[afro-nets] 7th Short Course on Social Mobilisation in Health and Development

[Dieter Neuvians MD <neuvians@mweb.co.za>]

7th Short Course on Social Mobilisation in Health and Development
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6 June - 16 July, 2005
Legon - Accra, Ghana
University of Ghana - School of Public Health
 
Application deadline: 13 May 2005
 
 
The School of Public Health (SPH) aims at producing Public 
Health Practitioners and other development officials who will 
serve as leaders and change agents in the field of social devel-
opment in Ghana and in the wider African context. It is one of 
the three Public Health Institutions in Africa that subscribe to 
the Philosophy of a School Without Walls meaning that attempts 
are made to achieve an optimum mix of classroom and field work.
 
Nature and rationale for the course
 
The first short course in Social Mobilization was organized by 
SPH in collaboration with UNICEF. Other international agencies 
such as WHO and USAID have expressed interest in strengthening 
local and regional capacity in Social Mobilisation.
 
The course takes into account the desire of several countries in 
the region to have such training carried out in the African 
socio-cultural context. It is anticipated that the course will 
serve the needs of Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa. In the same 
way as a similar course run by the regional Institute of Public 
Health, in Cotonou, Benin, is serving the Francophone countries.
 
This course is the first of its kind in Anglophone Sub-Saharan 
Africa and is open to Development Workers, Officials in Public 
Health and related sectors.
 
Duration
 
This is a six-week intensive certificate course, which takes 
place each year in Accra-Legon, (Ghana) between June and July. 
Deadline for submitting applications is 13th May, 2005.
 
Goal and objectives
 
The course aims at improving the capacity of national personnel 
in Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa, to respond to social mobiliza-
tion needs of national development programmes.
 
At the end of the training, the participants will have acquired 
Theory and practical knowledge to enable them plan, organize , 
monitor and evaluate the "Communication/Social Mobilisation" 
components of Health and Development Projects and Programmes 
they are responsible for.
 
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
 
- Propose a suitable strategy for solving a behavior-related 
problem within a community;
 
- Identify the problems involved and the resources required for 
implementing change in a community;
 
- Draw up a systematic Social Mobilisation action plan;
 
- Determine the crucial points to monitor when implementing a 
process of change in a community and
 
- Evaluate the impact of activities aimed at implementing change 
in a community.
 
 
Admission requirements
 
The course is open to middle to high-level decision makers and 
managers, with some experience in areas of development and so-
cial change as for example:
- Health Development
- Primary Health Care
- Community Mobilisation
- Communication
 
 
Fees and other expenses
 
The course fee is US$ 2,000 for foreign participants to be paid 
or transferred before the course begins to SPH account No 
114727, Ghana commercial Bank (GCB), Foreign Operations Branch, 
Circle, Accra. A foreign participant may need an additional 
minimum sum of US$ 500 for board and lodging for the six-week 
period. The fee for Ghanaian participants will be GHC 
8,835,000.00 (equivalent of US$ 950) to be paid into SPH account 
number 1031130004821, Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB), Legon Branch 
before the course starts. Each local participant for purposes of 
board and lodging during the six-week period, will need an addi-
tional amount, which will be determined by the sponsoring 
agency.
 
The course fees cover trainer costs, training materials, field 
trips, certificate awards and the use of University facilities.
 
Participants and/or the organisations sponsoring them are re-
sponsible for the costs of transportation, travel insurance and 
incidental expenses.
 
 
For more information, please contact:
 
The Course Secretariat
School of Public Health
College of Health Sciences
University of Ghana
P.O. Box LG 13
Legon, Ghana
Tel./Fax: +233-21-514-604
mailto:gsph@ghana.com 
or 
mailto:jfobil@ug.edu.gh