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Training for Finance Trainers: How to Take the Fear out of Finance (TFT1)

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Registration deadline: 30 Sep 2013 Training date: 04 Nov 2013 to 07 Nov 2013 MANGO

Join our inspirational ‘Training for Finance Trainers’ course in Nairobi and have a truly memorable learning experience. The course shares Mango's unique approach to taking the fear out of finance. After attending you will be able to design finance training using participatory learning techniques, help to demystify financial jargon and produce effective resource materials.

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Training for Finance Trainers: How to Take the Fear out of Finance (TFT1)

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Registration deadline: 24 May 2013 Training date: 10 Jun 2013 to 13 Jun 2013 MANGO

Join our inspirational ‘Training for Finance Trainers’ course in Nairobi and have a truly memorable learning experience. The course shares Mango's unique approach to taking the fear out of finance. After attending you will be able to design finance training using participatory learning techniques, help to demystify financial jargon and produce effective resource materials.

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Budgeting for Project Proposals: How to Write Budgets that Win Funds (BE2)

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Registration deadline: 04 Oct 2013 Training date: 08 Nov 2013 MANGO

Join our award-winning training in Nairobi for a practical and fun introduction to budgeting for project proposals. You will learn about what a donor is looking for in a project budget, as well as other essential skills such as linking the budget with the project description and preparing a cashflow forecast.

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Camp Management

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Registration deadline: 16 Jul 2013 Training date: 23 Jul 2013 to 26 Jul 2013 RedR UK

The course will enable participants to develop practical knowledge of international principles, standards and competences when using guidelines and tools in camp management. In line with the latest developments and approaches in Camp Coordination and camp management (CCCM), the course will prepare you to contribute to and participate in effective settlement response in complex displacement settings.

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Staff Welfare

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Registration deadline: 09 Jul 2013 Training date: 15 Jul 2013 to 17 Jul 2013 RedR UK

Research shows that humanitarian operations often times leave humanitarian professionals vulnerable and susceptible to stress and critical incidents. Research also indicates the important role of stress management skills and support initiatives for a better work force. The need to address critical incidents, cannot, therefore, be understated, as the dynamics of humanitarian operations are constantly evolving.

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Remote Management

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Registration deadline: 02 Jul 2013 Training date: 08 Jul 2013 to 09 Jul 2013 RedR UK

Managing people can be a challenge for any organisation. In the relief sector, there is often the additional challenge of managing remotely, while still engaging and valuing staff working in stressful and chaotic environments. Successful distance management is essential for the success of any humanitarian response – it’s 90% about the people issues and 10% about the new technology.

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Humanitarian Accountability Partnership

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Registration deadline: 30 Jun 2013 Training date: 01 Jul 2013 to 03 Jul 2013 RedR UK

In humanitarian situations, accountability is crucial because of the urgent needs and the vulnerability of disaster affected communities, the lack of choice between providers of relief and the fact that the consequences of aid delivery can be life or death. This three day course is designed to enable participants to understand accountability and apply the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership’s standards to humanitarian programmes.

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Security Management in the Field

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Registration deadline: 25 Jun 2013 Training date: 01 Jul 2013 to 05 Jul 2013 RedR UK

Given the insecure and often rapidly changing environments in which aid agencies work, safety and security management is not an optional extra. This five-day intensive course will enable participants to identify the key requirements for managing security in complex emergencies and conflict zones by practicing essential techniques in risk management, security assessment and crisis response. The course draws on field case studies, the current humanitarian environment and the security management practices used by humanitarian bodies internationally.

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SPHERE

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Registration deadline: 25 Jun 2013 Training date: 01 Jul 2013 to 02 Jul 2013 RedR UK

About the course Improving the quality of humanitarian practice and assuring the accountability of humanitarian actors is increasingly becoming a key aim shared by humanitarian agencies. This three-day course provides an in-depth look at the SPHERE Project standards for accountability and good practice. Learn about the SPHERE Handbook, Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response – the most widely known and internationally recognised set of common principles in the humanitarian sector.

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Needs Assessment in Emergencies

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Registration deadline: 18 Jun 2013 Training date: 24 Jun 2013 to 28 Jun 2013 RedR UK

The ways in which needs are defined and prioritized has huge implications. Do you have the vital technical skills and understanding of best practice to help ensure an appropriate humanitarian response? Conducting accurate, effective and timely assessments is the key to the preparation and planning of humanitarian programmes and projects and often forms the basis for a coherent monitoring process.

Who should attend? Those who have experience of working in a relief context and are, or will be, responsible for carrying out needs assessments

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Personal Safety and Security in the Field

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Registration deadline: 18 Jun 2013 Training date: 24 Jun 2013 to 28 Jun 2013 RedR UK

Personal Security training is crucial for anyone working in an insecure or hostile environment. This course has been designed to provide the most relevant and challenging training, specifically from an NGO perspective for NGO workers. The course will put you under stressful circumstances, preparing you for the worst case-scenario. Essential classroom theory is complimented with real-life simulation confronting key issues such as road blocks, abduction, weapons, mines and crossfire.

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TOT for Humanitarians

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Registration deadline: 04 Jun 2013 Training date: 10 Jun 2013 to 14 Jun 2013 RedR UK

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Proposal and Report Writting

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Registration deadline: 28 May 2013 Training date: 03 Jun 2013 to 06 Jun 2013 RedR UK

Ability of NGOs to deliver aid is dependent on access to funds. Ability to receive donors’ funding depends on the quality of project proposal. This course will focus on aspects what make proposals effective and successful.

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Advocacy Skills for Sexual Reproductive Health and HIV&AIDS Programmes Course

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Registration deadline: 01 Jul 2013 Training date: 08 Jul 2013 to 12 Jul 2013 Centre for African Family Studies

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Advocacy has become a requisite tool for reproductive health and HIV & AIDS programme managers and service providers throughout the continent. As competition for scarce resources increases, advocacy skills become important tools in influencing the decision-making process regarding resource allocation.

This one-week course provides hands-on experience in designing, developing and setting indicators for monitoring and evaluating an advocacy campaign and strategy aimed at influencing policy change.

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Integration of Reproductive Health/Family Planning (RH/FP) and HIV/AIDS

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Registration deadline: 26 Jul 2013 Training date: 05 Aug 2013 to 09 Aug 2013 Centre for African Family Studies

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Responding to Illness and Injury

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Registration deadline: 24 Jun 2013 Training date: 25 Jun 2013 to 26 Jun 2013 InterHealth

Fevers, bleeds and dehydration … be ready to respond

For those working in relief, develop and mission this experiential training course provides an opportunity for you to develop your practical skills and understanding of how to respond appropriately to common injuries and illnesses which occur on the field.

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Care for Families on the Move

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Registration deadline: 26 Jun 2013 Training date: 27 Jun 2013 to 28 Jun 2013 InterHealth

Protect your children from illness & injury … Equipping you with skills and knowledge

This interactive training course is for families who travel internationally and work in relief, development and mission. It provides an opportunity to develop practical skills and understanding of how to respond appropriately to common injuries and illnesses which commonly occur on the field.

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Cultivating Personal Resilience

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Registration deadline: 20 Sep 2013 Training date: 23 Sep 2013 InterHealth

Pro-actively managing stress! Be ready to deal with the challenges

Cultivating personal resilience is designed to build an individual’s capacity to cope with stress and adversity. Our evidence based workshop will take an in-depth look at personal resilience factors and provides an opportunity for you to consider your own personal resilience.

We will provide you with the opportunity to create a personalised resilience review, which will identify your strengths and support needs in order to bolster resilience.

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Cultivating Organisational Resilience

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Registration deadline: 23 Sep 2013 Training date: 24 Sep 2013 to 25 Sep 2013 InterHealth

Does your organisation add to the stress of working in the sector? Reduce the stress and build capacity for resilience!

This workshop has a focus on people management and organisational resilience to build the capacity to cope with stress and adversity. We will provide you with the opportunity to highlight organisational strengths and identify scope for boosting resilience.

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Team Dynamics and Dealing with Conflict

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Registration deadline: 25 Sep 2013 Training date: 26 Sep 2013 to 27 Sep 2013 InterHealth

Arguments, resentment, gossip – get to grips with what’s really going on

For managers working in relief, development and mission sectors, dealing with everyday relationships can often be every bit as demanding as the job itself. Left unaddressed, the often competing demands of headquarters, colleagues and team members can lead to misunderstandings and challenges in team relations.