VIPP_Unicef

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This manual is a new synthesis of methods for improving group
interaction in international development programmes. Many of
the concepts contained within are not entirely new, however. Over
the past 20 years a large number of organizations have been involved in
improving the quality and productivity of group processes. Many of the
specific techniques outlined in this manual evolved out of the work of
Eberhard Schnelle and the "Quickborn Team" in Germany. These methods
were latter applied to international development through concepts
developed at the German Foundation for International Development and
trainers at the University of Hohenheim, Germany.
My principle collaborators in the creation of this manual were Dr.
Hermann J. Tillmann and Dr. Maria Angelica Salas of Stockach, Germany.
I would also like to acknowledge the contributions Dev Sir Basnyet of
Nepal; the staff of PCIS, UNICEF, Bangladesh and Sandra Haji Ahmed
and staff of the Training and Staff Development Section, UNICEF, New
York; as well as many people who have been trained in VIPP philosophy
and techniques in Bangladesh and other countries.
No one work can contain all the ideas required for planning and training
in the multi-facetted activities involved in international development.
This manual provides a starting point for further exploration. Descriptions
and sources of other manuals and their possible applications are outlined
in the appendices.
Nor is this the final say on the methods outlined herein. As experience
with VIPP methodology in different cultural settings is accumulated,
facilitators will no doubt have useful suggestions and exercises to be
incorporated. Such reflection-action-reflection is basic to VIPP.
Neill McKee
Chief, PCIS
UNICEF,
Bangladesh
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