Decolonizing Development: Using a liberatory lens in programmatic and operational work
Decolonizing Development: Using a liberatory lens in programmatic and operational work
May 16-20, 2022
Early registration discount through April 30. Details below*
This virtual workshop will help international development practitioners explore and use decolonizing and liberatory frameworks, analysis, and practical tools into both how you design and implement programs and how your organization operates. This workshop is highly interactive with plenty of exercises and opportunities to apply tools and frameworks. The workshop will include a participant guide with tools and templates. The workshop is five days for three hours a day.
Learning Objectives: Through this workshop, participants will:
Explore concepts of power, imperialism and development
Become familiar with decolonizing and liberatory frameworks
Learn about and practice using tools and resources in program design, program implementation, communications work
Learn about and practice using liberatory frameworks within your organization
Please see below for more information about the agenda.
Trainer: Farah Mahesri of FNM Advising. As the co-author for the 2018 State of Diversity in Global Social Impact report, Ms. Mahesri is both an experienced international development expert with more than 15 years of experience in global development and DE&I expert with nearly 10 years of working on DEI-type initiatives using liberatory frameworks to unlock transformative potential and impact. She is a skilled facilitator, expert in training design, and has experience conducting organizational development work both as internal staff for an organization and as an external consultant. You can see more about her work at www.fnmadvising.com.
Location: Virtual/online
Dates: May 16 - 20, 2022
Time: 8 am - 11:30 am Pacific Time, including a 30 minute break
*Find the training time in your time zone*
Fees: We offer a tiered fee scale to make the training accessible to individuals not backed by heavily resourced organizations.
Tier 1: $850 for institutions with annual budgets of greater than $50 million USD. *Early registration discount through April 30. Use code EARLY001. Applicable to Tier 1 and 2 only.
Tier 2: $725 for Individuals who are consultants and do not meet Tier 3 or 4 eligibility Individuals who work for organizations with an annual budget that is less than $50 million USD a year. Discount code DEVELOP2.
Tier 3 Scholarship: $385 for students and early career professionals who are self-paying. Scholarships are limited. Apply here.
Tier 4 Scholarship: $100 for those who need financial aid. Scholarships are limited. Apply here.
Accommodation Scholarship. This scholarship covers the cost of an accommodation a participant may need to fully participate, such as translation or sign language interpretation. It does not cover the cost of participation. The scholarship amount depends on the accommodation that is needed. Apply here.
20 percent discount for group registration of 3 or more. Email trainings@cynara.co.
Preliminary Agenda
Session 1: Introduction to decolonizing and liberatory frameworks: Introducing concepts related to colonialism, imperialism and power; exploring systems level analysis and how to analyze international development through a 5-level lens; overview of liberatory frameworks, and how these concepts are related; reflecting on personal connections to this work.
Session 2: Historical and power analysis concepts and tools: Overview and understanding of what is a historical analysis within the context of international development, when it can be used, and an opportunity to practice using a historical analysis in a case study. Overview and understanding of what is a power analysis, when it can be used and opportunity to practice using a power analysis through a case study.
Session 3: Liberatory lens in proposals, activities, and communications: Overview of using liberatory lenses in program design, in programmatic activities (such as stakeholder and community engagement, etc) and in programmatic communications. This session explores deeply how liberatory lenses increase the impactfulness of development programming.
Session 4: Liberatory lens within our organizations: Overview of using liberatory lenses within our organizations and teams, including in organizational structure, leadership development and setting organizational policies.
Session 5: Practical applications of frameworks and tools: Action maze activity that helps holistically connect concepts; opportunity for developing personalized action plans to start implementing next steps in programmatic work and within organizations in short and long-term.
All training participants receive:
15 hours of live facilitation with an experienced trainer and practitioner
Opportunities to learn from and with up to 15 other practitioners from around the world
A downloadable copy of a participants’ training manual with key terms and concepts
Access to a resource drive with resources and templates for applying what you learned
Opportunities to practice applying new concepts and techniques
Feedback from your trainer and peers
Certificate of completion from the Cynara Gender Training Platform
About Cynara’s Gender Training Platform
The Gender Training Platform hosts interactive, live online courses about gender equality and social justice topics for people and organizations working in international and community development, humanitarian, human rights, and philanthropic sectors. All trainings are designed, delivered, and owned by independent trainers who are experts in their field and passionate about creating original, nuanced, and interactive learning experiences. We’ve trained professionals from a range of international organizations including Mercy Corps, Global Communities, DAI, The Malala Fund, GIZ, Chemonics, Save the Children, and War Child Holland. We offer a tiered payment structure so that well-resourced institutions pay more than individuals and organizations with fewer resources. Go to the Platform to learn more about each training and for more information about discounted rates.