Request for Information: Training of trainers systems
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Dear all,
Do you have a successful model of a training-of-trainers ("training
cascade") system?
Family Health Trust, a Zambian NGO, has produced a book ("Happy,
Healthy and Safe") of 50 participatory learning activities on sexual
health, growing up, life-skills etc., designed to be used by young peo-
ple (not adults) to lead participatory learning activities.
Pre-testing has shown that children as young as 10 can use the book to
lead groups, after 5 days' training. However, some help is needed from
adults in preparing the activities. 2 days' training for adults was
adequate during pre-testing.
Family Health Trust hopes to disseminate the book to 600 Anti-AIDS
Clubs throughout Zambia; at least 2 leaders (young people) from each
club need to be trained, plus 1 adult (the club patron).
Our problem: We do not have the resources to train all these clubs our-
selves, so we want to set up a national system, whereby we will train a
group of trainers (possibly in each of the 9 provinces) who will then
train adult patrons and young leaders.
Has anyone done something similar, that does not cost too much money,
does not take too much time and produces good quality training? Your
experiences would be greatly appreciated, from the AIDS field or other
fields.
P.S. There will also be a Southern and Eastern African edition, in col-
laboration with AHRTAG and SANASO.
Andrew Hobbs
Family Health Trust
Lusaka, Zambia
Fax: +260-1-222-834
mailto:fht@zamnet.zm
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