Human Rights Based Approaches to Development: Programme Cycle Management (OIR06)

March 10 – 16, 2006

Venue: National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland (15 miles from Dublin city centre)

The Training Programme will explore the principles, policies and practice underpinning human rights based development and enhance participants' skills in programming on this basis. Participants are facilitated in approaching their own development as an on-going process to enhance skills in teamwork, building relationships, communication, advocacy and designing strategic partnerships. Reflecting the multi-disciplinary nature of human rights based development, the training programme is aimed at policy advisors, evaluators, project managers etc, with human rights specialisation, experience in development or humanitarian contexts as well as those working in development issues in industrialised countries.

Overview of Training Programme:

• Evolution of international human rights law and implementation mechanisms relevant to development
• Legal and policy commitments to HRBA of key development actors
• Five core principles of Human Rights Based Development
• Applying the core principles to programme cycle management from situation analysis and needs assessment through programme design, implementation, management and impact evaluation
• Applying the core principles in conflict and post-conflict environments
• Case studies (including proposals from participants)
• Key partners for HRBA - building relationships

Deadline for Applications: 5 January 2006, with priority to completed applications received before 5 December 2005.

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