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Visual Facilitators…New Kids on your Block

Have you ever attended conferences that have lots of: (a) boring Powerpoint presenters; (b) brainstorming but too little documentation; or (c) actions but flat and text-heavy post-conference reports? Well, it’s time to bring-in the Visual Facilitator (VF)!

VFs are the new kids on the block who can work closely with the main conference facilitators like [...]

Nepal’s Blended Courses: A Success!

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As the year ended, COSO has successfully piloted two back-to-back Results-focused Project Design and Management (RfPDM) courses in Kathmandu, Nepal. 45 participants from various Government departments and Nepal resident mission attended the training courses.

These courses had many firsts! One, it applied the blended-learning method which enabled [...]

IAF Asia: Best Community Outreach Award

The International Association of Facilitators (IAF) Asia has recently announced a community outreach award as part of their forthcoming The 12th Annual IAF Asia Facilitator Conference with the theme: GEAR up for the future! The conference will be held in Taipei, Taiwan on August 28 to 31, 2009. Instead of having just a series of [...]

Southeast Asia Hit Hardest by Climate Change – ADB Review

Did you know that Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to climate change due to its long coastlines, high concentration of population and economic activity in coastal areas, and heavy reliance on agriculture, natural resources, and forestry? Don’t look now but it’s already affecting the region as evidenced by extreme [...]

Participatory Planning, OK….What About Participatory M & E?

Much has been said about participatory project design and planning and its importance in achieving project results. However, Results-based Management is also about monitoring targets in the midterm. And if we want an accurate picture of how our project is really performing, we should get the involvement of key project stakeholders during the exercise. This [...]