Eastern Cape, South Africa,
15 - 26 February 2010

Course Prospectus | Online Application

The overall purpose of this course is to develop a cadre of development practitioners committed to community-based planning processes that ensure planning is responsive to the improvement of community livelihoods and enriching strategic development planning efforts for effective service delivery

Course Objectives:

By the end of the training:

• Participants (municipal officials and other development agencies) have a good grasp of the participatory tools for engaging communities in planning for local development;
• Participants have a clearer understanding of how to give effect to the requirements of the Municipal Systems Act;
• Participants actually produce real plans with real communities. Plans will be used by the hosting municipality to enrich the municipal IDP
• Participants will plan from outcomes not problems leading to more realistic and creative planning

Cost

The expected contribution from each participant is R15,000 (or US$ equivalent) and this amount contributes towards the training costs, training materials and stationery, refreshments and lunches. Participants are responsible for their own travel to and from the training, accommodation and meals (except for lunches). Participants are also advised to bring additional funds to cover incidental expenses (such as telephone costs, laundry, etc).

To apply

Please complete the online application form here. You can also contact capdev@khanya-aicdd.org to request for an application form and fax it to +27 51 430 8322 by no later than 5 February 2010.

Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted.

Applicants will be notified about their selection by the second week of February 2010. A formal letter may be sent, upon request, to support visa application processes.

Workshop organisers

The workshop is facilitated by Khanya-African Institute for Community Driven Development (Khanya-aicdd). The African Institute for Community-Driven Development (Khanya-aicdd) is an African centre of expertise on community-driven development (CDD) and sustainable livelihoods. We are committed to a transformation process which fundamentally addresses socio-economic inequalities and the needs of the poor.