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Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning System
October 10-12, 2008
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Introduction
SEDC-LUMS is conducting a training programme on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) that aims to enhance the understanding of basic concepts and tested tools and techniques. M&E is an integral part of organisational management, programme planning and project implementation. Though interactive discussions, exercises and case study analysis participants will learn how to implement M&E within their organisational context utilizing the fundamental functions of evaluation: learning, performance improvement, and accountability. Through our online learning community [SEDC-Wiki], practitioners will also stay connected with their fellows and experts to resolve real time challenges in M&E.
Coverage
This programme will provide necessary tools to become an effective M&E practitioner. It will be based on the following key topics:
• Role and concepts of Evaluation and Relevance to Development
• Types and purpose of Evaluation and links to monitoring
• Methodologies and Elements of Evaluation Design
• Utilization of Evaluation
Participant profile:
Suitable candidates are NGO managers in Project Management and M&E.
Note:
10% discount to SEDC Fellows and 15% discount to every third or more applicants from the same organization.
Budgetary Functions and
Project Based Accounting for NGOs
September 17-19, 2008
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Introduction
SEDC-LUMS is introducing a training programme on the latest tools and techniques of Budgetary
Functions and Project Based Accounting. LUMS faculty will be delivering this training to professionals
involved in project budgeting/accounting/coordination, taxation, financial matters, and monitoring
and evaluation of projects in public and private sectors. SEDC invites applications for this programme
to be held in Lahore at LUMS.
Coverage
The following key topics will be covered:
• Fundamentals of project accounting • Budgetary tools & techniques
• Budget as a planning & control tool • Cost terms & purpose
• Different types of budgets
Eligibility:
Minimum 2 years of work experience in the area of finance/projects.
Note: 10% discount to SEDC Fellows and 15% discount to every third or more applicants from the same organization.
Developing Integrated Project Proposals (DIPP)
August 4-7, 2008
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Introduction
SEDC-LUMS is introducing an executive level training programme on the latest tools and techniques of Proposal Writing. Renowned facilitators and LUMS faculty will be delivering this training to managers of Social Enterprises involved in proposal writing. SEDC invites applications for this Proposal Writing Programme to be held in Lahore.
Coverage
The programme will provide necessary tools for effective proposal writing. The key topics will be:
-Object-oriented Project Planning
-Logical Framework analysis
-Work Breakdown structure
-Activity based budgeting
-Writing and presentation of proposal
-MS Project Application
Participant
Profile
A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences/Business/Public Administration or any related discipline from a reputable university
A 2 to 3 year work experience in a social enterprise
10% discount to SEDC Fellows and 15% discount to every third or more applicants from the same organization.
Monitoring & Evaluation
Programme for Managers
May 26-30, 2008
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Introduction
Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) has evolved as
a separate field of study and become crucial in the
success of a project lifecycle. SEDC-LUMS in collaboration
with Unicef-ROSA and World Bank Institute is introducing
an executive level training programme on Monitoring
and Evaluation. This five-day programme is a unique
opportunity for executives to catch up on the latest
developments, tools and techniques of M&E. Internationally
renowned facilitators and LUMS faculty will be delivering
this training to managers involved in commissioning
evaluations.
Coverage
This programme will provide necessary tools to become
an effective M&E practitioner. It will be based
on the following key topics:
- Role and Concept of Evaluation and Relevance to
Development
- Types and purposes of Evaluation and Links to Monitoring
- Methodologies and Elements of Evaluation Design
- Evaluation Findings, Strategies and Utilization
Participant
Profile
This programme is designed for top and middle level
managers involved in project management and commissioning
evaluations.
6 to 8 years work experience at a management position
in necessary to qualify.
10% discount to SEDC Fellows and 15%
discount to every third or more applicants from same
organisation.
Making Microfinance Work: Managing
for Improved Performance April
7-18, 2008
SEDC-LUMS in collaboration with Pakistan Microfinance
Network (PMN) and International Labour Organization
(ILO) will conduct a training program on Making
Microfinance Work: Managing for Improved Performance.
Its aim is to develop a resource of Master Trainers
who will receive training to enhance their skills in
the areas of management, marketing, Organizational
architecture and other related fields. The training
programme is designed for middle managers in MFPs department
managers, internal auditors, regional managers, branch
managers and “managers-in-training”. Training
will be held from April 7 – 18, 2008
Customized Training Programme: May
19-21 & June 18-20 , 2008
SEDC-LUMS is initiating customized training programmes
for the organizations who are interested in developing
the skills and knowledge base of their employees. SEDC-LUMS
will design and deliver a training programme for Kashf
Foundation. The program aims to strengthen the focus
of Kashf values and mission amongst its employees and
improve their ability to handle problematic situations
and make effective decisions. The training will be delivered
in five modules. First three modules will be held from
19-21 May, 2008 and last two
modules will be held from 18-20 June, 2008.
Development of Teaching Material
signs a contract with European Union Case Clearing House
(ecch): An All time high for DTM
A contract has been signed with European Case Clearing
House (ecch), Cranfield University, whereby ecch will
display, distribute and sell 110 cases and notes developed
by Development of Teaching Material (DTM) Task, against
a royalty payable to LUMS. The material under this contract
also includes Urdu translations of 75 DTM cases. This
might just be the very first time that material in Urdu
will be on their database!
The cases and notes will also be made available by ecch
on McKinsey On-line access, CasePlace, Case Centre Japan
and through Babson College, USA.
Incidentally, all DTM cases/notes were earlier accepted
for display on the database of Asian Business Case Centre,
Nanyang University. The material will be uploaded by
them very soon.
Social
Enterprise Management Programme (SEMP)
emphasizes on team building & leadership
The first module of the Social Enterprise Management
Programme Cohort VI, viz. ‘Leadership, Teambuilding
and Human Resource Management’ was delivered in
September 2007 in Lahore. Dr. Arif Nazir Butt was the
Course Director for this module. Dr. Syed Mubashir Ali,
Dr. Anwar Khurshid and Dr. Farzad Rafi Khan were the
facilitators.
Some 37 participants selected from all over Punjab working
in the NGO sector were trained during this session.
The current participants consisted of approximately
59% men and 41% women. The participants showed interest
in networking among themselves and with other SEMP participants.
The overall response by the participants indicated that
they were satisfied with the learning environment, relevance
of the topics and methodology adopted by the LUMS faculty.
The first SEDC Staff Development Programme
The Social Enterprise Development Centre staff visited
Khewra Mines and Katas Fort in connection with SEDC
Staff Development Programme. This was the first informative
recreational trip of its kind in the history of SEDC.
On the visit to Khewra Mines, the team members were
briefed about the history as well as the global significance
of mines. Later, SEDC team explored the historic Katas
Fort viewing some Hindu rituals taking place over there.
The centre’s management arranged for a lavish
lunch and tea for the whole team and all the crew expressed
great pleasure after this one day trip ended. The Centre
vows to hold more of such activities in future that
too with short intervals.
SEDC brings LUMS live on CNBC
The Social Enterprise Development Centre has facilitated
the leading business channel CNBC to host a live talk
show in LUMS that was purely for student community.
On the eve of Independence Day August 14, the talk show
titled ‘Vision 2030’ went on air courtesy
CNBC live from Saeed Saigol Auditorium with the house
full of students from LUMS, Aitchison College, LACAS,
FC College and Punjab University to share their understanding
on Vision 2030, presented by the government. The Vision
2030 document was brought under discussion by the students
and the penalists as to see this document’s approach
in practical context. The penalists included Dr. Salman
Shah, advisor to PM, Dr. Akmal from Beacon House National
University and Javed Qureshi, a prominent industrialist
of the country.
ShARE-LUMS & SEDC-LUMS
Seminar Reform
Sharing Analysis on Regional Economics, a non profit
research centered organization for students arranged
a seminar in collaboration with LUMS Social Enterprise
Development Centre to view the prospects of ‘Jobs
& Challenges in NGOs’ in Sayed Saigol Auditorium,
LUMS on July 13, 2007. Opportunities and challenges
facing careers in NGO sector were discussed by the speakers
who represented RBI, CIDA, Kashf Foundation and Save
the Children USA.
Opening the seminar, Javaid William Manager SEDC gave
a brief presentation of SEDC work areas as well as the
objective of the seminar. He said that by collaborating
for such activities, SEDC is fulfilling its corporate
social responsibility towards social sector in particular
and the society in general.
Dr. Faiz Shah from CIDA gave the view that the best
jobs in the NGO sector were the ones we create for ourselves.
He discussed the diversities in various job positions
and the work categories in NGOs. He also mentioned the
skills required for securing a job in an NGO along with
the choices and benefits available for the one choosing
to be an active part of any NGO. The Executive Director
Responsible Business Initiative, Ambreen Waheed talked
about the emerging trend of consultancies in Pakistani
NGOs. She said that like in any other profession, a
consultant is required to give advice and help people
and companies to solve their professional issues.
Talking on demand & supply of professionals in
NGOs, Khalid Kabeer from Kashf Foundation said that
there was an intensive need of human resource and its
management in the NGO sector. He termed the general
perception of people that an NGO was more suitable for
women as the biggest threat to NGOs in Pakistan nowadays.
Talking lastly to the participants, Yasser Qayum from
Save the Children USA discussed the importance of subject
specialists for international NGOs in Pakistan. Adding
that it was a donor-driven culture, Yasser said that
measuring success in social change just after a short
span was really tough.
The seminar was attended by a number of LUMS students,
staff and faculty members who were of the view that
such activities will help in creating awareness about
job market in NGO sector and will provide a platform
for NGOs and students interested for employment discuss
the points of mutual interest.
The overall management of the seminar was taken care
of by SEDC team members who put in their best efforts
to make it happen. The programme logistics were looked
after by Dilnawaz Khan, Rabia Moazzam Khan and Mirza
Abdul Majid whereas communication and marketing was
handled by Memoona Arslan.
Gender Reform Action Plan [GRAP],
Wednesday 27th June 2007
Gender Sensitization Task at LUMS-McGill Social Enterprise
Development Centre is organizing an “Orientation
Seminar on Gender Reform Action Plan [GRAP]”,
in collaboration with the Home Department, Government
of Punjab [GMU-GRAP] on Wednesday, June 27, 2007.
The Gender Team at LUMS-SEDC along with the Home Department,
Government of Punjab [GMU-GRAP] has planned to organize
a one day seminar on the introduction and implementation
strategies of Gender Reform Action Plan. This activity
will help in understanding the essence of GRAP and aid
the development of the next GRAP plan.
Women's Leadership Programme
Delegation at LUMS-McGill SEDC
The 22-member delegation from NRSP - Institute of Rural
Management Islamabad visited LUMS-McGill Social Enterprise
Development Centre during their Women's Leadership Programme.
These members were a true representation from across
Pakistan in every sense of word. From Baltistan to Tharparkar
and Mansehra to Sahiwal, the women mobilizers from different
NGOs in the country were a part of the delegation. They
visited different departments of LUMS in general and
SEDC in particular.
The SEDC management briefed them about programmes
and upcoming trainings at the centre. Gender Task Leader
& LUMS faculty member Ms Kashmali Khan was also present
to reply their queries about the Gender Sensitization
task initiated by SEDC.
On the Job Assistance Summer
Internship Awards-May 18, 2007
The On the Job Assistance Summer Internship Award Ceremony
and Orientation Programme took place on May 18, 2007
in REC 1. The Director LUMS-McGill Social Enterprise
Development Centre Dr. Syed Mubashir Ali discussed the
output of the OJA Internships with the successful interns
of last three years. OJA Task Leader & LUMS faculty
member Azmat Malik briefed the participants about the
objectives of the programme. The current structure of
the internship programme was also overviewed in order
to make it more effective and result oriented in the
future.
The interns and NGOs officials present at the moment
shared their experiences during the programme with the
SEDC management along with suggesting certain improvement
measures for OJA Summer Internships. The objective of
the Internship Awards was to get NGO officials and successful
interns together with the involved members of SEDC so
that a future strategy could be devised keeping in view
the past achievements and experiences. The successful
interns were presented certificates by Dr. Syed Mubashir
Ali at the end of the programme.
SEDC Social Sector Action Plan
2007
The 'Social Sector Action Plan 2007' symposium held
on 13-14 April was a success in the true spirit of the
word. The event was hosted by Social Enterprise Development
Centre (SEDC) in order to celebrate as well as evaluate
SEDC's efforts in the development sector through its
training programmes, research based network and consultancies.
The two-day symposium was attended by civil society
leaders, economists, and representatives from donor
agencies. It brought together some 250 plus stakeholders
of SEDC from all over the country, along with prominent
personalities engaged in the development sector of Pakistan.
Donor agencies/organizations such as Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA), USAID, CITI Foundation and
J.E Austin participated in panel discussions to look
into the scope of funding social development programmes
in Pakistan. Also present at the symposium were Dr.
Peter Schneider from McGill University, Canada and Dr.
Raafat Saade from Concordia University, Canada.
The Social Sector Action Plan 2007 focused on presentations
and panel discussions that analyzed the input of SEDC
in building the capacity of NGO personnel in various
fields. The inaugural session opened with Dr.
Syed Zahoor Hassan, Vice Chancellor LUMS, giving the
welcome address. Dr.
Zahoor termed the LUMS-McGill SEDC as the 'Conscience
of LUMS', for its participation in nation building activities
through strengthening the capacity of social organizations.
He mentioned that the expanding NGO sector was itself
facing new challenges which would be addressed by enhancing
the managerial capacity of NGO organizations.
Mr. Razak Dawood, Rector LUMS and former Commerce Minister,
said that change in Pakistan had to come from the grass
roots level, and there was a need to enhance the capacity
of social sector organizations. He stressed the importance
of improving the capacity and capability of NGOs in
order to bring about a meaningful change in the quality
of life of poor people.
Addressing the second day's session, Mr. Javed Jabbar,
former Federal Minister and Chairperson IUCN, laid stress
on the need to ensure sustainability of a number of
NGOs and other social sector organizations operating
in Pakistan. Mr. Javed Jabbar said that volunteer work
had long been missing from the social development scene
of Pakistan. He was of the view that without volunteer
work, sustainability and smooth operations of social
sector organizations was not possible.
Other speakers urged the local corporate sector to
operate as socially responsible entities and facilitate
the NGOs in their commendable efforts for social uplift.
Social sector professionals not only highlighted issues,
challenges, scope and future strategies in the social
sector of Pakistan, but also inspired the audience and
helped them to widen their horizons. SEDC trainees,
who had been receiving training from SEDC in various
capacities for the past six years, shared their experiences
with other participants while giving their feedback
to SEDC.
Gender Awareness Workshop -
30th March 2007
Gender remains a priority of all CIDA activities and
is a theme that cuts across all its projects.The Gender
team at SEDC-LUMS has organized a one-day workshop on
“Gender Awareness”. This workshop invites
participants to think and engage in a dialogue on what
‘gender’ means, and is specifically designed
as a way of building gender awareness.
Ms. Kishwar Sultana, Gender Coordinator, CIDA Devolution
Support Project [CDSP] will be the facilitator for the
workshop. Ms. Kashmali Khan, Gender Task Leader [SEDC-LUMS]
and Ms. Saba Wallace, Gender Officer [SEDC-LUMS] will
co-facilitate the activity.
Joint Project Management Committee
Meeting, March 2007
Javaid William, Manager Social Enterprise Development
Centre has just visited McGill University, Canada along
with Rabia Moazzam Khan, Budget & Finance Officer
Social Enterprise Development Centre for Annual Joint
Project Management Committee Meeting.
The series of meetings was held with CIDA and McGill
University's representatives, who included Dr. Peter
Schneider, Dr. Raafat Saade, Peter Hoffman, Blaine Marchand,
Colette Chomsky and Ekaterina Loban. The visit was a
success in terms of feed back from CIDA Monitoring Team
that visited SEDC earlier in February 2007. The CIDA
Monitoring Team has expressed their complete confidence
in the current policies and work plans of SEDC. Approval
of the work plan 2007-2008 along with its budget was
the other big achievement of SEDC representatives visiting
McGill University.
The meetings focused on the SEDC financial reports
of last year and the SEDC Finance & Budget Officer
briefed them about the issues she was having in budget
handling. The highlight of the visit was discussions
on Impact Assessment & SEDC Symposium 2007 'Social
Sector Action Plan'. The SEDC team members gave overview
of the upcoming SEDC Symposium in these meetings. Further
the Impact Assessment initiated at SEDC for assessment
of different tasks was brought to light by Javaid William,
the manager SEDC. Future strategy and financial sustainability
of the centre were the key areas discussed in the series
of meetings.
SEMP module
(IV)
The Social Enterprise Management Programme module
(IV) was successfully completed at REC in August. The
module focused on 'Financial Management & Budget'
with Junaid Ashraf directing it. The module ended up
providing relevant and modern management training to
more than 45 NGO managers.
DSSO Final Module
The District Social Services Officers' Training Programme's
final module was wrapped up after 6-day training (October)
session with emphasis on 'Budget & Finance'. The
programme served as a platform for different districts'
officers including nazims and naib nazims not only to
learn from the esteemed faculty members of LUMS but
also to interact with each other for a whole week and
have result oriented discussions. The Associate Dean
Suleman Dawood School of Business Dr. Syed Mubashar
Ali was the module director.
SEMP Final Module
The fifth and the last module of Social Enterprise
Management Programme, Monday November 6 - Friday 17,
2006 was held in Rausing Executive Centre. This module
was about training on 'Fundraising, Marketing and Advocacy'
pertaining to NGOs management in the country. A large
number of course participants attended the final module
to complete their training. It has now developed a cadre
of Master Trainers, trained to enhance skills in the
areas of general management, operations, finance, marketing
and other related fields. The trained number of NGO
managers is 200 plus after the programme reached its
end. The module Director Ehsan ul Haq, former Dean Suleman
Dawood School of Business headed the two-week course.
SEDC Newsletter
The first ever newsletter of SEDC was made possible
in October 2006. This is going to be a quarterly product
and the second volume will be out in the first week
of coming year.
Brochures
The revised version of On the Job Assistance brochure
is in its final stages. The Developing of Teaching Material
brochure is completed and needs printing only.
The Book Launch
SEDC intends to launch the upcoming volume of DTM
along with introducing the last 4 in a state-of-the-art
ceremony, in order to bring the work to light. The ceremony
will be held in early January 2007 after the publishers
hand over the 5th volume to DTM team.
Media Highlights
All the above mentioned programmes have been given
due coverage by print and electronic media. The former
Director SEDC Dawood Ghazanvi participated in a live
talk show on CNBC discussing 'Microfinance'. Dean Suleman
Dawood School of Business, Dr. Jawaid A Ghani was interviewed
by CNBC on the certificate ceremony of SEMP final module
in REC. The Manager SEDC Javaid William also spoke on
different media platforms on the completion of DSSO
final module. SEDC Communication Office has bought time
slot on CNBC to highlight the centre's activities and
achievements in the media too. We have sent them the
requests with the expression of interest from willing
staff/faculty of LUMS and hope to get a speedy response
from their side.
NGO Pulse - An Interactive
Dialogue: Balancing Socio-economic development and Financial
Sustainability
The NGO Pulse component of the
Social Enterprise Development Centre (SEDC) at the Lahore
University of Management Sciences (LUMS) is holding
an interactive dialogue on Balancing Socio-economic
Development and Financial Sustainability in the sphere
of microfinance.
Purpose:The purpose of this dialogue is to
provide a platform for microfinance practitioners from
NGOs, commercial banks, and specialized microfinance
institutions to discuss issues and share experiences.
Dr Gaamaa Hishigsuren:This event is also an
excellent opportunity to meet Dr Gaamaa Hishigsuren,
our keynote speaker. She has substantial experience
in microenterprise development finance. She is an international
fellow at the Microfinance Management Institute (jointly
established by CGAP and Open Society Institute). In
addition to the National University of Mongolia, she
is working with the Lahore University of Management
Sciences (LUMS) to develop a microfinance training programme.
Other key speakers at the Interactive Dialogue are:
• Ghalib Nishtar, CEO, Khushali Bank
• Syed Mohsin Ahmad, General Manager, Pakistan
Microfinance Network
• Inshan Ali Nawaz, CEO, First Microfinance Bank
Limited
• Roshaneh Zafar, President, Kashf Foundation
• Dr Amjad Saqib, CEO, Akhuwat
Day and Date : Thursday, 3
rd August, 2006
Venue: Rausing Executive Centre, LUMS
Time: 9:30 am
sharp
For further Information contact Sydra Junaid, Research
Associate at 042-5722670-79, ext. 2811
OJA - Summer Internship
Award & Orientation Programme
The OJA - Summer Internship Award & Orientation
Programme will be held in LUMS on May 12, 2006.
LUMS students who have successfully completed their
NGO internships in 2005 will be awarded completion certificates.
An orientation for the upcoming Summer Internships,
2006 will also be presented. Mr Sajjad Haider, Association
for Development of Pakistan and Dr Abdul Tawab Khan,
CEO, Rising Sun Institute for Special Children will
present their views on the OJA programme. A few students
will also share their experiences of the internship
process.
NGO Partnership in Entrepreneurial
Opportunities Conference
Sponsored by SEDC, will be held on 28th
February 2006 in Auditorium 10 (A-10) in LUMS.
This is the first step in a joint venture to promote
locally produced goods by Pakistani NGOs in the national
and international market. NGOs participating in the
conference are Sungi Foundation, Rising Sun Institute,
Caritas Lahore, Caritas Multan, Awards Faislabad, Kaarvan
Crafts, CARE, Awaz-e-Niswan, Child Care Foundation,
Family Planning Association, Alif
Laila Bus Society, Association
of Network for Community Empowerment and many more.
Rhodes
Scholarship
Salman Asim
(Research Associate at SEDC) has been elected as the
Rhodes
Scholar for 2005-2006. He is the ninth
Rhodes Scholar
from LUMS. Currently he is
working with Dr Ali Cheema on devolution and governance
issues focussing primarily on the Local Government Reforms
in Pakistan and intends to pursue Mphil. Economics at
Oxford University.
Workshop
on Pakistan's Devolution Reforms:
Lessons, Experiments & Challenges - June 1-2, 2005
at LUMS
The
LUMS-McGill Social Enterprise Development Programme
Workshop on Devolution provided a unique opportunity
for local government managers, federal and provincial
government officials, political bodies, citizen-based
and social organizations, academia and multilateral
agencies to come together and analyze the lessons learnt
from the first electoral cycle of Pakistan's 2000 local
government reforms.
(Click here for photos)
Devolution
Workshop Schedule
Summer Internship
2004 Symposium
The Summer Internship Symposium was held on 5th
of April, 2005 in LUMS. The students and the
respective NGOs benefited from this programme for it
enhanced the learning of the student internees and facilitated
the NGOs in their various activities.
To celebrate this success and to encourage LUMS students
to work in the social sector a symposium was arranged
where students were given certificates on successfully
completing the programme.
(Click here for photos)
Social
Enterprise Management Programme (SEMP) - 2005, Lahore
The
second Social Enterprise Management Programme in Lahore
concluded in July 2005. The
third Social Enterprise Management Programme for 2005-6
has been initiated in Lahore and Peshawar. This programme,
like all the others before it, consists of five modules,
spread over one year from November 2005 to November
2006 in Lahore and from DEcember 2005 to December 2006
in Peshawar. Mocule 1, titled Leadership, Team building
and Human Resource Management has already been concluded
in both cities and module 2, titled Strategic Issues
in the Social Sector, will begin soon in Lahore and
later in Peshawar. (Click
here for photos)
The second Social Enterprise
Management Programme in Lahore concluded in July 2005.
The Programme consisting of five modules was spread
over one year from August, 2004 to July, 2005. In the
Certificate Award Ceremony held on July 29th, 2005 certificates
were awarded by the Chief Guest, Dr. Amjad Saqib , former
GM of PRSP to all SEMP participants who successfully
completed the full programme.
SEMP
generally consists of the following modules (sequence
may change):
- Strategic Issues
- Teambuilding and Human
Resource Management.
- Operations Management
& Programme Planning
- Financial management
and Budgets
- Fundraising,
Marketing & Advocacy
Another such programme
with similar modules was concluced in Karachi in Septmeber,
2005.
District
Social Service Officers Training Programme - (DSSO)
The
District Social Service Officers Training Programme
provides capacity building training
focused at local government functionaries.
The
first cohort of the District Social Service Officer
Training Programme successfully concluded in March,
2005. Three modules were used for this training: the
first 1-week module was on Project Management, from
October from 11- 16, 2004; the second 1-week module,
on Leadership and Governance was held from Feb. 7-12,
2005 ; and the last module, on Budgeting and Finance
was held from March 21-26, 2005.
The
second cohort of DSSO training programme was initiated
in February, 2006. The first module viz. Operations
& Project Management commenced on February 27, 2006
and ended on March 4, 2006. Dr Jamshed H. Khan and Dr
Amjad Saqib welcomed the participants to the first module
of the programme.
A
total of 52 participants joined the training programme.
Out of these, 32 were elected members and 20 were administrative
officers. Guest speakers were invited from the Government
Sector. Additional Chief Secretary & Secretary Local
Government Mr Najuibullah Malik gave an overview of
New Local Govt. System and its issues and challenges.
In the panel discussion, Secretary Health, Secretary
School and Secretary Non formal education discussed
the devolved system and latest changes in Government
policies. (Click
here for photos)
TOT
Symposium
The
TOT Symposium was held at LUMS on May 15, 2004.
It provided an excellent opportunity to the TOT participants
to showcase their writing endeavours; participants also
received certificates for successfully completing the
programme and their case studies. (Click
here for photos)
NGO
Pulse Workshop
The
NGO Pulse consultative workshop titled 'Role
of NGOs in primary education in Pakistan'
was held in LUMS on April 17, 2004.
The purpose of this workshop was to elevate our understanding
about the nature of NGOs' involvement in Pakistan's
basic primary education and to identify challenges facing
it and the role of NGOs vis-à-vis the private
and public sector. (Click
here for photos)
LUMS-McGILL
CASE METHOD WORKSHOP
This
five day extensive workshop was held in LUMS from February
16 - 20, 2004. The workshop
was sponsored by the Canadian International Development
Agency and James
A. Erskine of the Richard Ivey School of Business, University
of Western Ontario, London, Canada was the instructor.
(Click here for photos)
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