session 4a - developing community appropriate educational training
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Developing Community Appropriate Educational Tools
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EWB-USA ModelMission & Vision
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MISSIONEngineers Without Borders USA builds a better world through engineering projects that empower communities to meet their basic human needs and equip leaders to solve the world’s most pressing challenges.
VISIONEWB-USA’s vision is a world in which every community has the capacity to sustainably meet their basic human needs.
2002Year that EWB-USA was founded
San Pablo, BelizeLocation of the first EWB-USA project
2.5 millionLives impacted since 2002
Five-year Commitments
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Long-Term Solutions
“Education is the Most Powerful Weapon Which You Can Use to Change the World.” – Nelson Mandela
Sustainability and EWB-USA
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“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” – William Butler Yeats
Sustainability: Education & Empowerment
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EDUCATION1. The process of receiving or giving
systematic instruction2. Information about or training in a
particular field or subject
EMPOWER1. To promote the self-actualization or
influence of2. To enable
Educational Needs
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Examples:• Operation and Maintenance
Manual• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
(WASH)• Data Collection• Construction Techniques• Water Conservation• Water Treatment
“Education is a fundamental human right and essential for the exercise of all other human rights. It promotes individual freedom and empowerment and yields important development benefits.”— UNESCO
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM PROJECT PROCESS
Open a New ProgramNo EWB-USA Chapter Affiliation Established
Chapter Application to Acquire an EWB-USA Program
ASSESSMENT TRIPAssessment
6 months to 2 years after 501 Approval(first implementation trip expected within
1 year)
Design6 months to 1 year
after assessment
IMPLEMENTATION TRIP
EVALUATION TRIP
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To receive a community2 months to 1 year
502 Chapter Application to Acquire an EWB-USA Program502
Community Application for a New Program/First Project501 New Project Within Existing Program
Application501B
Pre-Assessment Report1st might focus on Community Assessment2nd might focus on Technical Assessment521
Post Assessment Report522Alternative Analysis523Draft Final Design Report524Pre-Implementation Report525
Post Implementation Trip526
Pre-Monitoring & Evaluation Report530
Post-Monitoring & Evaluation Report531Program Closeout Report527
Start a New Project in an Existing ProgramEWB-USA Chapter Affiliation Established
New Project Within Existing Program Application501B
Pre-Implementation Report (Short Form for Continued Implementation Trip)525B
Implementation1 or more trips generally 1 - 3 weeks in
lengthMultiple implementations phases could span
2 or more years
Monitoring & EvaluationAt least 1 trip, 1 year after final implementation is complete, but monitoring continues as long as
chapter works in community
Program Closeout
To work with a new, chosen community
EWB-USA Project ProcessProject Process Flow Chart
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Education Examples
WASH
Water Testing / WASHO&M Manual / Construction TechniquesTechnical Maintenance
Assessment Trip – Education Objectives
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• Get to know the community• Identify existing committees
and leaders• Identify community educators
to partner with: health promoters and teachers
• WASH training: schools, women’s groups
• Technical training: water sampling
• Assess technical knowledge of community members
Assessment Trip – Educational Materials
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Approach
• Written materials, pictorial, oral trainings?
• Audience: Leadership committee, designated maintenance staff, individual families
• What is the capacity of each?
• What level of interaction is best? Who can you partner with locally?
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Assessment Trip – Educational Materials
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• Partner with NGO, local teachers, health promoters, water authority, etc.
• Train the trainer approach• Do not develop training in a
vacuum• Assess audience
Consider:• Literacy• Translation• Who will review?
Design Phase – Educational Materials
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• Can community collect data while chapter is not in-country?• Is chapter providing design alternatives for community review?• Does the community know where to obtain materials for project, and
the cost?• Are there educational materials that chapter can provide to local
trainers to reinforce ideas and technology of project?
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Final Design / Pre-Implementation Phase – Educational Materials
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O&M Manual
Operation & Maintenance Manual
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Things to consider:
• Should clearly convey how the implemented system operates and how it should be maintained so that it is sustainable for the community.
• Should be aimed at building capacity• EWB-USA requires that the community accept 100% of all
O&M tasks and costs.• Consider O&M at all stages of analysis and design; often
O&M will be the driving constraint at the Alternatives Analysis phase.
• Consider the full life cycle cost of O&M, including repair and replacement of all parts.
• Systems that rely on financial or technical resources or equipment not readily available will not be approved
Implementation – Educational Tools
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Technical training: mixing concrete, water testing, installing pipe, etc.
“Example isn't another way to teach, it is the only way to teach.”- Albert Einstein
Monitoring & Evaluation – Educational Tools
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• Maintenance education• Identify lack of technical knowledge
for maintenance• WASH knowledge reinforcement• Training local system operators
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Operation & Maintenance Manual
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A comprehensive O&M Manual should include the following items:
• A clear description of the implemented system, including all components of the system.
• A clearly defined schedule for all maintenance activities related to the system.• Anticipated replacement parts, availability locally, and costs.• Videos of task being done is better than words and pictures, but cannot replace
the O&M Manual• The manual should be illustrative and include photographs of the implemented
facilities, which will require an update to the draft O&M Manual submitted before implementation.
• The manual must be a standalone document, which may be an appendix in the report, but not just a section.
• An O&M Manual should be left with the community, and should therefore be laminated or included with page protectors. It is important that the specified maintenance personnel have an opportunity to review and provide feedback on the O&M manual.
Examples
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Improving Your Educational ToolsIdeas
• Workshops for construction techniques• Water Testing while chapter is out of country• WASH!• Connect with local educators – health promoters, teachers, local
University, water committee• Ice-breakers• Skits / Role-Playing• Newsletter by chapter for local partners• Stories for school children• Photos and Images vs. Words
• Others?
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Tips and Resources
Tips• Keep local context in mind• Who is the audience?• What are the barriers to participation?• Find local partners
Resources• http://www.projectwet.org/• http://www.cawst.org/services/resources
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Questions?
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“If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.”- Chinese proverb