Office, etc. have already participated in the training.

The training were held on the respective dates:

Kathmandu         January 18-19, 2016

Achham               January 25-26, 2016

Bajura                  January 28-29, 2016

Dhanusha            March 11-12, 2016

Saptari                 March 14-15, 2015

Two more trainings will be organized at Mugu and Humla districts in April 2016. EAN has been using MSC technique to collect stories for qualitative evaluations of its projects and activities since 2010. Equal Access Nepal/Saathi Sanga Manka Kura are leading organization and implementation of the training in the respective districts.

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Girls and Women Empowerment Training

EDGE Peer Group Leaders Refresher Training Completed

Equal Access Nepal has completed the 2 days refresher training for the Peer Group Leaders of English and Digital for Girls’ Education (EDGE) project. Total five trainings were organized between the period of 29 January to 8 February 2016 at Gaidakot, Nawalparasi. The refresher training aimed to reinforce previously taught contents (learnt during Initial Trainings) and to introduce new games and flashcards to the participants.

During the training, the participants demonstrated micro-teaching sessions and collected feedback from the trainers. They also generated lists of key issues and challenges faced during club management in their respective villages and brain-stormed for ideas and solutions together with the trainers.[quote name=”Pushpam Ghimire” center=”true” float=”left” size=”one-third” ] Being a Peer Group Leader has taught me that I can achieve many things. I am more confident now. After I joined this program, my English language and ICT skills has improved. I hope to be able to continue teaching others what I have learnt so far.[/quote]

“Being a Peer Group Leader has taught me that I can achieve many things. I am more confident now. After I joined this program, my English language and ICT skills has improved. I hope to be able to continue teaching others what I have learnt so far.” shared Pushpam Ghimire, 17 year old Peer Group Leader from Haandikhola, Makawanpur (Pushpam is currently managing JanaChetana EDGE Club in her district). Just like Pushpam, total 148 Peer Group Leaders from Arghakhanchi, Gulmi, Kavrepalnchowk, Lalitpur and Makawanpur (EDGE project districts) had participated in the trainings who hoped to use and share the acquired skills with their club members. The refresher training was led by the British Council trainers while EAN supported in facilitating contents relating to ICT.

EDGE is a high-impact project designed and delivered to enhance the educational needs of adolescent girls of Nepal by the British Council, partnering with the U.S. Embassy Kathmandu and Equal Access Nepal. The main objective of the project is to improve the livelihood prospects of adolescent girls from marginalized community by providing them access to English language and ICT skills. So far, 80 EDGE clubs with 2080 adolescent girls as club leaders and members has been set up in five target districts of Nepal since the outset of the project in September 2015.

 

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Girls and Women Empowerment Training

Training for ‘Peer Group Leaders’

Equal Access Nepal has recently started training for ‘Peer Group Leaders’ in Waling, Syangja and Sandhikharka, Arghakhanchi. The participants from Gulmi are attending the training at Waling from 10th October to 15th October and the partipants from Argakhanchi are attending the training at Sandikharka from 12th October to 17th October.

The The Peer Group Leaders will go back to their villages after the training is over  and open EDGE (English and Digital For Girls Through Education) Clubs and train club members (adolescent girls aged 11-19) to use ICT and English language. EDGE is supported by British Council, Nepal and The American Embassy. EDGE covers five districts in the country-i.e Lalitpur, Kavrepalanchok, Makwanpur, Gulmi and Arghakhanchi.