report on the training workshop for paralegals, ncck staff - Kelin

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REPORT ON THE TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR PARALEGALS, NCCK STAFF & PARTNER ORGANISATIONS• Case Studies;The workshop commenced on 8 th February 2011 with introductory remarks from Ms. Imelda Namayi a Program Officer (Education, Family & Community health) NCCK. This wasfollowed by a 1-hour bible session. The participants then introduced themselves and noted down their expectations for the workshop, which were then read out before the sessions begun.The participant’s expectations were as follows:• To familiarize themselves with legal provisions on HIV and their application• To understand succession laws for those bereaved as a result of HIV related deaths• Know how to approach issues affecting the congregation as a result of HIV• To compare best advocacy practices in relation to HIV• To learn more on how to care for PLWH• To understand Gender disparities in HIV and AIDS• To learn about Human Rights• To learn about health rights• To be empowered on HIV issues• To know the provisions of the HIV Laws• To gain legal knowledge to be able to advice others• To understand the role of a paralegal1• To gain an understanding on HIV issues and the Church• To know how to go about the challenges of my work• To know the systems in place for the protection of PLWH and the referral mechanisms• To gain skills on how to practically apply the knowledge within the Church setting• How to give support in terms of eliminating HIV related stigma• Understand the role of different partners in the implementation of TOWA1 Is a term that is used in most jurisdictions to describe a legal assistant who supports lawyers in their legal work. In Kenya, Paralegal is a term loosely used for community members who have been legally empowered to be able to givelegal advice community education and encourage communities to resolve their own justice issues. Matters beyond their capacity ought to be referred to a qualified lawyer/advocate.6 Back to the top
REPORT ON THE TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR PARALEGALS, NCCK STAFF & PARTNER ORGANISATIONS• To embark on a healthy discussion on human rights of community members and issues of HIV and AIDS affecting our people• To get a certificate• To networkMr. Allan Maleche then took the lead on the session where he introduced his team to the participants. He then explained the background of KELIN and gave a detailed explanation of theorganization’s work. He encouraged active participation during the sessions to ensure better comprehension of the topics.Besides the facilitators’ power-point presentations, the approach of the training was both participatory and interactive; this included question & answer sessions, experience sharing, videodocumentaries and interactive debates among the participants.At the end of the training, the participants were each provided with a training manual prepared by KELIN and copies of all the relevant statutes for reference and guidance in their paralegalwork. The participants were assigned various case studies to take with them and work on at a regional level as this was felt would help assist them gauge their individual competency inaddressing various legal and ethical issues similar to those they are likely to encounter at community level.It was impressive to observe that the attendance was gender balanced. We also noted that most of the participants were well versed on advocacy issues relating to HIV and its prevention, careand management which made the discussions very detailed and informed. However, it was unanimously observed, both by the participants and the facilitators that the time allocated for thetraining was not sufficient to adequately cover the modules and comprehensively discuss the issues on the ground.2.0 SUMMARY OF WORKSHOP MODULESThe following is a summary of the workshop modules/sessions.2.1 MODULE 1 - INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RIGHTSParticipants’ thoughts on Human Rights:• Rights of human beings• Obligations of the state7 Back to the top
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