[afro-nets] Course Announcement: Management & Sustainability of Programmes Course

["Nicholas Kiambi" <Nicholas.Kiambi@Amref.org>]

Management & Sustainability of Programmes Course

Course Dates: 
4 May - 15 May 2009 

Fees: US$600 

This course is designed to contribute to the improvement and build the capacity of programme/project managers and programme staff in management, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes/projects. The course provides in depth theory and practical management and sustainability skills. 

Target Group

This course will benefit programme/project managers and programme officers. 

The course is divided into 6 units below:

Unit 1: Institutional Development and Organisational Strengthening 
The content includes organisational vision, mission, purpose, objectives and activities, strategic planning and alternative options, monitoring and evaluation. 

Unit 2: Participatory approaches
Content includes: participation concept, consequences of participation, stakeholders and beneficiaries, participatory approaches, participatory tools and team work. 

Unit 3: Sustainability 
Content includes: definition, fundraising, NGO financial management, and endowment fund, workable sustainability plans 

Unit 4: Leadership 
Course content include: definition, types of leaders, nature and culture of NGOs, leadership in NGO's, tools for leadership analysis, empowerment of NGO workers 

Unit 5: Results Based Management (RBM) 
Course content include: definition, principles of RBM, applying RBM in programme planning, defining expected results, conducting programme performance assessment, linking indicators and results, monitoring of results, RBM reporting.

Unit 6: Programme Exit Strategy
Course content include: exit strategy concept and steps in exit strategy

Apply Online on the link;
http://www.amref.org/info-centre/short-courses-application-form/ 
Download the short courses application form on link;
http://www.amref.org/silo/files/amref-short-course-application-form.doc 

OR Contact the following persons: 

Lydia Manoti 
Emailto: Lydia.Manoti@amref.org

Nicholas Kiambi 
mailto:Nicholas.Kiambi@amref.org

Joan Mutero 
WEBSITE: http://www.amref.org/
mailto:Joan.Mutero@amref.org