Training Report on “Local Resource Mobilization and Management”

Group photo of Training

The training on “Local Resource Mobilization and Management” was designed and provided for the staff of Bangladeshi PNGO name CARITAS, AVAS, DRO, SHAPLAFUL, INDAB, POPI, SEBA, SEDA, IDEAL, NSS, MJF. This training course was designed, developed and conducted by Concern Universal-Bangladesh for the “Capacity Strengthening on Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation” Project by the financial assistance from Cordaid, Netherlands. 4^th – 5^th July, 2011, two days long residential training was took place in AVAS Training Center, Barisal, Bangladesh.

Group Photo of Training

The goal of the training was to develop knowledge and skills for the effective mobilization of human and other resources for enhancing the participating Organizations’ capacity (internal and external), and to implement the Project.
The broad objective of the training course was to enhance knowledge and skills on Local Resource mobilization & Management, ability to analyze resource provider, resource management activities and also to develop an action plan.

The Objectives of the Training:

·               Describe the definition, standards and outline of Resource and Resource Mobilization.

·               Identify the types of resources and resource providers.

·               Differentiate the mechanisms of Resource Mobilization and their advantages and disadvantages. Also to evaluate the effectiveness of the mechanisms used within one's own Organization.

·               Analyze the factors that motivate the resource providers.

·               Find out the gaps between Resource Mobilization and the Organization's strategy and evaluate the state of Resource Mobilization in one's Organization.

·               Map the Resource Providers and collect information essential for Resource Mobilization.

·               Develop an Action Plan for Resource Mobilization.

Group works

The discussion and presentations were interesting and assessable to the participants. The major topics of the training were as follows:

• Definition of Resource and Resource Mobilization, Types/ classification of Resources
• Moral aspects of Resource Mobilization
• Importance of Resource Mobilization, Features of Resource Mobilization
• Outline of Resource Mobilization

-       Mechanism of Resource Mobilization

            -    Resources

            -   Types Resource Providers

• Analysis of factors that motivate Resource Providers
• Identification of Resource Gaps, Gap between Resource Mobilization & Strategic Planning
• Management of Resources

                        -   Transparency (policies. Guidelines, procedures, agreement)

            -   Compliance / Approval

            -    Accounting (Cash/ Bank Management) / audit

            -   Tax (if appropriate)

            -  Communication / Nurturing

            -  Budget

            -  Reporting

• Mapping Resource Providers and Information Collection
• Development of Resource Mobilization Action Plan.

Different participatory methods/techniques were applied in the training course to ensure the involvement of all of the participants and also to make their learning process interesting.  The methods used were: Lecture, Discussion (Groups, pairs and open), Brain-storming, Group presentation, Question & Answer, Games.

Pair group discussion

The main benefits of this training were – effective participatory methods were practiced, participants’ were very enthusiastic, assessable learning materials were supplied in every session, classroom facilities and the learning environment was friendly, the training programme was well organized, support facilities were good, and finally the relationships both between the facilitators and participants’, and between the participants, were very positive for learning.

Participants expressed their expectations and fears about the training through card writing. Most of these expectations were very close to the set objectives. Participant's expectations and fears were diverse but fell under particular clusters. These were:

# Primary concepts of Resource Mobilization & its types, necessity for CMDRR

# How to develop a Resource Mobilization Action Plan

# Mechanisms of Resource Mobilization

# Types of Resource Providers & the techniques to motivate the Resource Providers

# Management of Resources

# How to use the resources in CMDRR

Feedback from participants revealed that this training will help them to provide a better form of service in their communities. They will now be able to identify & mobilize the right resource providers who will be able to provide the resources, and will also be capable to manage these resources in the right way, in the right time. 

Reported by,

Masud Rana