Mine risk education training module - Avsi

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Ensure that participants are given accurate facts about mines and
UXO
Clarify respectfully the myths vs. facts regarding mines and UXO
Address thoroughly all of the participants’ questions
Teamwork
The participatory approach
involves the whole team of
facilitators. In our case the team is
composed of:
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A District Officer (such as an
Education, Rehabilitation or
Gender Officer)
A Uganda People’s Defense
Forces (UPDF) technical
expert
An AVSI staff member
Participants work in groups to discuss
the material.
You will probably not have access to the same type of facilitation team,
but you should consider working with one or two other trained trainers
in your area. Facilitation team members usually have different styles of
working with participants, but among team members there is mutual
respect and all are involved in supporting each other.
The facilitation team plans trainings together. Each training is not a teaching
lesson but rather a process of learning through which participants are
led. The best option is when all facilitators attend the entire training
together, being present at all sessions. During the training, one person
takes responsibility for each topic and facilitates the discussion of that
topic. However, that person remains open to support from others on the
team who can join in at any time. This aspect provides genuine support
for the trainer who can at times forget something, have difficulty in the
facilitation, or lose the focus of the topic. When a team does the same
training several times it can be helpful to rotate the topics among the
trainers. In this way, all can deal with all the topics of the training, uniting
them in their approach and understanding. This also allows for a training
to proceed even if one of the team members can not be present.
Evaluation
At the end of each training the trainers evaluate and review the training
together. The team discusses the following questions: “How did we do
What should we change Where can we improve How do we perceive
the relationships among us” Each member of the team is encouraged to
tell every other team member what he/she liked best about the
presentation. Because it is important to encourage participation, feedback
is requested from participants. The trainers consider these responses as
well as their own reactions. It is also important for trainers to recognize
and praise each other for positive facilitation of the topics.
Monitoring
Follow-up with trainers is necessary to check on both the extent of the
information shared as well as the clarity of the message. When participants
return to their local communities they will be the communication link for
finding resources for their community members and for informing the
area coordinators of data that might be helpful. For example, through
data provided by the trained participants, AVSI monitors how many people
are trained in MRE, the number of reports of mines, the number of people
injured by mines, etc. Ideally, the community, the trainer and the district
authorities should be the information chain, coordinating with international
agencies.
METHODS USED IN TRAINING
During the training the facilitators use different methods to help the
participants understand the important points and concepts. They also try
to build group cohesiveness so that participants will share their experiences
and ideas, ask questions when they are confused, and give honest feedback
to the facilitators.
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