Autry Haynes's Posts - Community life competence2024-03-29T13:49:55ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHayneshttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10550877675?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=1tx43a0pnt0ms&xn_auth=noYouths experience and acknowledge the benefits of the shade house cultivation of greens and vegetables to mitigate threats of climate changetag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2023-10-29:2028109:BlogPost:2088172023-10-29T10:26:50.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p><b><i>Informal conversation contributes to the internalization of opportunities / initiatives to the community</i></b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That day, after a satisfactory and motivating three-hour session of work in the shade house and selling some greens to community members, 6 young women and 3 young men sat and engaged in an informal socializing conversation. The environment was conducive, they sat in an area they had previously cleared among the trees. “Why don’t we…</span></p>
<p><b><i>Informal conversation contributes to the internalization of opportunities / initiatives to the community</i></b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That day, after a satisfactory and motivating three-hour session of work in the shade house and selling some greens to community members, 6 young women and 3 young men sat and engaged in an informal socializing conversation. The environment was conducive, they sat in an area they had previously cleared among the trees. “Why don’t we cook?” someone suggested. It was agreed! </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12270492480?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12270492480?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="382" height="510"/></a><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 8pt;"><b><i>Greens and vegetables planted in a shade house to improve productivity per unit area of land.</i></b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tasks were shared, starting the fire from dry shrubs available, to getting the ingredients—some bought (minimal), some from different homes, and some from the shade house as the callaloo (poi)—and cooking. Everyone participated in different roles of this impromptu bush-cook. (^_^)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to this shade house experience, none of those involved had knowledge of shade houses and none had much interest in farming and agriculture. Their involvement, actually, was part of the Village Council initiative to stimulate interest in different entrepreneurial livelihood opportunities and external funding by the Canadian Fund for Local Initiatives, supported the stimulation as a means of building resilience. The shade-house is one livelihood opportunity. The shade house [96’ x 38’] was built to demonstrate to the youths and farmers its mitigation effect on climate change and to build resilience as an initiative of the Mainstay Whyaka Village Council. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, this informal socializing moment offered an opportunity for the youths to talk about the intense high daily temperatures and the impact on their lives and livelihood. The conversation included how growing vegetables and greens in such a controlled environment is practical and rewarding. This moment, among the laughter that ensued, was an indication of the internalization of the shade-house as a beneficial livelihood opportunity. </span></p>
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<p><b><i> <span style="font-size: 8pt;"> The bush-cookers sharing a meal together.</span></i></b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Mainstay Whyaka Village Council hopes that eventually 3-5 of the 30 youths in the village looking for another opportunity in life will take full responsibility of the shade house enterprise as a business that would generate satisfactory revenue. The 30 youths are assisted by a Government of Guyana program through the Mainstay Whyaka Village Council who assigns different roles for them within the village. They are paid every month once they have completed ten days' work (3-4 hours per day).</span></p>
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<p></p>Knowing where we are is ‘the entry point to being, where we want to be’: a self-assessment is a useful tool.tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2022-12-26:2028109:BlogPost:2062282022-12-26T15:30:00.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As the name, ‘self-assessment’ implies a community assesses itself based on the vision it has created. In its effort to achieve its dream</span> <b><i>“Peaceful retirement and healthier lifestyle through a better education and from SMART work</i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">” the indigenous trusted leaders of Mainstay / Whyaka identified the following practices that will ensure that they achieve their vision:…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As the name, ‘self-assessment’ implies a community assesses itself based on the vision it has created. In its effort to achieve its dream</span> <b><i>“Peaceful retirement and healthier lifestyle through a better education and from SMART work</i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">” the indigenous trusted leaders of Mainstay / Whyaka identified the following practices that will ensure that they achieve their vision:</span></p>
<ol>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Better health</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">SMART Agriculture</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tourism and clean energy opportunities</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Improved education</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Improved infrastructure</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sports</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Culture</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Self-assessment as a tool is a path towards a competent lifestyle or towards [natural] behavior</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span> </span><span> </span></span></p>
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<tbody><tr><td><p><b>1</b></p>
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<td><p><b>2</b></p>
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<td><p><b>3</b></p>
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<td><p><b>4</b></p>
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<td><p><b>5</b></p>
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<tr><td><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We know that we need to act</span></p>
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<td><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We know how to act</span></p>
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<td><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We act Consciously</span></p>
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<td><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We act systematically</span></p>
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<td><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our action has become natural</span></p>
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<tr><td><p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s important, but how to do it?”</span></i></p>
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<td><p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“... but we don’t do it”</span></i> <b><i>or </i></b></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Once in a while!”</span></i></p>
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<td><p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“we are eager ...</span></i></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">enthusiastic ... but it’s hard!”</span></i></p>
</td>
<td><p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“we do it regularly… but we need to think about it”</span></i></p>
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<td><p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> I don’t feel well if I don’t do it”</span></i></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the self-assessment, participants first describe level 5, where the practice becomes natural and they say to themselves “I don’t feel well if I don't do it.” Then, based on the level 5, the community in a candid conversation identifies the level, the members agree that they are at, at this moment in time. The final decision as to the level is based, not on a vote but on the candid conversation and compromise. No one participant after the self-assessment should say “ I was not a part of the final decision but feel a part of the decision making process. Doing so, illustrates inclusivity, transparency and full participation by members of the community. Here is the final decision of the Mainstay / whyaka trusted leaders.</span></p>
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<tbody><tr><td><p><b>Practice</b></p>
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<td><p><b>Where are we now </b></p>
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<td><p><b>Level 5 description</b></p>
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<tr><td><p><b><i>Better health</i></b></p>
</td>
<td><p><b>LEVEL 3</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are conscious that better health is a need, however our community lacks some of the resources such as a cottage hospital,vehicle and telephone services. A local pharmacy could also help with the provision of a better health service. We are also lacking the competent staff needed in several areas to make the health services better.</span></p>
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<td><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Healthier lifestyle from the provision of better health services, good nutrition, diet and exercises. A Cottage hospital with full complement of staff. Vehicle and telephone services for providing better service to community members such as the elderly and very sick or emergency needs. Must have a proper hygiene and sanitary block. As well as a pharmacy facility. Promote healthy diet and exercise. </span></p>
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</tr>
<tr><td><p><b><i>SMART agriculture</i></b></p>
</td>
<td><p><b>LEVEL 3</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Agriculture is an important area to create employment and contribute to the improved economy. We recognise this importance and have been looking for an opportunity to seek requisite support. Scanning for opportunities results in a submission of a project to CFLI. We want to use innovative and modern technologies to adapt to climate challenges. We also are starting a poultry and fish project with support from the government.</span></p>
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<td><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Appropriate technological innovation contributing to food security, self sufficiency and livelihood. Value-added innovation for pineapple, coconut, cassava, black potato, sugar-cane. Cut flower / ornamental flower production in shade house with requisite training.Cattle rearing. Grafted nursery. Development of large scale agriculture in the Siriki area. And sustainable development of value-added / agro-processing initiatives. A ‘revolving fund’ supporting local sustainable climate and agriculture SMART initiatives. </span></p>
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</tr>
<tr><td><p><b><i>Tourism and clean energy opportunities</i></b></p>
</td>
<td><p><b>LEVEL 2</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tourism is a growing phenomena in the world. We are attempting some things such as a guest house and a ‘sunset’ yacht. We would like tourism to contribute more to livelihood opportunities. It has significant potential but we have to make it a reality.</span></p>
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<td><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tourism and clean energy as a major livelihood opportunity.</span> <b>Mainstay / Whyaka prominent on the GTA calendar.</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The main source of renewable energy, Mainstay / Whyaka residents enjoy a better quality of life socially and economically. Competent in customer services including tour guiding. Development of Arouca</span></p>
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<p><b>Conservation practices considered for the expansion area comprising 9 sq miles which will be zoned appropriately for agriculture and conservation opportunities including ecosystem services</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
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<p><b>We have a Mainstay DAY.</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p><b><i>Improved education</i></b></p>
</td>
<td><p><b>LEVEL 3</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With support from the government are are producing skilled personnel . We have a computer laboratory, access to the internet, and evening classes. We recognised the need for more trained teachers. We also support students of the secondary school system on the coast by providing transportation for them.</span></p>
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<td><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A better education system contributing to a paradigm shift towards a skilled and professional human resource base of our community. Education must be a priority in the village. The computer lab must be run efficiently by youths and access to the internet. There is a need for more trained teachers. Youths should have access to better job opportunities and create more opportunities for them. Provision of transportation [</span><b><i>electric bus</i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">] to schools on the coast. Provide more opportunities for more education such as evening classes,skills training [carpentry and plumbing].</span> <b><i>Residents understand the Amerindian Act [2006] and Village Rules to guide our developmental initiatives in a sustainable, just and equitable manner. Free Prior and Informed Consent is inherent in the governance and external relations.</i></b></p>
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</tr>
<tr><td><p><b><i>Improved infrastructure</i></b></p>
</td>
<td><p><b>LEVEL 2</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our roads and especially the primary school building need attention for quite some time. The required effort is not being put forward to achieve the positive results. </span></p>
</td>
<td><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The road networks including our airstrip are strong and sustainable supported by adequate hospitality services for other communities of practices. </span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p><b><i>Sports</i></b></p>
</td>
<td><p><b>LEVEL 3</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To achieve level 5 requires time, specific training and coaching of the members of the different sport disciplines. This effort also requires the responsibility of the Village Council. </span></p>
</td>
<td><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It brings unity, helps to maintain discipline, and distracts from social ills, reduces stress. It's a positive addiction. Promote water sports even more. networks</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p><b><i>Culture</i></b></p>
</td>
<td><p><b>LEVEL 2</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With respect to language we have made several attempts to encourage people to earn the arawak language. This has not been sustainable. We have also attempted or do craft, dances, traditional foods and beverages only occasionally. We also think of doing traditional hunting and fishing. </span></p>
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<td><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Language revival, traditional food and beverages promotion, craft production, dance revival, resuscitation of traditional hunting and fishing, and music promotion. Traditional knowledge development.</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10919959857?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10919959857?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="435" height="327"/></a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>Where we are respect to the level 5 </strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10919960299?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10919960299?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="374" height="281"/><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>Illustration: how does the levels of competence apply to their practices</strong></span></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Following the self-assessment, the leaders find it easier to develop a roadmap that is SMART to take them from where we are now to the level 5. Achieving the level 5, is an indication that the community is on its way to achieving the collective dream.</span></p>The journey of 'paradigm shift' towards climate resiliencetag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2022-10-25:2028109:BlogPost:2060262022-10-25T13:41:53.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
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<p>Progressing from the envisioning session: <a href="https://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blogs/building-climate-resilience-in-mainstay-whyaka-indigenous-village">https://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blogs/building-climate-resilience-in-mainstay-whyaka-indigenous-village</a> ....residence of Mainstay / Whyaka #CFLI were engaged in a three-day event specifically on climate change and shade house as one mitigation effort.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The initial…</span></p>
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<p>Progressing from the envisioning session: <a href="https://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blogs/building-climate-resilience-in-mainstay-whyaka-indigenous-village">https://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blogs/building-climate-resilience-in-mainstay-whyaka-indigenous-village</a> ....residence of Mainstay / Whyaka #CFLI were engaged in a three-day event specifically on climate change and shade house as one mitigation effort.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The initial training event was facilitated with support from the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute [NAREI] on the following subject areas:</span></p>
<ol>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Climate SMART agriculture</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Introduction to cost of production calculation</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chives production</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eschalot production</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Peppers production</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cauliflower production</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Post harvest management of red beans</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Good Agricultural Practices</span></li>
</ol>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Production of these crops under shade house would be in a value chain production to meet demands of the village school feeding program and that of the resort in the village.</span></p>
<p><b>Following the event a reflection on what the event meant for participants revealed their takeaways.</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pest and disease importance and cost of production were the main takeaways from the three days event. Note that the pest and disease was a part of the Good Agricultural Practices, integrated pest management. In terms of the future participants felt that getting practical experience, getting more villagers, especially youths and having more time for interactive engagement would help. There were three specific intentions as revealed:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“start my own garden” “share knowledge with my mother who has a vegetable garden”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“try planting a small kitchen garden and extend with proper experience”. </span></p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10854691658?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10854691658?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="338" height="451"/></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10854690683?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mr. Barlow of NAREI engages participants</a></span></strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10854693657?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10854693657?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="476" height="357"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10854690683?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a></span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span><strong><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10854690683?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Participants paying keen attention on the cost of production tabulation </span></a></strong></span></p>
<p></p>Building climate resilience in Mainstay / Whyaka indigenous villagetag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2022-09-26:2028109:BlogPost:2049012022-09-26T16:47:36.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Canada Fund for Local Initiative [CFLI] operated through the Canadian High Commission in Guyana is a top-down initiative intended to stimulate a bottom-up response of communities. The</span> <b><i>REAL</i></b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">change however relies on how communities are stimulated to national and international commitment of provision of resources, human capital and financial. Herein lies the opportunity. How can communities, and in…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Canada Fund for Local Initiative [CFLI] operated through the Canadian High Commission in Guyana is a top-down initiative intended to stimulate a bottom-up response of communities. The</span> <b><i>REAL</i></b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">change however relies on how communities are stimulated to national and international commitment of provision of resources, human capital and financial. Herein lies the opportunity. How can communities, and in particular, the low-resourced, vulnerable and marginalized ones, be part of this huge opportunity? How can we</span> <b><i>nudge</i></b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">them to take ownership and responsibility for realizing their full potential given these opportunities? With respect to Indigenous Peoples, it is especially important to apply principles of Free Prior and Informed Consent so that they make informed decisions.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Mainstay / Whyaka indigenous village responded and was successful in terms of a call for proposal. The village is seeking to “</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Develop alternative livelihood opportunities through tourism and climate smart agriculture to contribute to national and international demands of climate resilience</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">” The nudging for Mainstay /Whyaka indigenous village was achieved by the application of the CLCprocess with SALT to achieve discrete outcome results where thoughts and roadmaps are more</span> <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mO2axS5uSXCSdDVQLqQvP3nmWII_hdg8r0ds8r1PAGE/edit#slide=id.gc71f28cccc_0_168"><span style="font-weight: 400;">aligned</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. A local conversation ensued between community leadership who identified the following practices that can lead them to their dream of a resilient society as their contribution to national and international demands of climate resilience:</span></p>
<ol>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Better health</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">SMART Agriculture</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tourism and clean energy opportunities</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Improved education</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Improved infrastructure</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sports</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Culture</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10827722875?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10827722875?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="537" height="403"/></a></span></li>
</ol>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">This is where we are <i>NOW</i> on a 5-level <i>scale of competence</i> for the seven practices. </span><span style="font-size: 8pt;">The seven practices were either at level 2 or level 3, the entry point for the journey.</span> </p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10827708077?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10827708077?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="455" height="606" class="align-center"/></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">A teacher says what the level 5 of one practice meant for this community</span></p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10827709058?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10827709058?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="470" height="352" class="align-center"/></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Illustrating how the levels of competence works. Only Toshao Yvonne is at level 3, </span><span style="font-size: 8pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 8pt;">while other participants are at level 1 or 2</span></p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10827708670?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10827708670?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="373" height="281" class="align-center"/></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><em>Toshao Yvonne ascertaining where we are on the scale of competence </em></span><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><em>for</em></span> <span style="font-size: 8pt;"><em>the different practices</em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The trigger to a paradigm shift towards the journey of climate resilience has started. The specific result of “</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">A climate resilience</span></i> <b><i>vision was</i></b> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">created by a cross-section of the village leadership whom the villagers trust and strategic objectives to realize the vision, developed.” A trusted cross section of community leaders</span></i> <span style="font-weight: 400;"> contributing to the dream comprised village councilors, CSOs, Enhancement Workers, Pathway development Workers, Community Development Workers, housewives, former Toshaos, pastor, and teachers. </span></p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10827708670?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><span>In addition to the dream and strategy, the other</span> <i><span>specific results intended to be achieved, include [1] alternative livelihood opportunities: [a] a heritage park with nature trail will be rehabilitated and [b] agriculture production practices tactfully shift to being climate SMART production systems based on market demands; and [2]</span></i> <span> The project will additionally increase the population knowledge and understanding of the Amerindian Act [2006],</span> <b>village rules</b> <span>as part of the Free Prior and Informed Concept [FPIC] modalities will be a specific output.</span></p>
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<p></p>Go Girls SALT visit experiencetag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2022-07-06:2028109:BlogPost:2043962022-07-06T12:08:20.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
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<p><b>We are making progress as we take ownership and responsibility in sustainable ways</b> is the theme of the SALT visit.</p>
<p>The Go Girls project takes place in Cameroon, India, Ghana, Kenya and India.</p>
<p>One of the Virtual SALT Visits was held during June 2022. Here is a snippet of that experience. <b>(^_^)</b></p>
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<p><b>Participants:</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Marlou, Dolores, Autry, Wiwin, Widad, Comfort, Aaliyah, Fanet, Isabela, Ornella, Rituu, Miel,…</span></p>
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<p><b>We are making progress as we take ownership and responsibility in sustainable ways</b> is the theme of the SALT visit.</p>
<p>The Go Girls project takes place in Cameroon, India, Ghana, Kenya and India.</p>
<p>One of the Virtual SALT Visits was held during June 2022. Here is a snippet of that experience. <b>(^_^)</b></p>
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<p><b>Participants:</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Marlou, Dolores, Autry, Wiwin, Widad, Comfort, Aaliyah, Fanet, Isabela, Ornella, Rituu, Miel, Marie, Ismael, Doreen, Paul, Helen, Rose, Eva, Ruswandie and Jojo</span></p>
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<p><b>Facilitated</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Aaliyah and Autry.</span></p>
<p><b>The SALT Visit experience</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We were fortunate to listen to testimonies from Cameroon related to the impact of SALT/CLCP helping communities becoming a part of the solution and in support for supplies of sanitary pads for young girls.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">See testimony</span> <a href="https://mega.nz/file/tyZDSa6Z#WeVTHZ9anSBOeQkWMgw2GsQTbJ2Iis5q_F6DtBlTLws"><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We listened to testimonies from Kenya, L’Africana community members who overcame being drug addicts and who have become facilitators. See testimony</span> <a href="https://mega.nz/file/43hVQboA#w3M7tPKiFLZklY4P3xkdSY1gTlliAHnpotcTfmRwA10"><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In Indonesia a facilitator shared how being an effective facilitator means being immersed into the community not as an expert but as a community member. See testimony </span> <a href="https://mega.nz/file/8zpAhaTJ#uYRH_T5elZ6hRyGzPjmJSLLCU5K63W5jYvds-4a_Alg"><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. IndoCompetence has also expressed immense benefit from the shared experiences. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><b>Lessons from the SALT Visit</b></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Taboo on sexuality’ is emerging as an important issue in many cultures. How to address this collectively therefore needs that type of conversation.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Evidence that SALT/CLCP are part of helping communities being a part of the solution.</span></li>
</ul>Our level 5 when clear takes us to our dreamtag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2022-05-22:2028109:BlogPost:2042342022-05-22T12:37:17.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p><b>Our level 5 when clear, means we are better able to measure progressively our journey towards our dream</b></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is our dream “</span><b><i>Fairly competent as SALT facilitators contributing to making better societies.</i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">” Our journey towards the dream began when we created a safe space of trust where we identified who we really are. We understand why we are proud, that we also had similar concerns and…</span></p>
<p><b>Our level 5 when clear, means we are better able to measure progressively our journey towards our dream</b></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is our dream “</span><b><i>Fairly competent as SALT facilitators contributing to making better societies.</i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">” Our journey towards the dream began when we created a safe space of trust where we identified who we really are. We understand why we are proud, that we also had similar concerns and hopes.</span></p>
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<p><b>What are we most proud of? </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Esther “proud of being a woman, social worker and ability to overcome [the] past and use it like a motivating factor to young girls.” While Paul is proud of “....his ability to negotiate access into communities and engaging community members and the fact that he is from Nso.”</span></p>
<p><b>Some concerns:</b></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The future (equality, freedom, education) of women and children </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">That others especially orphans do not suffer</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Social inclusion</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Single mothers break the barrier of I can’t make it again in life because I have a child and see so many deprived kids in her community.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><b> Our hope during this SALT Program</b></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">To become saltier and really learn how to respect community views and engage them in a better way.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">to acquire good leadership skills that will enable her to relate better with people in her community</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gain knowledge on better tuning a non for profit organization. </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">to support those in need and also appreciate what comes out of them</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">to gain more skills in engaging community sessions </span></li>
</ul>
<table>
<thead><tr><th><p><b>Practices </b></p>
</th>
<th><p><b>Where are we now with respect to our level 5</b></p>
</th>
<th><p><b>Our action has become natural</b></p>
<p><b>LEVEL 5</b></p>
</th>
</tr>
<tr><th><p><b>Improved Education/Inclusive education</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
</th>
<th><p><b>Level 3 [</b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">We act Consciously</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are policies put in place to assure the quality of Education and inclusive education but the implementation is poor. For instance the government encourages inclusive education but no single public school has an elevator for those on wheelchairs and just a few have ramps. </span></p>
</th>
<th><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Education is tailored towards the training of relevant skills in high demand taking into consideration the inclusion of persons living with special needs thereby ensuring social inclusion. </span></p>
</th>
</tr>
<tr><th><p><b>Improved corporate social responsibility</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
</th>
<th><p><b>Level 4</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">We act systematically</span></i><b>]</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Actions are continuously being put in place to provide some services to the community. For instance Cho Ngafor F donating hand wash buckets in public places</span></p>
</th>
<th><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Enterprises/organization and individuals providing physiological needs to the community free of charge as a social responsibility for instance community water points. </span></p>
</th>
</tr>
<tr><th><p><b>Encourage self appreciation</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
</th>
<th><p><b>Level 4</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">We act systematically</span></i><b>]</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All our actions are tilted towards encouraging and bringing out the best version of us/ our beneficiary</span></p>
</th>
<th><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Community members are valuing themselves and work hard to portray those attitudes that needs to be appreciated first by self, hence instilling self evaluation as a habit </span></p>
</th>
</tr>
<tr><th><p><b>Usage of local focal persons</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
</th>
<th><p><b>Level 4</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">We act systematically</span></i><b>]</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our entry point into the community is through local authorities and community members that can create access to our target group</span></p>
</th>
<th><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Community leaders are responsible for sourcing solutions for their community challenges together with the community members.</span></p>
</th>
</tr>
<tr><th><p><b>Clear feedback mechanism</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
</th>
<th><p><b>Level 3 [</b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">We act Consciously</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our response mechanism is not yet well developed. We act sporadically depending on the situation</span></p>
</th>
<th><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Community members/ beneficiaries give in their feedback with very little to no complications. </span></p>
</th>
</tr>
<tr><th><p><b>Applicable Monitoring and Evaluation strategies </b></p>
</th>
<th><p><b>Level 3</b> <b>[</b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">We act Consciously</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our Strategies are basic and not really organized as such. </span></p>
</th>
<th><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Projects are executed and resources well utilized due to proper follow-up, monitoring and evaluation of targets and indicators.</span></p>
</th>
</tr>
</thead>
</table>
<p><b>We identified our practices, described our level 5 then through a self-assessment process we understand where we are. As we progress to attaining the level 5, we know we are achieving our dream.</b></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10507021665?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10507021665?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="699" height="524"/>A SALTy engagement by the Cameroon TEAM</a></b></p>
<p></p>We ALL want our concerns addressed and our hopes achievedtag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2022-04-30:2028109:BlogPost:2039992022-04-30T18:30:00.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We ALL wish our hopes are achieved and our concerns are addressed. Achieving this begins with the individual dream, moving to the group dream and then to the community dream. The result is a statement that reflects the ‘spirit’ of what the community wants to achieve so that they can realize their full potential and live comfortable lives. It does not mean,</span> <b><i>however</i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, that life is perfect, but people can cope…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We ALL wish our hopes are achieved and our concerns are addressed. Achieving this begins with the individual dream, moving to the group dream and then to the community dream. The result is a statement that reflects the ‘spirit’ of what the community wants to achieve so that they can realize their full potential and live comfortable lives. It does not mean,</span> <b><i>however</i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, that life is perfect, but people can cope better with life’s challenges. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the</span> <b>individual dream</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, participants reflect on their future in ten years, fifteen years, twenty years. What would that time be like? Describe it. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Following the development of the individual and group dreams, the similarities and differences between the group dreams were identified</span></p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10454311289?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10454311289?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="489" height="403"/></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10454295453?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10454295453?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="387" height="291"/></a></p>
<p><b> <span style="font-size: 8pt;"> Two volunteers create a vision statement from the</span></b> <span style="font-size: 8pt;"><b>similarities and major difference that emanated from the three groups dreams</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10454306259?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10454306259?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="556" height="274"/></a></span></p>
<p><b> <span style="font-size: 8pt;"> The initial dream statement created by the volunteers</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Village Council of Mainstay / Whyaka, an indigenous village in Guyana, invited government supported Community Service Officers volunteers to contribute to jointly build a common dream for more structured and mutually supportive developmental processes. It was intended that this exercise would enable the Village Council to support the CSO volunteers in a more structured and mutually beneficial manner.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After engaging in the development of the practices, members agree that the dream statement could be</span> <b><i>re-defined</i></b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">as a motivating statement:</span> <b>“Peaceful retirement and healthier lifestyle through a better education and from hard work.”</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Participants identified five practices that can deliver the dream:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
<p></p>
<ul>
<li><b><i>Better health</i></b></li>
</ul>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Healthier lifestyle from the provision of better health services, good nutrition, diet, and exercises.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
<p></p>
<ul>
<li><b><i>SMART agriculture</i></b></li>
</ul>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Appropriate technological innovation contributing to food security, self sufficiency, and livelihood.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
<p></p>
<ul>
<li><b><i>Tourism and clean energy opportunities</i></b></li>
</ul>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tourism and clean energy provide major livelihood opportunities. With renewable energy as the main source of energy, Mainstay / Whyaka residents enjoy a better quality of life socially and economically.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
<p></p>
<ul>
<li><b><i>Improved education</i></b></li>
</ul>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A better education system contributing to a paradigm shift towards a skilled and professional human resource base of our community.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
<p></p>
<ul>
<li><b><i>Improved infrastructure</i></b></li>
</ul>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The road networks including our airstrip are strong and supported in a sustainable manner by adequate hospitality services for other communities of practices.</span></p>
<p></p>Ready Pull engagementtag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2019-12-10:2028109:BlogPost:1805662019-12-10T12:09:02.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During breakfast in Shulinab [</span><b><i>an indigenous village</i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">] in the Rupununi on the border with Brazil, I met some personnel from the Ministry of Social Cohesion. A conversation about what I do ensued and to illustrate a point I engaged the team of four on the Ready Pull exercise, see…</span> <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-_IQGyQjCDHLtkWzI0t-ahG-rNeW3ndgkyr3kDIQlxs/edit#slide=id.p1"></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During breakfast in Shulinab [</span><b><i>an indigenous village</i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">] in the Rupununi on the border with Brazil, I met some personnel from the Ministry of Social Cohesion. A conversation about what I do ensued and to illustrate a point I engaged the team of four on the Ready Pull exercise, see</span> <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-_IQGyQjCDHLtkWzI0t-ahG-rNeW3ndgkyr3kDIQlxs/edit#slide=id.p1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">:</span></p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3763618628?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3763628470?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3763628470?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="205" height="364" class="align-center"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3763618628?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3763618628?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3763623373?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3763623373?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="230" height="409" class="align-center"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3763618628?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3763621211?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3763618628?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The response was that the exercise was impacting. Putting the pieces back together invokes team effort but I also learn that when things are broken such as relationships because of whatever the reason including violence, alcoholism, or drug abuse mending back the relationship isn’t easy and it might never be the same again.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Later the same day I went to observe how the team was engaging youth of the village on leadership development and qualities of a good leader. To my surprise, one of the team members came over to me and whispered Mr Haynes, would you to do the exercise you did with us this morning, with the youth here? I answered in the affirmative. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">By that time the team had already gotten the paper towel to do the Ready Pull!</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Of course there was laughter tearing the paper apart and during the fitting the pieces back together. The response from the youth was not dissimilar. They say it was fun and they felt more relaxed and enthused to be engaged in the remainder of the day’s event. One youth said it helped them come out of their comfort zone, meaning that the day before and part of today we sat with people we were more comfortable with but how the facilitator mixed us into different groups, we feel more connected to others who are in the group we tore the paper with. There is more connection with all participants now!</span></p>Being climate resilienttag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2019-10-23:2028109:BlogPost:1796242019-10-23T13:45:11.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The ‘climate crisis’ is real my friends! If you feel the micro-climate temperate is hotter than usual, that is happening all over the world. Not only in your neighborhood! Your micro-level experience is supported in a broader sense by the evidence of science. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Climate resilience is the capacity for a socio-ecological system to: [</span><b>1</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">] absorb stresses and maintain function…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The ‘climate crisis’ is real my friends! If you feel the micro-climate temperate is hotter than usual, that is happening all over the world. Not only in your neighborhood! Your micro-level experience is supported in a broader sense by the evidence of science. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Climate resilience is the capacity for a socio-ecological system to: [</span><b>1</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">] absorb stresses and maintain function in the face of external stresses imposed upon it by climate change and [</span><b>2</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">] adapt, reorganize, and evolve into more desirable configurations that improve the sustainability of the system, leaving it better prepared for future climate change impacts</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Inherent in the conversation about climate resilience are the concepts of adaptation, vulnerability, and climate change. If the definition of resiliency is the ability to recover from a negative event, in this case climate change. Then talking about preparations beforehand and strategies for recovery (aka adaptations), as well as populations that are less capable of developing and implementing a resiliency strategy (aka vulnerable populations) are essential. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are appreciative of the effort by advocates of the climate crisis to make us more</span> <b>AWARE</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. We, in general terms re-</span><b>Act</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. But my friends, more than just being</span> <b><i>aware</i></b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <b><i>reactionary</i></b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is needed. The very advocates are taking</span> <b>conscious</b> <b>action</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and that is the level at which we ALL need to be. Making a conscious decision to do</span> <b>OUR</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">part. The fate of future generations is under threat.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are very fortunate that at the global level, the international and many national bodies are in the forefront in this conversation about climate change impacts and building climate resilience. There is a framework that includes climate resilience efforts to address the vulnerability that communities, states, and countries currently have with regard to the many consequences of climate change. Different resilience strategies include the social, economic, technological, and political elements. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What is needed is a more conscious</span> <b>L</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">ocal</span> <b>R</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">esponse geared towards building and improving climate resilience. During September 2019, there was a hype of global events that helped us to be more aware and surely there has been Re-Action. Can we now move to the next level, making conscious decisions about our efforts / actions?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We need to understand that the Climate Crisis is not a problem of tomorrow, but of TODAY, as crisis events are happening with more intensity, frequency and consequence. Therefore Local Response including early warning systems to mitigate threats such as tropical diseases which have significant consequences.</span></p>
<p><b>L</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">ocal</span> <b>R</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">esponse would effectively contribute to changing public opinion, and when this is more evident, this can change actions by government. Governments usually response to public opinion. Therefore Local Response needs to be more proactive.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Who should be involved in this Local Response ? All and Sundry: politicians, civil society, the business community, regulators, indigenous communities, media, families, all have a responsibility. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the most influential leaders of the Climate Crisis is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which was created to achieve the “stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When it comes to the stabilization of greenhouse gases, forests play an important role in regulating carbon across the globe. This encourages countries to “explore a range of actions, identify options and undertake efforts, including demonstration activities, to address the drivers of deforestation,” encouraging developing countries to contribute to mitigation in the forest sector by undertaking the following activities (known as REDD+):</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(a) Reducing emissions from deforestation; </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(b) Reducing emissions from forest degradation; </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(c) Conservation of forest carbon stocks; </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(d) Sustainable management of forests; </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(e) Enhancement of forest carbon stocks.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At the forefront of a resilient climate crisis are the people who are integrally involved and or impacted. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Developing countries willing to participate in REDD+ should prepare four elements: a national strategy or action plan; a national forest reference emission levels and/or forest reference level; a robust and transparent national forest monitoring system; and a system for providing information on how the safeguards are being addressed and respected throughout the implementation of the REDD+ activities.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How safeguards are addressed and respected throughout the implementation of the REDD+ activities is dependent on the extent of community conversations. The conversations need not be about forests contribution to climate crisis alone. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We know that communities in general have a whole host of things to consider but attaining to</span> <b>respons-ability to continue along the path of a process,</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">of an engagement until reaching the preferred conditions as set in the goal setting or dreams build, is important. Thereby, Local Response will be contributing to [</span><b>1</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">] absorbing stresses and maintain function in the face of external stresses imposed upon it by climate change and [</span><b>2</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">] adapt, reorganize, and evolve into more desirable configurations that improve the sustainability of the system, leaving it better prepared for future climate change impacts.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Local Response is the ability to respond; how to create a response? how to increase respons-ability? And keeping track of the progress and conditions.</span></p>
<p><b>It implies the continuation of work</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">in terms of</span> <b>addressing issues by themselves;</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">same issue and continue to work on/life go on and addressing issues as they emerge. Life is not perfect, but we build competence to cope with the challenges.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A life competent community is sustainable. Sustainability is also opportunities that arise;</span> <b> a system where people give and take. I</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">f you contribute by your talent, you feel energy to contribute on the long term.</span> <b> The community mission is also to support the individual in the expression of it’s talent.</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Having a holistic view and understanding of the complexities and becoming competent so that they can cope with life’s challenges will significantly contribute to communities becoming climate crisis resilient competent.</span></p>SALT as a bottom-up approach - Study of Kasper Moestag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2019-02-14:2028109:BlogPost:1756392019-02-14T18:00:00.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p style="text-align: left;">Is SALT truly a 'bottom-up approach?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Read this study of an intern [Kasper Moes] who did a study in the health sector within Holland. The<span style="font-weight: 400;"> assessment of how </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">GGD employees working with communities view CLCP/SALT. The aim was to explore </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">whether CLCP / SALT may be beneficial additions to Dutch health promotion in order to…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Is SALT truly a 'bottom-up approach?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Read this study of an intern [Kasper Moes] who did a study in the health sector within Holland. The<span style="font-weight: 400;"> assessment of how </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">GGD employees working with communities view CLCP/SALT. The aim was to explore </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">whether CLCP / SALT may be beneficial additions to Dutch health promotion in order to improve </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">public health, and whether the method is suitable.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">This was done using the following </span><span>research question:</span> <i><span>‘’What are the potential arguments in favor and against implementing </span></i><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">CLCP/SALT in a Dutch community health service context according to GGD experts?’’ The participants of the study included "[..] employees working for the division of health promotion and epidemiology are experts on both public health and working with the community."</span></i></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">There were five arguments in favor of and three general arguments against the hypothesis. The five arguments in favor included:</span></i></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">[1] [...] provide a broader, more complete vision on community health ...];</span></i></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2] </span></i><i><span>Increase ownership of citizens;</span></i></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><i><span>[3] [...] straight forward methodology to comprehend ...[....] implying that utilizing it would be an unhampered task in theory.</span></i></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><i><span>[4] CLCP/SALT is not restricted to formalities. The threshold for testing the methodology in a hands-on practical way would be low.</span></i></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><i><span>[5] CLCP / SALT </span></i><i><span>can be related to the natural way of working of many. These <span>employees [</span></span></i> <span style="font-size: 8pt;">working in public health and working with the community</span><i><span><span>] already possessed a fundamental understanding of the CLCP/SALT principles, making it less complex for them to understand.</span></span></i></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The negative arguments include:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><i>[1] Difficulty in linking goals of the health programme with those that emerge during the engagement with communities.</i></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><i>[2] Difficultly to constantly keep all actors up to date, as well as justify and quantify progress made by the project. <span style="font-weight: 400;">CLCP is an organic process, making it unpredictable what courses of action are to be taken and what outcomes are to be measured.</span></i></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><i>[3] CLCP / SALT can take up a lot of time, making it difficult to acquire and retain involvement aligned to the different priorities of the top-down approach of the organization implementing the interventions.</i></p>
<p>The full story is <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1147448701?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Report_Kasper<strong>.pdf</strong></a></p>
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<p>What are your thoughts? Please share here (^_^)</p>'Safe space' for vulnerable children providing positive life changestag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2018-11-03:2028109:BlogPost:1724552018-11-03T01:16:10.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Soliloquy style [</span><b><i>an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present</i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The good old days eh! These days are so full with threats of different types. How can young people especially, aspire to achieve their dreams? I want good for my family, but i am concerned about by 15yrs…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Soliloquy style [</span><b><i>an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present</i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The good old days eh! These days are so full with threats of different types. How can young people especially, aspire to achieve their dreams? I want good for my family, but i am concerned about by 15yrs old daughter. We are working hard to instill good values in her but she complains a lot about peer pressure and bullyism when not in the home. What can we do, what can I do to reduce these threats?” Thinking, thinking, thinking ……………………………..”well I have this thought. I will share with my dear wife who also, wants good for our daughter.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sitting together, Mr Ousman shares his thought with his wife.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dear Suzi, I have been thinking on our conversation about our daughter and her vulnerabilities when away from home. “What is that thought, Mr. Ousman? I am curious, we talked about this so many times.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Yes dear, but I am also thinking of our neighbors, who have similar concerns. You know we live in a marginalized community and that makes us and our children more vulnerable. Maybe they could join in this effort!” “well okay, now share that thought, my curiosity is waning.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“In our community there is no place where we can meet and have conversation with our children on morals and how they can lead good lives in this bewildered world.” So, I am thinking of making our home that space where we can encourage our and our neighbors children to lead good lives. We can have conversation on sex, sex and reproductive health, abuse, human trafficking, alcoholism and any challenges that they would like to have conversation on. Mr Ousman wife’s remark was “Can you and me have all these conversation with children and young people?” Mr. Ousman, “We will have to seek support for some things we need to accomplish.” His wife, “Where will we get that funding from?” Mr. Ousman, “Honey, I don’t know but when we share our thinking with our neighbors, they, might some answers of how we can achieve what we want to.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fifteen members of the neighborhood agreed to the thought of Mr. Ousman. A</span> <b><i>forum</i></b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">started. The forum, a ‘safe space’ for children and youths became a meaningful engagement in the community. Neighbors of the forum supported the effort, financially and otherwise.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eventually, the engagement with the young formalize into weekly activity and some ground rules were developed. The rules are that during the weekly conversations, no mobile phones were allowed during that period of their conversation, no school uniforms, no making of boyfriend or girlfriend and no smoking in the house. The home or ‘safe space’ was open 24/7.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Almost three years after the forum started, a conversation between Mr and Mrs Ousman, we learn: Mr. Ousman saying to his wife “Dearie,our persistence worked,we did what we had to do, what our hearts motivated us to do. Did you noticed that the social worker for this district is of immense support to the forum? She is the new social worker from the government working in this district who learned of our activity and thought that what she was doing in this district could benefit us. She offered her support and now we have a partnership with government. Our persistence worked for us.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mrs Ousman also reflected on the support, the forum received: “Some of the children were in need of medical check up but had reservation doing so, in fear of what others might think seeing them going to the hospital. Now, however, the hospital has arranged for them to go at anytime convenient to them. This arrangement is working out well for the children and the reports are coming to us.” Mrs Ousman also reflected that her patience is what worked for her during this period. The children really confided in her and patience dealing with them in a way that indicated her understanding them without judgement was important.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In terms of moving forward, Mr Ousman is confident that what he, his wife and neighbors have started will continue into the future. Members of the forum continue to be in support of everything that is being done. Of course there are challenges. Effort of those who are in the programme to bring new members could be difficult. Those who come, do so voluntarily. Mr. Ousman reflected that ‘trust’ for and by everyone contributed to the confidence within the forum. As he further stated that “psycho-social support by two students still at university also helps with coping abilities of students in programme.” Their voluntary support is linked also to tutors, lecturers professors within the universities the volunteers are associated with.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The parents [some single parents] of children involved in the programme are also involved and regularly benefit from some activities, including the pyscho-social counseling.</span></p>Good Governance enhanced by quality education of ALL!tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2018-09-23:2028109:BlogPost:1716792018-09-23T13:20:42.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p>"We wanted to do this for ourselves as councilors, during heritage month, and especially so, because we are a new executive with responsibility to govern our village." Toshao Carl Peneux, the village leader of Orealla / Siparuta an indigenous community on the border with Suriname.…</p>
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<p>"We wanted to do this for ourselves as councilors, during heritage month, and especially so, because we are a new executive with responsibility to govern our village." Toshao Carl Peneux, the village leader of Orealla / Siparuta an indigenous community on the border with Suriname.</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540695507?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540695507?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="204" class="align-full" height="272"/></a><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540697284?profile=original" target="_self"><strong><em>Toshao Carl Peneux</em></strong></a></span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540695507?profile=original" target="_self"></a></p>
<p>The indigenous community of Guyana, comprise just about 10% of the national population but occupy almost 80% of the 83,000 sq. ml. land mass. Their value to Guyana earned them a one month heritage observation where each of the more than 200 villages celebrate by showcasing their culture and other values. There is an hype of activities during the September month celebration.</p>
<p>For Orealla / Siparuta, engaging the whole council to explore working as a team and developing a village plan was one of the month's activities.</p>
<p>The Toshao [captain] a retired head teacher remembered engaging in an activity some years ago that stimulated his interest in mobilizing people to think differently and doing differently as a result, agreed to apply this concept with his team of fairly young councilors.</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540699293?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540699293?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="252" height="189" class="align-center"/></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540697284?profile=original" target="_self"><span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Young council members engaged in team building</span></em></strong></span></a></p>
<p>The conversation began with what are we most proud of? The response was:</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are a community of peaceful people.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Proud that we are up keeping our indigenous heritage.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Proud that our village has beautiful sceneries</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Proud of Communication Services e.g GTT, TELEG, DIGICEL (Mobile), Radio Stations</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Basic educational facilities (nursery, primary)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Proud of being Indigenous People by majority in this village.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Proud of the natural resources we have such as our creeks, savannahs, forest, wild life</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Proud of our Arawak and Warrau culture</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Proud that most of our residents can speak common English</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our Village is a titled area and belong to us</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Of having the responsibilities of managing our own affairs/ resources</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That we are capable of making good representation on behalf of ourselves</span></p>
<p><strong>To be a people that is hungry for better opportunities in all aspects</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The conversation thereafter and the councilors "<strong>..being hungry for better opportunities</strong>" led to their common dream:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"</span><b><i>Orealla / Siparuta a modern and model indigenous village where good governance, vigorous education programme and tourism are the engine of our livelihood and socio-economic well being. Our tourism product is developed through appropriate infrastructure, modern health facilities and services; eco-friendly agriculture primary produce and value-added products; aggressive security services; sustainable sports; and preservation of our culture."</i></b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The reflection on governance indicated that more could have been achieved and that education could contribute to this achievement and in other areas as well, such as development of a aggressive tourism product. Tourism will be the hallmark of Orealla / Siparuta as indicative in the dream.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The key to putting us on this journey is having an effective team spirit as leaders with good management capability. The next conversation will be what does this [<span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong><em>working as a team</em></strong></span>] mean for us?</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540697284?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540697284?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="372" height="279" class="align-center"/><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong><em>We appreciate our strengths and that we work as a team</em></strong></span></a></p>
<p></p>Less it goes unnoticed …..it is important!tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2018-07-22:2028109:BlogPost:1708862018-07-22T12:50:33.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We walked in single file because of the narrow path leading to the end of the short ‘panhandle’. Brush was overlapping the path so much that we had to push them aside with our hands. It was a lovely morning in Eijsden. It is a custom [</span><b>level 5</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">] that we engage with walking in the morning during the period of our FtF engagement. Laurie, who was walking in front of me, picked up a piece of paper. I began to wonder…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We walked in single file because of the narrow path leading to the end of the short ‘panhandle’. Brush was overlapping the path so much that we had to push them aside with our hands. It was a lovely morning in Eijsden. It is a custom [</span><b>level 5</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">] that we engage with walking in the morning during the period of our FtF engagement. Laurie, who was walking in front of me, picked up a piece of paper. I began to wonder why?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At the end of the walk, we idled a bit to allow the sun to soak in as well as enjoy the view of Belgium on the other side to the river. One or two colleagues soaked their feet in the water. (^_^). In fact, at one moment, Marlou stopped and someone asked "what happened?" Her response was, "listen to the silence, it is captivating.." We laughed but agreed.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540701593?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540701593?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="315" class="align-full" height="420"/></a><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>Laurie with her bag of waste!!!</strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It became clear, Laurie’s</span> <b>level 5</b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[natural] action. She found an old bag and began to pick up waste and place them into the bag. Without a comment or question, we, joined the effort. Laurie took the bag until she found a disposable bin and there she got rid of the waste we collected.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">No one, but us, witnessed this remarkable effort. To the world, this remarkable feat would go unnoticed and without any meaningful impact. Her effort inspired me to write this short story of that event. Our conscience plays a significant part on our natural way of doing things. She could have thought to herself, if I don’t do this what difference would it make for the waste and the environment? So, while the world did not note this feat, her conscience is clear and it provided a witness to us who were with her, the person she is inside. The figurative heart of Laurie. (^_^).</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thank you Laurie!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540709928?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="364" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540709928?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="364" class="align-center"/><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>What conversation!!</strong></span></a></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guyana celebrates its 52nd Independence celebrations. Youth week engagement included schools who celebrated in several different ways. Bernice Edwards a teacher of grade 8 students in response to students interest in future careers and the fact that from Grade 9 class they begin to stream into career choices wanted to engage students in an interactive way so that conversation on career choice is stimulating to them.…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guyana celebrates its 52nd Independence celebrations. Youth week engagement included schools who celebrated in several different ways. Bernice Edwards a teacher of grade 8 students in response to students interest in future careers and the fact that from Grade 9 class they begin to stream into career choices wanted to engage students in an interactive way so that conversation on career choice is stimulating to them.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I was invited to explore how can that conversation with the students be done in a SALTy way. We agreed to a two-part engagement conversation: [<strong>1</strong>] Invite professional career personnel to share with the children why they chose their respective career and what it meant for them; [<strong>2</strong>] Have students in groups share their individual career and describe how their collective careers would impact society? <em>Prior to the conversation, students were encouraged to research on their career choice</em>.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540700190?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540700190?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="381" height="286" class="align-center"/><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>Teacher Bernice introduces the professional personnel</strong></span></a></span></p>
<p>The personnel who were invited mentioned the following:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The pilot and maintenance technician were both happy to being doing this because they are former students of the Cummingslodge Secondary School. Neighboring the community of Cummingslodge is an airport and as children they were fascinated with what takes place there and the in-out of planes from there. Their first employment opportunity was there and that led to their career dream being achieved.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The teacher emphasised, that like many of the students here, she wanted to be ‘like her teacher’, was her initial motivation. While she started as a teacher, she ventured into other job opportunities but all along teaching was on her mind and decided to pursue that by entering the teachers training college.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“<em>My first choice was to be a doctor. I realized that to be a doctor, I would had to talk to people and that was something that I did not ‘fancy’. I chose to become an engineer. Over the years I realized that even though that was my choice I did several other things that even while being an engineer. I learned about business and administration, learn how to engage people and now I am even a commissioner with the Women and Gender Equality Commission. So, in spite of your career choice, you have to be open minded to other things that life may ‘throw at you’.</em>” Renata Chuck A SAng</span></p>
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<li><b>Group engagement </b></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In small groups, students with support of one of the personnel, had a conversation on how will society benefit from their collective career choices. The students were invited to write and / or draw the impact on society. One group presented a before and after situation. Before: poor condition of infrastructure, poor health of members of community, uneducated people but that with their collective dream careers, the same community will be more attractive with better roads, houses, members will be more healthy and people will be more educated.<br/><br/></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540701782?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540701782?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="433" height="324" class="align-center"/><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>This group showed how the interaction between different career choices can benefit society</strong></span></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While the students were having their conversation in groups, there was some noise at the door of the library and on inquiry teacher Bernice learned that students from other classes were curious of what was happening and wanted to be a part of the engagement.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540703374?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540703374?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="424" height="318" class="align-center"/></a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540703374?profile=original" target="_self"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>The pilot engaging very positively the students in his group</strong></span></a></span></p>
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<li style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Reflection of Professional personnel on group outputs</i></b></li>
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<li style="list-style-type: none;"><p><span>The future of society [Guyana and may be wherever you go] lies in your hands. You are the leaders of ‘tomorrow’ the time is now where you prepare to take on those future responsibility. You are bight students and you have demonstrated that by what you have done with the impact you will make on society. Kudos! You now have to keep those dreams alive.</span></p>
<p><span>“ <em>I am sure, all of you have monies in your pockets and when you decide to take that money out it is to use on something of value, right?” What you choose to do or be are valuable things in society, that will make society better. So, dear children, you should choose to spend time, and be committed to the effort needed to get those valuable things. Take in your education now and keep your dreams alive. May be one day you will return here to do a similar exercise as our friends, our dear pilot and maintenance technician</em>.” Renata Chuck A Sang</span></p>
</li>
<li><b>After Experience Reflection</b></li>
</ul>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“<em>This was a truly rewarding experience! I thought of doing this with you so that you have a better sense of careers as you go to your next class, Grade 9, where you begin to choose what you will want to be in the future. We have achieved that from this engagement. I also wanted you to experience what a productive workshop is like. We have achieved that too. It can have lots of learning. We had presenters and we had interactive session that were rewarding</em>.” Teacher Bernice</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The head teacher, was interested on how can the whole school be engaged in such an activity that could stimulate students about career interest.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><b>What have we learn and what could we do from now in pursuit of our career dream?</b></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One week after the workshop with the professional personnel, the students had their reflection. In groups the students had a conversation on what have we learn from the workshop and what can we do from in pursuit of our career dream.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540704388?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540704388?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="348" height="465" class="align-center"/><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>One group of students on what they have learn and can do from</strong></span></a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540704388?profile=original" target="_self"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>now in pursuit of their career dream</strong></span></a></span></p>
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<p></p>Lessons of Local Response: The TaWangtan Municipality of Chiang Maitag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2018-02-24:2028109:BlogPost:1687032018-02-24T23:03:20.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Autry as I listen to your experience, I am reminded of the story of the candle and the dark room. One candle when lit, offers a glimpse of what is in the room while in darkness. However, if more than one candle at a time, is lit, the total strength of the once dark room is eventually revealed.” Tricia, a colleague with whom I shared the rewarding experience in the ‘City of Stars’ [Chiang Dao] and ‘City of City’ [Chiang mai], especially about the local…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Autry as I listen to your experience, I am reminded of the story of the candle and the dark room. One candle when lit, offers a glimpse of what is in the room while in darkness. However, if more than one candle at a time, is lit, the total strength of the once dark room is eventually revealed.” Tricia, a colleague with whom I shared the rewarding experience in the ‘City of Stars’ [Chiang Dao] and ‘City of City’ [Chiang mai], especially about the local response of the Municipality of TaWangtan over the period of 15 years. And I dare say that the simulation, exactly reveals the local response of the people of TaWangtan over their 15 years experience starting with the scourge of HIV/AIDS. As the municipality reduces the incidences of HIV and focused on ‘wellness’ the myths and all other negatives of this scourged changed to what I always termed ‘Living a healthier lifestyle’. This was a true representation of the shift from darkness to light within the TaWangtan municipality, a municipality that has a population of about 10,000 people, living in 4,000 households, in 13 villages.</span></p>
<p></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Just over 15 years ago, within the municipality, the situation was so intense that there was</span> <b>one death per week related to HIV</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The current chairman of the municipality started with the municipality’s effort as a volunteer and was subsequently invited to be a member of the municipality and then elected as chairman. He indicated that initially, the problem with HIV and it’s consequence was significant and serious concern on how to deal with the threat. The effort to address the concern met with resistance since HIV was considered a myth / traditional belief. The men especially were more concerned by the fact that they were being deprived of sex.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There were concerns about access to people to alert and sensitize them. The local christian ministry supported the local effort with much appreciation. A ‘trigger’ however, to this effort of meeting the hearts and minds of people was when a very handsome and popular male contracted the disease and died. This apparently touched many homes, individually; no one went to the funeral. His wife wanted to commit suicide. This was the inspiration needed!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We took action together” said the Chairman.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Municipality focused on a priority that was and still is a national policy and a wellbeing / wellness threat. The municipality benefited from several donors support, including collaboration between Buddhist and Christian communities, while the local health centre played a major role in the response. An active member of the municipality’s effort, is a lady who was infected with HIV when her daughter was 13 yrs old and now a son of that daughter is 13 years old [<span style="font-size: 8pt;"><em><strong>see grandson in picture below</strong></em></span>]. The grandson is an active member of community mobilization and a role model for young people nationally. Over time the incidence of HIV was significantly reduced and especially stigma related to this disease “What worked for us is the mobile education programme.” was the chairman’s assertion.</span></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540699671?profile=original" target="_self"></a><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540700031?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="290" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540700031?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="290" class="align-left"/></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">As the many candles began to be lit, the village became a model village with respect to addressing a serious problem as HIV. There were many visitors from all over the country and we were invited to several occasion to share our experience. This experience was overwhelming for us and led to another problem. We neglected ourselves.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">More candles began to be lit with a team of 5-7 persons within the municipality who took the initiative to address self-neglect, including:</span></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Allowance to about 500 infected persons and introduction to ARVs, helped;</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">This made it easier to support the infected and affected with other support, including psychosocial;</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Information sharing became easier;</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Posters were strategically placed and people began to talk about HIV more openly;</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Counseling on how people can live normal lives and interact with community and be appreciated for who you are give hope;</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Home visits and home care also worked, including preparing the elderly to adapt to changing needs as the age; The municipality provided transportation for hospital visits and home visits;</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">More recently there was the introduction of the ‘Volunteer to share happiness’ programme. They provide all sorts of care such as treating wounds, gifts and foods, happiness for ‘stayed at homes’ and donations.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Training in religious teaching;</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vocational needs training, such as massage, biscuits making, clothes making, food making, promoting better education for children programmes;</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vocational training includes learning about cultural or lifestyle interaction without judgement but that contributes to community development and sustainable actions are more important. In this pursuit, inclusion is practiced. Young people, including kids were involved in programmes by stimulating interest. Making local desserts, for example led to curiosity which led to interest at another level. Eventually, they began to like and love the interaction and this became ingrained into the hearts and minds of young people and more sustainable response.</span></li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now people are adapting to living ‘healthier lifestyles’. Technology supported the local effort.</span></p>
<p><br/><br/><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540699671?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="442" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540699671?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="442" class="align-center"/></a><br/><br/></p>SMART contributes to the ‘T’ of SALT: Transfer / Transformationtag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2017-10-29:2028109:BlogPost:1659382017-10-29T17:48:01.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p dir="ltr"><span>Transfer begin with ‘mindset change’ with ‘S’ of SALT during the stimulation process. People begin to think differently; A different Way of Thinking [WoT]. Evidence of this is obvious when members of communities engage in conversations of Are we human? What makes us Human?; Identifying strengths and sharing common concerns and hopes, leading to a common dream. Members of these communities are motivated by these engagements.</span></p>
<p><span><span> …</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Transfer begin with ‘mindset change’ with ‘S’ of SALT during the stimulation process. People begin to think differently; A different Way of Thinking [WoT]. Evidence of this is obvious when members of communities engage in conversations of Are we human? What makes us Human?; Identifying strengths and sharing common concerns and hopes, leading to a common dream. Members of these communities are motivated by these engagements.</span></p>
<p><span><span> </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>During this period, there is learning which leads to action. This phase is considered our learning which influences, in us, a different way of Working [WoW]. Transformation within self and eventually, communities are taking place. This collective actions [WoW] is further influenced during the Self-Assessment phase when communities identify where they are on the scale of competence [levels 1-5] and then, where they would want be within a certain time period [short, medium or long term]. Here is where the SMART concept is best applied. The movement from the level where we are now to where we want to be is delineated by a SMART action plan for each practice. SMART: S - Specific; M - Measurable; A - Appropriate; R - Realistic; T - Time bound.</span></p>
<p><span><span> </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>S</span> <span>- refers to specific actions that can take us from one level to the next;</span></p>
<p><span><span> </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>M</span> <span>- that these actions must be measurable;</span></p>
<p><span><span> </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>A</span> <span>- the actions must be appropriate to achieving the next level and to the common dream;</span></p>
<p><span><span> </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>R</span> <span>- the actions must also be realistic in nature;</span></p>
<p><span><span> </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>T</span> <span>- the action must take place within some time frame.</span></p>
<p><span><span><br/><br/></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Following are links to some SMART actions plans where communities take ownership for their self development in responsible ways:</span></p>
<p><span><span> </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Carre d’As:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>A small community of 15 families on the west coast of Mauritius considered marginalized and vulnerable. Le Pont du Tamarinier supports this community to acquire homes and to develop ways of building stronger families. Leading up to the SMART plan the community did a collective dream and identify practices [big steps or stepping stones] to accomplish their common dream.</span></p>
<p><span><span> </span></span></p>
<div dir="ltr"><table>
<colgroup><col width="*"></col><col width="*"></col><col width="*"></col><col width="*"></col><col width="*"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>Stepping stones / SMART actions</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Who will lead this action</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>When will this action be completed</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>How do we know we have completed this action</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>What are some special consideration needed to complete this action</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="5"><p dir="ltr"><span>We care and sustain a healthy environment</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>Clean up campaign</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Delphine and Crystal</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>August 22</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Pictures and After Experience Reflection on August 25</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Completed</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="5"><p dir="ltr"><span>We have an effective and harmonised community</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>Bring and Share</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Crystal and delphine</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>September 05</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Pictures and After Experience reflection on September 08</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Completed</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="5"><p dir="ltr"><span>We have an education support system that offers great opportunity for our children</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>Survey to get understanding of how parents</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>can provide greater support especially to</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>primary school children</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Delphine with support from Autry and LPDT staff</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>September 30</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Survey report</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>The idea is to stimulate families</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>spending quality time with their</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>young ones. Autry to help with design of questionnaire. Delphine</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>and Maeva will fill questionnaire.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>There are only 15 families in this</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>community that makes this easy to manage</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="5"><p dir="ltr"><span>We look for opportunities for strengthened economy and savings within our community</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>Training on economizing our home budget</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Crystal and LPDT staff</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>October 10</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>After Experience Report; training report and pictures</span></p>
</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p><span><span><br/><br/></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Lalmatie</span><span>:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Lalmatie is a small village in north east Mauritius where a group of women is very concerned about alcoholism within their community and wanted to do something about it. They met informally and eventually got the attention of EtoileD’esperance an NGO working on rehabilitation and reintegration of women with drug addiction. Effort was made to engage the women of Lalmatie on local response to take ownership for their common concern.</span></p>
<p><span><span> </span></span></p>
<div dir="ltr"><table>
<colgroup><col width="310"></col><col width="109"></col><col width="154"></col><col width="87"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p dir="ltr"><span>Challenge:</span> <span>How can we effectively stimulate measured SMART actions towards our dream?”</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Desired result:</span> <span>““By November 2015, we stimulate measured SMART actions towards our dream</span> <span>“Happy</span> <span>families which respect and love each other, living in a peaceful environment including our religious beliefs and where individuals can realize their full potential</span><span>”</span></p>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><p dir="ltr"><span>Indicators:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Our Leaders identified and our group has a name;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>A concert to publicize our dream and purpose accomplished;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>An activity for children accomplished;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>An activity for adults accomplished;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>An engagement with persons affected by alcohol accomplished;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Self-assessment conducted</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>Activities</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Person responsible</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Date of completion of each activity</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Resources needed</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"><p dir="ltr"><span>Building trust within ourselves and our community</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>Identify Leaders and a name for the group</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Team members</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Week of August 10, 2015</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Time of team and members of each community</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>Concert to publicize the dream and purpose of our group</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Team members</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>October 2015</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Time of team</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"><p dir="ltr"><span>Work in Communities</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>Stimulate work with children of Lalmatie</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Team members</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>November 2015</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Time of team</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>Engage persons affected with alcohol to stimulate support</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Team members</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>November 2015</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Time of team</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>Activity for adults</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Team members</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>November 2015</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Time of team</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"><p dir="ltr"><span>Cultivating willingness towards our dream</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>Self-Assessment</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Team members</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>November 2015</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Time of team</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p><span><span><br/><br/><br/></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Poste Lafayette</span><span>:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Here too is a marginalized village in Mauritius who engaged SALT in a way to improve the lives of families by aspiring to “raise mature adults with the children starting from providing better daycare service for their babies.”</span></p>
<p><span><span> </span></span></p>
<div dir="ltr"><table>
<colgroup><col width="207"></col><col width="199"></col><col width="296"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>Stepping stone</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>SMART Action</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Where are we?</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>We have a community centre and playground to encourage our youths</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Acquire land from Government</span></p>
</td>
<td rowspan="2"><p dir="ltr"><span>Some families have to be relocated. A place for these families to be relocated to has to be identified and agreed to by the Honourable Minister responsible. This is also true for the land for the One-Stop Community center comprising a youth learning and development component with kintergarden and dayare services. An area for the Community center is identified.</span></p>
<br/>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Marianne will engage with the respective Ministries for a conversation with community members in Poste Lafayette. During that engagement the places for homes and community center will be shared with the respective Ministry and agreed to.</span></p>
<br/>
<p dir="ltr"><span>In the meantime, however, the core group members have planned activities as part of these two stepping stones in an effort to stay motivated and inspire others.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>[</span><span>1</span><span>] a day of football for kiddies [ages 7-12 yrs] will be held on Saturday June 04, 2016 at the play field.</span></p>
<br/>
<p dir="ltr"><span>[</span><span>2</span><span>] Family bring-and-share on the beach or convenient place for strengthening families, sharing the community dream and stepping stones that were developed. Further discussion on this activity will determine the most appropriate date for this event.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>[</span><span>3</span><span>] We know we are by also knowing our bio-data. Guyline and Joanne will lead the acquisition of data to understand distribution of families in terms of age and gender. There is information on children age 1-16 yrs in terms of male and female distribution. Information will be acquired for the post 16 yrs age group of families.</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>We have houses with basic amenities we can call home with happy families</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>We get electricity and water installed in homes of 12 families</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>We have a mini market / bazaar to supply community needs</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Permit has to be renewed</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>The permit was renewed and a place for the bazaar was identified!</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Devi has to do design ‘stands’ from which to sell from. Guyline and carpenter will determine materials need and seek support for same. The men of the community will contribute with the construction of the ‘stands’.</span></p>
<br/>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Devi will also make a list of vegetables / greens and other items to sell. The bazaar should begin by the end of June 2016. Support will be sought for start-up capital.</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>We have bus shed providing comfort for residents while the venture in family welfare</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Construct a bus shed</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Although the bus shed is considered a not so high a priority, there was consensus that it is a do-able project which can inspire others and keep motivation high as an accomplishment.</span></p>
<br/>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Guyline and Joanne will identify person[s] with capacity to design the shed and ascertain quantities [materials].</span></p>
<br/>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Support will be sought for the materials and the men of the community will contribute labour for the construction.</span></p>
<br/>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Design and quantities will be accomplished by end of June 2016.</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>Learning, Sharing and linking with other communities</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>We link with other like-minded communities to share and to learn</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Resulting from the Mauritius Learning Festival a group of local facilitators with others from institutions such as MACOSS, Le Pont du Tamarinier, Kinuouete, Groupe Renaissance de Mahebourg, Flacq Coeur d Ville and Chrysalide met to explore how could SALT be sustainable in Mauritius.</span></p>
<br/>
<p dir="ltr"><span>This group has a dream to achieve their pursuit and as part of that pursuit is seeking to link with communities that engages SALT with respect to local response. In this respect an invitation was extended to Poste Lafayette for a ‘community conversation.’</span></p>
<br/>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Members agree in principle for this engagement and will decide on an appropriate date before the end of June 2016. Guyline will take lead in this venture.</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p><span><span><br/><br/></span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Lacaz A</span><span>:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Lacaz A: An NGO in central Port Louis, Mauritius worked with homeless and others to provide a space for healthy living by providing meals and counseling. In this SMART plan, individual members identified what each can do to demonstrate love for self, families and those around them within the NGO space.</span></p>
<p><span><span> </span></span></p>
<div dir="ltr"><table>
<colgroup><col width="23"></col><col width="185"></col><col width="88"></col><col width="132"></col><col width="197"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p dir="ltr"><span>Practice : We love ourselves</span> <span>We look after our health, regain self-confidence, trust and love for our own self and families</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td></td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>ACTION</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>WHO</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>WHEN</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>HOW do we know</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>1</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Stop taking alcoholic drinks</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Alain</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>December 2016</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Lakaz A & friends will witness</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>2</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Have to go to the hospital</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Alain</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Before 8 September, 2016</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Accompanied by somebody from Lakaz A</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Medical Report/ Attendance card</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>3</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Have to go to the hospital</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Tony</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>To-morrow 2.9.16</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Attendance card</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Lakaz A will monitor</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>4</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Return within the family</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Tony</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>End of January 2016</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Lakaz A will work on 1</span><span>st</span> <span>contact with other members of the family</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>5</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Must avoid smoking and alcohol to improve my health</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Naden</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Sop completely by end of December, 2016</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Friends at lakaz A will witness</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>6</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Stop taking alcoholic drinks</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Roland</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>10 January, 2017</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Friends and Lakaz A will witness</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>7</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Holidays in Rodrigues</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Denise</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>23 September, 2016</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Friends and SEL</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>8</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Complete Medical Check-up</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Denise</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>End of October, 2016</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Will submit copy of medical report to Lakaz A</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>9</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Reduce family chores ( from children and grand children) to avoid fatigue and aloow more time for myself</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Ghislaine</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>October, 2016</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Report in SEL weekly meeting</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>Mindset Change! tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2017-08-28:2028109:BlogPost:1639052017-08-28T11:28:42.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p dir="ltr"><span>Mindset Change! “...if we have not made a mistake, means, we might not be doing anything. If we make the same mistake twice, then we may not be learning from our mistakes.” Hon. Sydney Aleacock. This encouragement of introspection came to members of the 17th National Toshaos Council conference. This encouragement follows the thought “if want different results [from our action], then we cannot be doing the same things we did in the past that yielded unfavourable results.”…</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Mindset Change! “...if we have not made a mistake, means, we might not be doing anything. If we make the same mistake twice, then we may not be learning from our mistakes.” Hon. Sydney Aleacock. This encouragement of introspection came to members of the 17th National Toshaos Council conference. This encouragement follows the thought “if want different results [from our action], then we cannot be doing the same things we did in the past that yielded unfavourable results.” Einstein. Wanting, therefore to do things differently requires a mindset change and a conscious desire to do so. When we consistently think along a certain path, it influences how we act / work. And when we act along a certain path in a systematic way this way of working becomes our natural way of working. The week’s conversation by the more than 200 Toshaos unearthed lots of strengths and inherent qualities as leaders. So when Madam Garrido-Lowe stimulated a conversation on what do you see in your leaders, the value of leaders was remarkable. Hereunder is a list of qualities of a good leader / leaders as determined by members of the conference. Contributions came from ALL, executive members and other members, including the women Toshaos. They were commended for their contribution.</span></p>
<p><span><span> </span></span></p>
<ol>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Honesty</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Good communication skills</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Have vision</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Good Listener</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Sober Minded person</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Have Principles</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Be proactive</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Be Good Example</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Wise Decision</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Reliable</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Responsible</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Fair</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Empathetic and sympathetic</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Accountable</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Lead by example</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Vision, Mission and goal</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Humility</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Self Motivated</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Admits Making Mistakes</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Have Desire to lead</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Good Judgement</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Be literate</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Respected</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Law abiding</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Determination</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Be transparent</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Good governance</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Be able to withstand criticism (thick skinned)</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Be just</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Be willing to take advice</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Slow to anger</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Patience</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Self confidence</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Decision for all, not themselves</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Fearless</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Have love</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Hardworking</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>God fearing</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Organized</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>Speak his/her first language</span></p>
</li>
</ol>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Madam Garrido-Lowe could have presented what is meant by being a good leader to the conference but used the opportunity to let them identify what a good leader means for them. Their identifying these characteristics indicate Awareness of what good leadership means to them and that they take ownership of these characteristics and being good leaders themselves. They see these qualities as being important for the success of the NTC and support to the wider local indigenous community. However, there is no superhuman among these Toshaos so not one of them will possess ALL of these characteristics individually. Of course, the descriptors may be overlapping in many instances or the same thing expressed by a different word. It would be nice [an opportunity, really] to continue the conversation on this subject, especially on how can we cultivate these qualities individually, building on those that we already possess, bringing out the latent ones. And how can we include this in a succession plan for future leaders of the National Toshaos Council.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>We can place in the competence framework and have measured progress of achieving ‘being a good leader.’</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>The competence framework is based on the levels of competence as follows:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Level 1</span><span>: We are aware of this but we do not act;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Level 2</span><span>: We React to this; we act on it sometimes;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Level 3</span><span>: We make a conscious decision of act on this;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Level 4</span><span>: We systematically act on this or do so continuously;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Level 5</span><span>: We naturally do this. It is a natural part of how we work.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Doing the competence framework is doing a self-assessment on the issue and it happens like this.</span></p>
<p><span><span> </span></span></p>
<div dir="ltr"></div>
<p dir="ltr"><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540698352?profile=original" target="_self">Mindset%20Change.pdf</a>Communities such as NTC and Village Council have a candid conversation on being a good leader based on an agreed level 5 and identify which of the four levels they are at and then describe that level. After that they identify which level they would like to go to and describe what that means to them.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>The same conversation could be applied for other issues such as:</span></p>
<p><span><span> </span></span></p>
<div dir="ltr"><table>
<colgroup><col width="*"></col><col width="*"></col><col width="*"></col><col width="*"></col><col width="*"></col><col width="*"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>Issue /practices</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Level 1</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Level 2</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Level 3</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Level 4</span></p>
</td>
<td><p dir="ltr"><span>Level 5</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>Contribution to border security and threats</span></p>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr><td><p dir="ltr"><span>Zero threats of social and public health concerns such as incest, hiv/aids; drugs; alcoholism; teenage pregnancy etc</span></p>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p><span><span> </span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>The self-assessment leads to developing SMART actions to move between levels of competence with measurable indicators. SMART is S-Specific; M-Measurable; A-Appropriate; R-Realistic; T-Time bound.</span></p>
<p><span> </span></p>Learning Festival’s contribution to Community to Community transfertag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2016-10-30:2028109:BlogPost:1571002016-10-30T03:02:34.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p dir="ltr"></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>In marketing we learn that when a customer is satisfied, that excitement is shared with on average 6/7 persons. That happens naturally! When a community share common experiences and learn from those experiences they too would share their learning. The sharing could happen naturally or influenced. A Learning Festival is a tool allowed for conscious sharing and learning (^_^). During the Learning Festival held in Mauritius in April 2016, 30 foreigners from 13…</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>In marketing we learn that when a customer is satisfied, that excitement is shared with on average 6/7 persons. That happens naturally! When a community share common experiences and learn from those experiences they too would share their learning. The sharing could happen naturally or influenced. A Learning Festival is a tool allowed for conscious sharing and learning (^_^). During the Learning Festival held in Mauritius in April 2016, 30 foreigners from 13 countries immersed themselves into mauritian communities and together there was sharing and learning. Communities share and learn and eventually reflect on what they can do differently or EVEN better from that experience. Transfer is an outcome of the subsequent actions from learning and sharing. We want to stimulate other communities we feel can benefit from our experiences.</span></p>
<div dir="ltr"></div>
<p dir="ltr"><span>In fact the Learning Festival emanated from transfer which started with the invitation of MCBFF to stimulate a common response around a core issue, drugs! The experiences and learning were transferred to stimulate local response around other common concerns as alcohol, marginalized, organization strengthening concerns and with vulnerable communities which eventually led to the Mauritius Learning Festival.</span></p>
<div dir="ltr"></div>
<p dir="ltr"><span>The post Learning Festival period witnessed a continued moment in transfer of local response of stimulating communities to take ownership and being responsible for self-development using inherent strengths. The Poste Lafayette is one experience that continued from stimulation during the Learning Festival. Other transfer that happened naturally since April are Group A / Lacaz A engagement of SALT with volunteers and acuiel; Anges du soliel to strengthen way of thinking and working with volunteers of that NGO; engagement of communities of women of l’escalier, Souiliac and the community of African Township.</span></p>
<div dir="ltr"></div>
<p dir="ltr"><span>In reflection the women of L’escalier indicated how different they are:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>How different are we since we started this journey?</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>We have learned what our values are and who we are;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>We are at peace with ourselves;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>We have learned:</span></p>
<ul>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>how to manage our anger</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>how to realize our own dream</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>how to bring family members together</span></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr"><span>that we have to make savings to achieve our dream</span></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p dir="ltr"><span>We have reduced our stress.</span></p>
<div dir="ltr"></div>
<p dir="ltr"><span>See more reflection here:</span></p>
<div dir="ltr"></div>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yHDiDIWjTCSqz0RREhtNfrNc4HKG6_i8tP7-tbZFYiw/edit"><span>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yHDiDIWjTCSqz0RREhtNfrNc4HKG6_i8tP7-tbZFYiw/edit</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>And what is being happening at Souiliac and Riambel here:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b8KMFMn5NjEbN_H5ZtGfpnm9ftJ5fG-7d-1fzAvYivc/edit"><span>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b8KMFMn5NjEbN_H5ZtGfpnm9ftJ5fG-7d-1fzAvYivc/edit</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_aswokWsa3QW2Euc26kUwPfviu89jrnhj5OK58DuK84/edit"><span>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_aswokWsa3QW2Euc26kUwPfviu89jrnhj5OK58DuK84/edit</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>There was an invitation for these communities to engage in a ‘Bring-and-Share’. That event took place at Blue Bay. Here are photos of what transpired between three communities that have each come together to cope with life challenges but could find time to share experiences that really contributed to motivation. ENJOY! (^_^)</span></p>
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<div dir="ltr"></div>
<p dir="ltr"></p>
<p><span> </span></p>"Get an education" ...traditon v technology and emotionstag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2016-10-07:2028109:BlogPost:1567482016-10-07T00:35:55.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p>"Autry, can you come early, like one hour before so that we can prepare? would like to put somethings on powerpoint.." Piriscilla. "Okay.." said Autry. I always keep an open mind. In fact a colleague and me had a conversation on almost similar subject only recently. How does our way of working with only paper, markers etc fit in today's hi-tech world? How do we balance our traditional way of doing things with the fast-paced world, especially with a younger generation that is 'addicted' to…</p>
<p>"Autry, can you come early, like one hour before so that we can prepare? would like to put somethings on powerpoint.." Piriscilla. "Okay.." said Autry. I always keep an open mind. In fact a colleague and me had a conversation on almost similar subject only recently. How does our way of working with only paper, markers etc fit in today's hi-tech world? How do we balance our traditional way of doing things with the fast-paced world, especially with a younger generation that is 'addicted' to this world? Must say sometimes I contemplate powerpoint as well (^_^). So, now I wanted to experience what I am about to experience. Assurance of the need was that the community forms part of a Poverty Eradication Network cell and some people may not be able to read and / nor write but will be able to communicate with pictures / drawing.</p>
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<p>We arrived early to set up our technology, laptop and projector after the pleasantries, introduction of SALT by powerpoint, said to myself "okay!" Autry was introduced. I had mentioned quietly to the third member [Yumella] of our party, the chairs should have been in a circular arrangement. Her response, "well lets get them to do it." Then, as I would usually do, adjust what we plan to do. I appreciated everyone [approximately 25 adults and 10 children] for making the effort to come out for this event. "I would like to begin 'your tasting SALT' with a question, what are you most proud of? think for a moment and I would like you have a conversation of this question in groups?" The intention was to change the seating arrangements, THEN the electricity went. Thanks to technology, many persons in the room had portable with torch, within seconds there was enough light to continue the conversation in the groups. It was then I realized that the children was in a group by themselves with an adult.</p>
<p>The feedback in the dim-lighted room was remarkable. We asserted that 'you are truly proud of who you are, since each group had similar indicators of what you are proud of."</p>
<p>The Are you human and why? as well as the 'Paper Pull" exercises were conducted in the semi-lighted condition with zero impact as to positive responses from the community members.</p>
<p>The next exercise was the "concerns and hopes" THEN appeared the electricity (^_^). On the 'heart shaped' paper individuals expressed one concern and one hope. The NOW well-lit room was gripped with silence, listening attentively, appreciation and support as hearts were poured out with respect to concerns and hopes. "I am a proud step-mom of two children[late teens / early adult] and I would do anything to give my children an education. I cannot read and every time I have to travel it is a concern because I cannot read the signs on the buses to know which one to join based on where I want to go. Please get an education she implored!" In tears the two young people supported their mom and shared their concern and hope. </p>
<p>On the 'Paper Pull' exercise one child response on what does this exercise mean for you? "it teaches us that it is easy to break something but not easy to put back." Another individual "It teach me that we should think twice before we do something especially negative things.</p>
<p>The AER was met with similar emotional sharing and invitation to continue with SALT.</p>
<p>.....and this is why I appreciate SALT (^_^)</p>
<p></p>Home visit has significant contribution to S,,to A,,to L to T of SALTtag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2016-07-17:2028109:BlogPost:1551972016-07-17T03:19:57.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p>I remember the words vividly "..happy couples make happy families, happy families make happy communities, happy communities make a happy nation and happy nations make a happy world.." of the song. But there is another saying "..a house is not a home.." When Le Pont du Tamarinier had the opportunity to support vulnerable / marginalized communities with houses, this was what it hoped for, making houses, homes. It dream created with support of SALT is "Equal opportunity for all peoples,…</p>
<p>I remember the words vividly "..happy couples make happy families, happy families make happy communities, happy communities make a happy nation and happy nations make a happy world.." of the song. But there is another saying "..a house is not a home.." When Le Pont du Tamarinier had the opportunity to support vulnerable / marginalized communities with houses, this was what it hoped for, making houses, homes. It dream created with support of SALT is "Equal opportunity for all peoples, enabling accomplishment of individual dreams and that they give back positive to society." Two of the seven practices to accomplish the dream are [1] Greater community involvement and [2] Family strengthened efforts.</p>
<p>Since Pont du Tamarinier adopted SALT as its Way of Thinking and Working, the three communities it engages have tasted SALT and are stimulated at the community levels. Pont du Tamarinier is now taking a conscious effort to strengthen individual families in an effort to greater community involvement as well. "We will experience home visits as a TEAM so that we have a common understanding of its use and potential." This experience focused on two questions [1] What are you most proud of? and [2] What has the experience with Le Pont du Tamarinier meant for you?</p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-1">Satisfied faces of what home visits can accomplish in pursuit of family strengthening effort</span></strong></p>
<p>The taste of 'home visits' was inspiring:</p>
<p>S - people were <strong>stimulated</strong> and we feel inspired by their response to the two questions;</p>
<p>A - we feel <strong>appreciated</strong> by the invitation come into our homes. There was space offering comfort on both sides. There was expressions of <strong>appreciation</strong> for what we do;</p>
<p>L - we have <strong>learn</strong> so many things from this short visit. We learn more about the individual families that helps us work more effectively with them;</p>
<p>T - there is even more <strong>trust</strong> developed between us and the families of the community</p>
<p></p>
<p>"We want to do more of this as our Way of Working," the consensus of the appreciative team.</p>
<p></p>Listening..the L of SALTtag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2016-06-27:2028109:BlogPost:1548912016-06-27T13:39:55.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p dir="ltr"><span>When I saw this title, I immediately reflected on the thought, shared by a colleague;</span></p>
<p><b> </b></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>The problem with listening is that we listen to respond rather listen to understand</span></p>
<p><b> </b></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>This saying brought some deep reflection of how true this seem in daily life. It seem as the ‘root cause’ of so many differences in human interaction. What if we are stimulated differently? Recently, at the concluding…</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>When I saw this title, I immediately reflected on the thought, shared by a colleague;</span></p>
<p><b> </b></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>The problem with listening is that we listen to respond rather listen to understand</span></p>
<p><b> </b></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>This saying brought some deep reflection of how true this seem in daily life. It seem as the ‘root cause’ of so many differences in human interaction. What if we are stimulated differently? Recently, at the concluding day of the Mauritius Learning Festival, participants shared what will I do differently resulting from the week’s engagement. These two reflections stood out:</span></p>
<p><b> </b></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>I will listen carefully because this week I heard, “I feel secure because they listen to me.” When I listen carefully to someone, that person feels important; and </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>I will pay more attention to ‘small stories’.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11nvKStCMXu8akWTF1jU-r-NZC1327TuHCFrLXxncHt0/edit"><span>https://docs.google.com/document/d/11nvKStCMXu8akWTF1jU-r-NZC1327TuHCFrLXxncHt0/edit</span></a></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>“I will pay more attention to ‘small stories’” says volume about the importance of listening without using the word listen. These two reflections indicate what is constituted to be important in the process of Community-to-Community transfer. The two participants were inspired to action, to do differently, as a result of their listening.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Paying more than the usual attention listening also contributes to a deepening of our understanding of each as indicated by executive members and staff of MACOSS during a SALT engagement.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>We shared different perspectives as staff and executive members but we</span> <span>understand each other better</span> <span>from today’s exercise.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>Every individual has good intentions, but in practice, expressing this could be challenging. Today’s engagement</span> <span>helped us to understand our humanity, even better</span><span>;</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-wZXzrP8yhh66STbXmK7qF020l8UBN6J_ZsypUx-REI/edit"><span>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-wZXzrP8yhh66STbXmK7qF020l8UBN6J_ZsypUx-REI/edit</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>The result of understanding each other or as humans EVEN better could only be because of listening to understand.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>So while we motivated to action and understanding each other even better, listening also contributes to one’s inspiration as was Marilyn, during a SALT engagement between members of the Poste Lafayette community and a group of leaders fostering to make SALT as a major contributor to sustainable local response in Mauritius.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>I was inspired with Pamela and Jean-Noel’s story; Marilyn of Poste Lafayette</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gfy-tKUs2fsK1epZyiKJGCW-SJfcRlrmpiDBlwWAldg/edit"><span>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gfy-tKUs2fsK1epZyiKJGCW-SJfcRlrmpiDBlwWAldg/edit</span></a></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>The ‘L’ of SALT is intrinsically interrelated to the other letters. So ‘listen’ of SALT is not exclusive of the cumulative value of SALT. (^_^) In our effort to stimulate sustainable local response we encourage a ‘community conversation’. That conversation can only be meaningful when the members began to listen to each other. There is an example of that. In Mauritius, the Mauritius Commercial Bank Forward Foundation wanted different stakeholders to have a common conversation even they were, each different things for the common purpose, the problem of drugs. When CLCP/SALT was invited to inspire that conversation, here is what happened. Of the ten practices identified to accomplish the common dream “A safe and secured Mauritius, where its citizens consider people affected by drugs with respect and dignity, free from stigma and discrimination,” one was the following:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>We develop and practice a culture of listening and appreciating without judgement</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mByqV7oiyb2KMyIJ_dVbY4QIiL6KWckQyEAQogGlnrQ/edit#"><span>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mByqV7oiyb2KMyIJ_dVbY4QIiL6KWckQyEAQogGlnrQ/edit#</span></a></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>The community of 13 NGOs and Public sector agencies also described what that practices is like at level 2 and at level 5.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>We took action as a platform on this practice, and a big part of the platform members were trained on stigma and discrimination. We have grown and we are still learning. As long as there are platform members who feel discriminated or judged by other members, we can progress</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>Every single member of this platform feels valued and can express themselves safe in the knowledge that they are not being judged.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>Effective</span> <span>listening</span> <span>to each other, helps in the identification of who we are as a community, which leads to a common dream, and as we develop the practices and SMART action plan. The crux of listening is when communities’ members have a candid conversation to identify which level they are at for a specific practice. The candid conversation result to the particular level by consensus. As we are well aware, voting is not encouraged here, even as that might be a temptation.</span></p>
<p><b id="docs-internal-guid-32f308bc-9215-6f9e-fbf8-a72e5bdb9ef6"><br/><span>When we encourage listening as a way of thinking and working, the result is stronger and sustainable ownership and responsibility as well as measurable growth towards common dreams.</span></b></p>The relevance of why we are human.....tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2016-05-21:2028109:BlogPost:1544432016-05-21T06:01:44.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p>Community conversation is key for communities to take take ownership and being responsible. This is local response. When we seek to stimulate local response with community conversation, one of the stimulating question is are we human and why? Members of every community are intrigue by the question and their own response. They agree to continue 'community conversations' on that human level. Mauritius Council for Social Services (MACOSS) shared in this experience when it held an empowerment…</p>
<p>Community conversation is key for communities to take take ownership and being responsible. This is local response. When we seek to stimulate local response with community conversation, one of the stimulating question is are we human and why? Members of every community are intrigue by the question and their own response. They agree to continue 'community conversations' on that human level. Mauritius Council for Social Services (MACOSS) shared in this experience when it held an empowerment session for leaders working in the 'disability' sector. There was the invitation to introduce SALT as a tool by which the sector can stimulate conversation on issues / concerns that lead to amicable resolution. There were more than 50 participants. In two hours we were able to engage three SALT activities. [1] SALT a Way of Thinking and Way of Working, [2] are we human and why? [3] Envisioning. To engage a candid discussion on 'humanness' it was decided that to get meaningful engagement the participants do so in small groups. In ten minutes discourse we derived more productivity with small groups than with the larger group. There was no significant difference between group's description of why are we human.What stood out was that the participants do not necessarily know each other as one reflection stated "Even though we do not know each other but it does not make any difference in the groups." Some other reflections included: We speak to each other on a human level We see each other as a fellow human being We understand each other We respect the opinion of each other We express our own but also different opinions We have a passion for God We give opportunity for others to say what they would like to say There was a passion for godliness The overall reflection was that "We now have a dream. We cannot leave that just like that. We need to continue this SALT as a way forward." MACOSS agreed to engage the same partners to continue the discussion on how can we achieve our dream that was achieved from the envisioning session.</p>
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<p></p>Unless they come forward we will not know…..(“-”)tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2016-03-19:2028109:BlogPost:1519182016-03-19T08:41:25.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p dir="ltr"><span>Shaneika (not her real name) from a community that is engaging SALT. She would meet Sandrine occasionally different places. This time there was the opportunity to have a conversation. ‘You know, I appreciate this SALT that YOU do.’ Why?” Sandrine asked “It really made a difference in my life. My Mother-in-law were not on speaking terms…….now we are close friends…..SALT conversation offered us opportunity to talk to each other, while in small groups and that changed…</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>Shaneika (not her real name) from a community that is engaging SALT. She would meet Sandrine occasionally different places. This time there was the opportunity to have a conversation. ‘You know, I appreciate this SALT that YOU do.’ Why?” Sandrine asked “It really made a difference in my life. My Mother-in-law were not on speaking terms…….now we are close friends…..SALT conversation offered us opportunity to talk to each other, while in small groups and that changed everything.”</span></p>
<p><span> </span></p>‘Ready Pull’ evokes deeptag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2016-03-03:2028109:BlogPost:1519682016-03-03T05:11:14.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p dir="ltr"><span>The primary purpose [</span><span>so there is another purpose!</span><span>] for the</span> <span>‘Ready Pull’</span> <span>is to stimulate cooperation, unity, team effort and this is achieved. Doing this is simple, as follows:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>‘Ready Pull’ exercise: The idea of this exercise was to stimulate a mindset that would relax the participants and make them comfortable to accomplish the intended purpose. An exercise where participants are placed into…</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>The primary purpose [</span><span>so there is another purpose!</span><span>] for the</span> <span>‘Ready Pull’</span> <span>is to stimulate cooperation, unity, team effort and this is achieved. Doing this is simple, as follows:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span>‘Ready Pull’ exercise: The idea of this exercise was to stimulate a mindset that would relax the participants and make them comfortable to accomplish the intended purpose. An exercise where participants are placed into groups and given a piece of paper [large enough for each group member to be able to have a hold on, eg A4]. Each member of the group was required to have a hold on the paper and the Facilitator indicates when they should ALL pull on the paper. This action is done 2-3 times, using the largest piece of paper after tearing it apart from pulling the previous time. Then the BIG REQUEST! Kindly put the pieces back together! Members of each group work to put the pieces together to form the whole piece in the original state. The Facilitator[s] facilitate a discussion on what worked for members of the group putting the pieces together, to ascertain what contributed to the group’s success. While the reasons for the other team not being successful would also highlight some strengths of that group, as well. The MAJOR lesson however is that as a group of human being we can work together as a TEAM. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>However, this ‘Ready Pull’ exercise has a deeper purpose. Now that the COMMUNITY of participants are relaxed and thinking in terms of ‘togetherness’, unity, team, we ask the question</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>“What did this exercise</span> <span>REALLY</span> <span>mean for you?” [</span><span>it is good to encourage a moment for reflection before starting the share</span><span>].</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>With tears and some comforting by colleagues, here are three experiences:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>“I miss my baby daughter! I am enjoying this country and the work I am doing. My Intern has a few more months and I know she is taken care of. I think of her and other family often but doing this exercise today moved me to tears! It caused me to think of them dearly, am sorry! Tearing the paper apart is like families being torn apart and it may not be easy to bring back together” Intern LPDT.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>“Alcoholism within the family could tear the family apart and because of love, the family works dearly to bring that member back to his / her family so that we can be happy together. This is not always easy. This exercise symbolises that. It may be easy to tear things apart but it is not easy to put back together. Effort is needed but even this may not achieve, how we were before!” Mother of Lalmattie village.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>“ I love my son but he is now addicted to drugs and that is hurting us as a family. He is on methadone, but even that is not easy for him and us. Doing this exercise, helps me to understand how broken our family is. We are making effort to bring him back to us but it is hard, like puting back the pieces of paper together.” Mother of families of people of methadone, Group Renaisance de Mahebourgh </span></p>
<p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b1355ee2-3ade-cdb7-5550-298951a65683"><br/><br/></span></p>Community to Community active in Mauritius....... Peer Educators, responding positivelytag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2015-11-25:2028109:BlogPost:1494152015-11-25T09:32:49.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
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<p>With the support of the PILS (Prévention Information Lutte contre le Sida) NGO and the Global Fund, the AILES NGO is currently benefiting from the help of Peer Educators to contribute to their dream: <b><i>“An AILES comprised of different regional neighbourhood houses where respect and dignity are provided in a safe healthy environment; supporting and accompanying people living with HIV and people who use drugs to achieve their full potential.”</i></b></p>
<p>Based on its experience…</p>
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<p>With the support of the PILS (Prévention Information Lutte contre le Sida) NGO and the Global Fund, the AILES NGO is currently benefiting from the help of Peer Educators to contribute to their dream: <b><i>“An AILES comprised of different regional neighbourhood houses where respect and dignity are provided in a safe healthy environment; supporting and accompanying people living with HIV and people who use drugs to achieve their full potential.”</i></b></p>
<p>Based on its experience with SALT, AILES feels that the approach will make a difference with the attitude and work of Peer Educators. AILES invited the Constellation to support the training of Peer Educators.</p>
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<p>Peer Educators found SALT stimulating and they were eager to continue with activities after they 'tasted' it. They appreciated where it was taking them. They felt that they could use SALT to engage communities, to stimulate and nurture them to get the results needed. To accomplish this however, they agree that more than just stimulation was needed.</p>
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<p>They felt and understood the importance/value of the work they are doing now as Peer Educators. Most of them are or were drug users and they have empathy/compassion for those they now have the opportunity to serve and especially are concerned about youths, so prevention is foremost in their minds. The stepping stone/practice: "We have an approach to stimulate and nurture communities and to ensure that communities trust us" speaks VOLUMES... Here is where SALT means a lot to them. They understand the communities that they have to work within, and what drugs/HIV/hepatitis are doing in these communities.</p>
<p> While they understand the magnitude of their work and the responsibility they have ......they are considerate that family life is important to them too......so we want to accomplish our work with good results without compromising family 'quality time' for the same reasons as mentioned above.....they do not want families to be in vulnerable situations....they had enough of that.....but have compassion and understand the NEED of the communities they work with.</p>
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<p>They are appreciative of the opportunity with AILES, hence their dream: “<b><i>Working with AILES to stimulate and nurture communities to become free from social ills as we enjoy more leisure time and separating our work life from home life”</i></b> which also fits the dream of AILES.....by the way they do not yet know AILES dream which was done way back in the first quarter of 2015.</p>
<p> </p>Global Learning Festival 2016 in Mauritiustag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2015-11-16:2028109:BlogPost:1495672015-11-16T16:00:00.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
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<p>Constellation and Le Pont du Tamrinier invite you to the Global Learning Festival from April…</p>
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<p>Constellation and Le Pont du Tamrinier invite you to the Global Learning Festival from April 3<span>rd</span>-8th 2016 which aims <i>to</i> contribute to <a>exploring systematically the transfer of experience and learning.</a> “<i>Communities inspire others when they connect to learn and to share and for mutual support.”</i></p>
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<p><i>In this event we will focus on the <b>element of Horizontal Transfer</b>: we will explore how competent communities bring their inspiration and experience to other communities. How can we facilitate this ‘transfer’ explicitly and how can we measure the effects?</i></p>
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<p>The learning Festival will offer communities in Mauritius to share their excitement about what they are <b><i>REALLY</i></b> learning and especially what is making a difference for them. At the same time they communities will have the opportunity to learn from the wider Mauritius community and the visiting participants. </p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>“</span><span>SALT is making a difference in our lives….we have been trying to bring members of this community together like this for more than five years now...SALT has accomplish this..I am elate</span><span>d” Aniele, leader of Le Pont du </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr">“<i>This is the best thing that has happened to Mauritius on drugs in a long time. It is the first time that all NGO’s are working together, aiming at the same thing. (…) We have different approaches to the issue, but I see progress in the way every platform member listens to the others. We also still have room for progress. (…) We cannot do it without communities. That would mean we cut ourselves off from our roots. (…) It’s time to take action</i>!” Laval Monet, Groupe Renaisance de Mahebourgh</p>
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<p class="normal"> Participants through immersion with Mauritian communities will learn how the communities are responding to their dreams. This will also provide opportunities for the communities to learn from experiences and knowledge of the participants.</p>
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<p class="normal">Participatory sharing and learning can be adapted to communities’ experiences, to together consolidate on what they can do <b><i>EVEN</i></b> better<b><i>.</i></b> At the end of the week we expect the communities to develop SMART action plans. Participants will also co-create Knowledge assets through, this exchange. </p>
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<p class="normal"><strong>This invitation is extended to:</strong> <i>All with an interest in participatory practices/community-led approaches or interested in community life competence process/SALT </i></p>
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<p><strong>The attachment provides information about participation costs and the accommodation (^_^), click on link....</strong></p>
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<p><strong>For more details and indicate interest, please contact AUTRY HAYNES at autry@communitylifecompetence.org; hayaut@hotmail.com; SKYPE: autry.haynes; mobile: 592-610-7391 and 230-592-54505</strong></p>
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<p></p>"..and the domino game get hot....."tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2015-10-28:2028109:BlogPost:1492872015-10-28T19:24:03.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p>As part of its scaling out SALT to as much communities outside of Le Pont du Tamarinier engaged members of Cheshire Home. A group of differently-abled persons took to be very engaging and agreed to meet every Monday for SALT. Their dream was to live comfortably in their Cheshire Home where they can pursue individual dreams. One wa to achieve their dream was to have specific time for games and as a starter decided on a domino competition. The idea of the competition started with Michel who…</p>
<p>As part of its scaling out SALT to as much communities outside of Le Pont du Tamarinier engaged members of Cheshire Home. A group of differently-abled persons took to be very engaging and agreed to meet every Monday for SALT. Their dream was to live comfortably in their Cheshire Home where they can pursue individual dreams. One wa to achieve their dream was to have specific time for games and as a starter decided on a domino competition. The idea of the competition started with Michel who went to church and then to the supermarket where he bought a new pack of dominoes. In reflection he said; "I am happy with this new pack of dominoes because the older pack had many marked dominoes and cheating took place on a high level" (^_^). So who was the champion we asked with the older pack of dominoes? There was laughter when different names were named and one person mooted the idea that a competition be held to ascertain the winner with unmarked dominoes. It was agreed....</p>
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<p>The morning was delightful, everyone played, even those that don't normally play and those who never played because there was a pack of dominoes with fruits instead of numbers. At every game there were cheers for the winner....(^_^) (^_^)<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540686216?profile=original" target="_self"><br/></a></p>
<p></p>Fostering TEAM spirit with Bring and Share...tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2015-10-21:2028109:BlogPost:1492632015-10-21T14:31:25.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p>Le Pont du Tamarinier is taking the lead with respect to a SALTy Mauritius...It all began in April when there was interest and the opportunity to taste SALT. WOW, some six months on, several SALT events are making a difference within different communities. You know the term 'taste and buy' well Le Pont has bought and is now sharing that SALTy experience. SALT was applied to do self-assessment of LPDT as an organization, but also conducted a Learning Event for staff, volunteers and community…</p>
<p>Le Pont du Tamarinier is taking the lead with respect to a SALTy Mauritius...It all began in April when there was interest and the opportunity to taste SALT. WOW, some six months on, several SALT events are making a difference within different communities. You know the term 'taste and buy' well Le Pont has bought and is now sharing that SALTy experience. SALT was applied to do self-assessment of LPDT as an organization, but also conducted a Learning Event for staff, volunteers and community leaders. as part of the SMART action plan emanating from that Learning Event, the team desired to share the SALT experience with other communities especially with sister organizations doing similar work in the Riviere Noire district. A second learning Event was held. Thirteen persons were invited and thirteen turned up the first day of the four day event. Nine members from that event formed what may be called the core group, who created a common dream and five practices (Stepping stones) towards the dream (vision). One of the Stepping stones was "Fostering a TEAM spirit." The initial SMART action towards the accomplishment of that practice was a "Bring and Share." A "Bring and Share" is where everyone brings something to eat and that shared among the group.</p>
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<p><strong>What Actually happened?</strong></p>
<p>- everyone of the 'core' members, turned up on time and brought something as planned;</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540711366?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540711366?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="386" height="270" class="align-center"/></a></p>
<p>- we enjoyed lunch together and shared valuable moments;</p>
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<p>- we finalized plans for two other immediate SMART actions;</p>
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<p>- we re-energized each other and are now motivated to accomplish our immediate SMART actions;</p>
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<p>What strengths do YOU discern from this SMART action?</p>
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<p></p>Stepping Stones to their dream (^_^)tag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2015-09-28:2028109:BlogPost:1489212015-09-28T08:50:13.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
<p>The group of differently-able persons continued pursuit to their common dream "Living comfortably in our (Cheshire) Home where we can accomplish our dreams".</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540685963?profile=original" target="_self"><img height="222" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540685963?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="371"></img></a></p>
<p>In a very jovial and vibrant way they "brainstormed' their individual ideas to arrive at seven stepping stones (Practices) that will lead to their common dream. The stepping…</p>
<p>The group of differently-able persons continued pursuit to their common dream "Living comfortably in our (Cheshire) Home where we can accomplish our dreams".</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540685963?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540685963?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="371" height="222"/></a></p>
<p>In a very jovial and vibrant way they "brainstormed' their individual ideas to arrive at seven stepping stones (Practices) that will lead to their common dream. The stepping stones are:</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540686234?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540686234?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="438" class="align-full" height="241"/></a></p>
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<p>In reflection the members indicated that these sessions are helping with exercising their brains and now they are one stepping stone closer to their dream...</p>
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<p>(^_^)</p>Inculcating the spirit of After Experience Reflectiontag:aidscompetence.ning.com,2015-09-25:2028109:BlogPost:1486402015-09-25T06:04:22.000ZAutry Hayneshttps://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/AutryHaynes
On Thursday, a group of parents of Tamarinier met to plan for their bingo. This bingo is a SMART Action aimed stimulating improved communication among neighbours. After some intense planning amid jokes and hearty laughter one of my co-Facilitators turned to me, Autry, Marlyn would like to know if we do After Experience Reflection immediately following the event the same night? I looked up and they all laughed n laughed.
On Thursday, a group of parents of Tamarinier met to plan for their bingo. This bingo is a SMART Action aimed stimulating improved communication among neighbours. After some intense planning amid jokes and hearty laughter one of my co-Facilitators turned to me, Autry, Marlyn would like to know if we do After Experience Reflection immediately following the event the same night? I looked up and they all laughed n laughed.