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Bringing women into governance

THE CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND POPULATION ACTIVITIES (CEDPA)
2006

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This handbook focuses on strategies to strengthen women's leadership, build advocates and coalitions, mobilise women to vote and run for office, hold public officials accountable, and advance peace and security, illustrating ways that organisations and activists around the world can foster greater gender equity in civic engagement, advocacy, voting and governance efforts to improve the quality of life for all

Strategic planning : an inquiry approach

NUTI, Paul
August 1999

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 “This user-friendly workbook is a step-by-step guide for administrators and managers of non-governmental organizations conducting programs in developing countries to define and develop their organizational mission statements, identify programmatic priorities and areas of focus, make effective use of resources, maximize opportunities and minimize obstacles, and market themselves to potential funders. The goal of this workbook is to make strategic planning a more accessible and enjoyable undertaking for organizations”

Advocacy : building skills for NGO leaders

CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND POPULATION ACTIVITIES (CEDPA)
1999

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A three-day, six-session curriculum designed as a companion piece to 'Cairo, Beijing, and Beyond: A Handbook on Advocacy for Women Leaders'. This manual uses participatory methodologies and is based on CEDPA's experience in building the skills of NGO leaders to advocate for change in the reproductive health arena. While the background information and role play scenarios deal directly with reproductive health issues, a trainer can adapt the sessions for other contexts

Project design for program managers : conducting a workshop on planning community-based projects

CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND POPULATION ACTIVITIES (CEDPA)
1994

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This is a six-day, 11-session curriculum to train project managers to design community-based projects. Project design is approached as an on-going process within an organisation, encompassing needs assessment, problem identification, development and implementation of solutions, monitoring and outcome assessment. It is applicable to all sectors and is a very useful tool for CBR trainers

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