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SMART Chart Approach to Strategic Communications Workshop
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The Strategic communication workshop aims to build RH organizations’ capacity to plan for and use strategic communications to advance their program goals. This workshop adopts the Spitfire Strategies.
HAIN is offering this interactive training workshop as part of our ongoing commitment to promote effective education and advocacy on population and reproductive health issues in the Philippines. Over the two-day workshop, participants learn how to use the "Smart Chart" to enrich their communications approach.
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| Defending our Faith: Religion, Gender and Sexuality |
In the Philippines, the Roman Catholic Church pose as a major block in population and reproductive health work, particularly in developing policies in support to these causes. This workshop aims to give the participants some tools for discernment to make informed decisions about gender and sexuality-related issues, including family planning, abortion, and homosexuality. The workshop also serves as venue for RH advocates to be able to reconcile their personal faith with their work.
Discussions revolve around various religious teachings:
- The prohibition of artificial contraception;
- Prohibition of condoms for the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections;
- The judgmental attitudes toward abortion;
- Propagation of norms of passivity and subservience for women;
- Discrimination against homosexuals; and
- Opposition to sex education.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the workshop, participants were expected to:
- Understand that religions are not monolithic, that there are varying views and positions among officials, clergy and laity.
- Understand the social and historical circumstances that shape official Catholic Church policies on gender and sexuality.
- Understand how Catholic dogma shapes powerful ideologies around gender and sexuality, and how these affect laws and other policies in the secular sphere.
- Understand how scriptures are used, sometimes oppressively and sometimes in a liberating way, to justify certain views about gender and sexuality.
- Understand aspects of moral theology and ethics in the way they relate to gender and sexuality.
- Apply knowledge acquired from the workshop to personal and professional concerns.
- Stimulate interest for further work in the area of religion and sexuality.
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| Communicating for Advocacy (CFA) Project: Strengthening Capacity for Health and Development Advocacy in Asia |
PROJECT SUMMARY
The goal of the project is to develop the capacity of community groups to influence policy and practice in South and Southeast Asia. It aims to develop abilities for information exchange and skills transfer by health and development agencies. This project involves four partner organizations; namely, HAIN, , and Social Assistance and Rehabilitation of the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV-Bangladesh).
Definitions of Advocacy and Communication taken from the different CFA workshops:
Advocacy
- a process involving stakeholders in the promotion of issues of disadvantaged groups. It seeks to raise awareness to influence decision makers towards meaningful attitudinal, behavioral and policy changes. It also builds alliances with other key players to lobby for action.
Communication
- is a reciprocal process of sending, disseminating and sharing verbal or non-verbal messages; talking and listening for information and news update; receiving and answering questions to resolve problem and concern with the understanding of building ideas.
From: Antipolo City, Philippines
- it is a transmission of ideas, knowledge or message from the sender to the receiver. It is feed backing. It involves various channels and media through texting, letters and other forms of information and education. It entails coming up with an agreement and common understanding through dialogue between receiver and sender. It can also be an effective tool for monitoring and alliance-building.
From: Kaugmaon- Davao City, Philippines
- sending a message through a medium to a recipient who will make a reciprocal response.
From: Sarvodaya Shramadana, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Workshops
Communicating for Advocacy Training Workshop: Advocacy for People’s Health
July 22-26, 2003, Antipolo City
The training-workshop was participated by 30 advocacy workers from health and health – related NGOs and CBOs in Southeast Asia who were inclined to strengthen their work in advocacy and develop their advocacy strategies.
This training–workshop aimed to:
1. Identify a common definition and understanding of CFA:
- c Critically analyze the context of advocacy for people’s health;
- Generate various empowerment programs, strategies and methods from the sharing of experiences and lessons towards the information of a communication framework for conscientizing, training and advocacy work;
- Strengthen capabilities of the participants in conscientizing, organizing and advocating towards people’s health;
- Develop a program plan for coordinated actions at the local and national levels among NGO and CBO participants.
Communicating for Advocacy Training Workshop in Mindanao: Advocacy for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH)
April 12-15, 2004
Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague, Shrine Hills, Matina, Davao City, Philippines
 This is a partnership undertaking with the Kaugmaon Center for Children’s Concern Foundation, Inc. Nineteen representatives from Mindanao-based non-government organizations (NGOs) and the local government agencies participated in the workshop. The participants are actively involved in work related to children and youth development, rehabilitation, men having sex with men, sustainable agriculture, cultural education and women’s health and rights.
The main theme of the workshop is strengthening advocacy work towards popularization of ASRH issues and concerns at the different levels: NGOs, local government units, people’s organizations and the general public.
The workshop culminates in the development of a comprehensive ASRH advocacy plan that is directed to the advocacy needs of each organization. The participants formed a working group that will ensure implementation of the plan (from refining coordinated activities to resource generation). Kaugmaon commits to become as the lead agency for coordination of activities and secretariat work.
Communicating for Advocacy Training Workshop: Advocacy on Reproductive and Sexual Health (RSH)
May 17-21, 2004
Terelj Tourist Resort, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The main aim of the workshop is to develop RSH advocacy skills of the 24 participants from the Reproductive Health NGO Network, NGOs and GOs. The participants shared their experiences in HIV/AIDS and RSH work that became the bases of the advocacy skills building sessions. The highlight of the workshop is the integration of the advocacy framework to RSH work.
Communicating for Advocacy Training Workshop: Advocacy for People’s Health Charter
June 10-12, 2004
Nagarodaya, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, a countrywide NGO network providing varied community development services, organized this workshop.
This workshop was conducted to increase the capacity of organizations and community groups to enable them to effectively play a role in influencing the policy and practice of the People’s Charter for Health in Sri Lanka.
A total of 20 participants composed of government leaders, rural development workers, staff of community service organizations, members of micro finance organizations and community development workers participated in the workshop. Dr. Tissa Withara, the Minister of Science and Technology of Sri Lanka shared his views on the PHC and the role of the government in its realization. The minister is a committed supporter of primary health care and an advocate of the People’s Health Charter.
The workshop focused on the advocacy framework and strategies. It culminated into the development of individual organization advocacy plans.
Communicating for Advocacy Training Workshop on Community Based Advocacy Work
July 29-31, 2004
Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
 The Council for Health and Development (CHD) organized this workshop. A total of twenty-seven (27) participants coming from their different member organizations attended this workshop. This aim was to train health leaders on how to efficiently conduct their advocacy work and be an efficient and effective communicator of health concerns and other issues affecting health in general. The workshop focused on how to conduct “propaganda” which is a method of disseminating information on an important issue that has been critically analyzed using the people’s concrete experience. It aims to raise the awareness of the people so they could collectively act on an issue and effect meaningful changes. Group works on the different advocacy strategies were also included. At the end of the workshop, the participants were able to define, show the importance of, and learn the technicalities in writing propaganda as well as the different strategies in conducting advocacy in general.
Communicating for Advocacy Training Workshop: Environmental Advocacy
September 12-14, and October 25-26, 2004
Provinces of Benguet, Ilocos Sur and Abra
The Save the Abra River Movement (STARM) conducted this training workshop in preparation for the Environmental Investigatory Mission. Five HAIN staff joined the group to be able to experience and actually see the main cause of why the movement is doing such advocacy. Thirty participants from different non-government organizations and academe of Baguio City, Cordillera Autonomous Region and Ilocos Sur attended the workshop.
This training-workshop aimed to strengthen its environmental advocacy among partner individuals/organizations by: 1) raising their awareness on the concerns about the state of the Abra River system, 2) providing advocacy knowledge and skills and 3) planning concrete response advocacy actions/activities.
STARM is a broad based effort of concerned groups and individuals that include biologists, chemists and social scientists from the University of the Philippines, Baguio and the University of Northern Philippines, Vigan physicians and medical students from the St. Louis University, College of Medicine, the religious of the Maryknoll and SVD Congregations and other concerned groups of the Cordillera.
The aim was to expose and oppose the environmental destruction brought by corporate mining and other commercial endeavors that trample on the rights and livelihood of peasants and indigenous people. The focus area is the Abra River system as it flows from the Mankayan area to Ilocos Sur onwards.
In-Country Advocacy Work
The CFA Staff of HAIN initiated and participated in various advocacy activities. The range of activities is from specific RSH concerns and health issues to the broad people’s agenda. The staff acts as the secretariat of the country’s People’s Health Movement, NGO representative to the Philippine National AIDS Council, academic consultant to the Institute for International Education for RSH leaders, training and advocacy consultants to other agencies like Remedios AIDS Foundation, members of the Health Alliance for Democracy and resource persons to different academic institutions and other NGOs.
CFA staff were tapped as resource persons, lecturers, facilitators and active participants of different health and health related institutions.
Communicating for Advocacy Training Workshop- PHANSuP, Philippines
March 8-12, 2004, Bayview Park Hotel, Manila
 The CFA project staff were commissioned by the Philippine NGO Support Program (PHANSUP) to conduct a workshop on strengthening RSH through advocacy. Thirty (30) program staff members from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao participated in the workshop.
Understanding HIV/AIDS in the Philippines- Christian Aid, Philippines
July 26-27, 2004, Titus Brandsma, New Manila, Quezon City
 CFA staff conducted a training on understanding HIV/AIDS and RSH projects in the Philippines to the staff of Christian AID. The workshop was conducted upon request of Christian AID to deepen their understanding of implementation of HIV/AIDS projects in training, research, organizing, services, networking and advocacy./td> |
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| Promoting Reproductive and Sexual Health (RSH) in the Philippine through Skills Training in Research and Information Management |
PROJECT PROPOSAL
Responding to current needs in RSH, the over-all goal of the project was to promote a more wholistic, critical and relevant approach to reproductive and sexual health in the Philippines.
- Promoting reproductive and sexual health in its full socio-economic and cultural context
- Providing skills training in areas of research and information technology, including its applications for RSH program planning, monitoring and evaluation
- Strengthening the infrastructure for continuing dissemination of accurate and timely information on RSH
- Expanding an existing network of Key partners that share common perspectives in RSH
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES:
HAIN has a long tradition of working with government agencies, NGOs and academic institutions, mainly reaching non-profit or non-commercial groups. We give priority to those agencies that work with communities and reach disadvantaged populations such as the urban poor, women, Muslims and ethnic minorities.
HAIN has a long tradition of working with government agencies, NGOs and academic institutions, mainly reaching non-profit or non-commercial groups. We give priority to those agencies that work with communities and reach disadvantaged populations such as the urban poor, women, Muslims and ethnic minorities.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
- Long workshops on basic research skills
A series of nine 21-day workshops were conducted by HAIN for this project. The first week of the workshop introduces participants to theory, enabling them to obtain a more wholistic view of gender and sexuality which can the guide their research. It also seeks to inculcate sensitivity to cultural differences and the need for caution in dealing with sensitive topics such as RSH.
The second and third week train participants in quantitative (surveys) and qualitative (FGDs, ethnography, life stories and content analysis) research skills, including actual application through fieldwork
The workshops were conducted on the following dates and venues:
- Villa Virginia Resort & Conference Center, Antipolo City, September 6–October 1, 1999
- Sarrosa International Hotel, Cebu City, November 8–28, 1999
- Gilberto’s Hotel II, Baguio City, January 17–February 6, 2000
- Grand Men Seng Hotel, Davao City, March 27–April 16, 2000
- Hotel Tepeyac, Baguio City, June 10–May 21, 2001Vacation Hotel, Cebu City, August 13–September 2, 2001
- Villa Virginia Resort & Conference Center, Antipolo City, February 11–March 3, 2002
- Villa Virginia Resort & Conference Center, Antipolo City, May 20–22, 2002
- Short workshops for advanced research skills
1st Short Course on Project Proposal Development
July 18–20, 2001
The International Hotel. Malate, Manila
2nd Short Course on Project Proposal Development
November 7–9, 2001
The VIP Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City
3rd Short Course on Project Proposal Development
May 20–22, 2002
Villa Virginia Resort & Conference Center, Antipolo City
Training in Theater Arts
April 13–14, 2002
Tahanan Social Service ng La Consolacion Convent, San Juan, Metro Manila
Short Course on Integrating RSH Concepts in the Health Education and Health Sciences Curricula
November 29–December 1, 2002
Ritz Tower de Leyte, Tacloban City
- Fora and symposia
Roundtable Discussion: What are Young People's Sexual Concerns?
October 14, 2002
Golden Peak Hotel, Cebu City
Roundtable Discussion with Dede Oetomo: Experiences in Working with LGBT Communities in Southeast Asia
August 31, 2004
Seameo Innotech, Quezon City
Roundtable Discussion on Ethics and Assisted Reproduction Technology
December 21, 2004
Baguio Country Club, Baguio City
- National Consultations
A national consultation was conducted to bring together key people from the first few batches of the workshops. It was held in Orchid Garden Suites, Manila on February 20–21, 2001. Another national consultation will be held for the last batches of workshop participants.
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| Sexual Reproductive Health Project
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The Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) Project was done with the support of the Ford Foundation. It ran 1997 to 2000. The project’s aim was to build and strengthen sexual and reproductive health capacity among non-government organizations, Government organizations and the academe. Areas that were covered by the project were cities like Baguio, Davao, Tacloban, Legazpi and Palawan.
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| HIV/AIDS Prevention Projects |
HIV/AIDS Prevention Project: Medical and Nursing Students in Metro Manila
September 1991 to August 1992
This project, which began on September 1991, has the following objectives: (1) to gather qualitative and quantitative information on HIV/AIDS knowledge and relevant sexual attitudes and behavior among medical and nursing students; (2) to produce and test HIV/AIDS educational materials for medical and nursing students; (3) to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS among medical and nursing students through educational materials and small group workshops; (4) to assess the impact of HIV/AIDS educational materials and small group workshops on medical and nursing students; and (5) to sensitize medical and nursing students to the need to address the HIV/AIDS problem as a social issue.
By August 1992, the project was able to accomplish the following activities:
- A KAPB (Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, Behavior) survey in six medical and six nursing schools, conducted between November and December 1991. The survey provided important baseline information on this segment of the young adult population. A report was published in the January 1992 issue of Health Alert.
- Ten one-day workshops for 66 medical and 54 nursing students on biomedical and psychosocial aspects of HIV prevention and control.
- The production of 200 information kits for the students and partner agencies.
- The development of several research and evaluation instruments to measure the students’ knowledge levels, perceptions and attitudes, and sexual behavior
Research results are available from the .
HIV Prevention Workshops for Health Science Students
June 1993 to November 1994
 This project was an extension of an earlier project (1991-1992) designed to provide HIV prevention education to health science students. While the earlier project covered only medical and nursing students, this project expanded workshop coverage to include medical, nursing, dental, midwifery, and medical technology students in Metro Manila. Support was also given for school-based projects.
HAIN was able to conduct 18 HIV workshops for 286 students and 25 faculty members from medical, nursing, dentistry, midwifery, and medical technology schools in Metro Manila. The workshops covered biomedical and psychosocial aspects of HIV/AIDS.
A KAPB survey of allied health students (dentistry, midwifery and medical technology), who were being reached for the first time, was conducted. The students also received information kits providing essential information on HIV/AIDS, including background reading materials for more detailed technical issues. At the same time, the project included support for six school-based projects, which allowed the students to launch information campaigns not only for their classmates but also for students from other units, including those taking non-health courses.
Research results are available from the .
HIV/AIDS and STD Prevention Project in Health Science Schools
April 1995 to June 1997
 This project was another extension of an earlier program to bridge the gaps in knowledge among health science faculty and students in Metro Manila and in several key cities all over the Philippines. This time, the workshops not only included discussions on biomedical, psychosocial and economic aspects of HIV/AIDS, but also STDs and other reproductive tract infections (RTIs).
With nursing and midwifery faculty, and medical, nursing and midwifery students as specific target groups, the project had the following objectives: (1) to determine the current level of HIV/STD/RTI awareness and knowledge; (2) to improve current levels of knowledge on HIV/STD/RTI; (3) to create sensitivity to the need to address HIV/STD-related discriminatory and counter-productive perceptions and attitudes; (4) to motivate risk reduction and behavioral change through comprehensive package of information about the psychological dimensions of HIV and STD; (5) to train core groups of health science faculty and students as educators for school and community-based HIV/STD prevention programs; and (6) to formulate and implement appropriate follow-through activities, including developing educational materials, to support workshop participants in their programs.
The project has two main components: one is the development of skills among nursing and midwifery faculty members, and the other is the development of skills among medical, nursing and midwifery students. The project was able to accomplish the following activities:
- Two KAPB surveys, conducted from August to December 1995 in six medical, nursing and midwifery schools in Davao and Iloilo with a combined sample of 808 students. The survey was able to provide the project information to guide its implementation.
- A total of 39 workshops for medical, nursing and midwifery students and faculty were conducted, reaching with a total of 932 participants and 11 observers.
- Production of a book on HIV/AIDS, Understanding HIV/AIDS, which was distributed to all participants. A set of acetate transparencies summarizing key points about HIV/AIDS was also prepared and distributed to the different institutions that participated. And to give the human side of HIV/AIDS, a video was produced together with Pinoy Plus, the national organization of Filipinos living with HIV.
- Financial support for 16 school projects was provided. Partner schools employed various strategies and methods of information dissemination to target communities in hard-to-reach areas. Target communities included far places in Benguet, Davao and Cotabato, and previously unreached groups such as the Air Force, city or town officials, and Sangguniang Kabataan (Youth Government) members.
Research results are available from the .
HIV/AIDS Prevention Project for Male Sex Workers
(September 1991 to August 1992)
This project was made possible with financial assistance from the Academy for Educational Development, Inc., a prime contractor to the U.S. Agency for Educational Development, Inc. for the AIDSCOM Project.
This project had the following objectives:
- To develop a program to increase knowledge levels on HIV/AIDS among male sex workers.
- To develop a program to encourage HIV risk reduction measures among male sex workers within the context of their existing value system and socio-cultural environment
- To help male sex workers to build the foundation for social support systems as part of the campaign to motivate and to sustain behavior change toward HIV risk reduction
The project covered only Metro Manila. Copies of the results of the study are available upon request from the .
HIV/AIDS Workshop for Media Practitioners
(1997)
The project was a collaboration between AusAID and HAIN. It aimed to provide basic knowledge and to promote sensitive and responsible media reporting on HIV/AIDS.
Its specific objectives included the following:
- To Discuss the biomedical aspects of HIV/AIDS
- Differentiate HIV from AIDS
- Discuss the natural history of the disease
- Discuss the modes of transmission
- Identify effective methods of HIV prevention
- To analyze the socioeconomic impact of HIV/AIDS
- Situate prevalence/incidence of HIV/AIDS in the Philippine context
- Discuss the socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS
- To promote positive attitudes toward the HIV/AIDS problem
- To provide inputs on responsible and ethical reporting
- To develop a specific plan of actions
- Defining the role of media in the Asia Pacific Congress on AIDS
- Dissemination of correct information
The project covered key cities all over the country. Participants of these workshops included media practitioners from TV, radio and print, as well as participants from government agencies and NGOs who are involved in media work.
HIV/AIDS Project among Hotel Staff
HAIN conducted two series of trainings on HIV education—one in partnership with UNAIDS in 1997 and the other in partnership with the Department of Health in 1998. Both projects, done in Metro Manila, aimed to provide basic knowledge on HIV and AIDS. Participants were mainly hotel administrators and staff.
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| Family Planning Project |
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From 1997 to 1999, HAIN conducted a series of training workshops on operations research and family planning in different parts of the Philippines. The workshops consisted of two rounds—the first introducing participants to the basics of family planning, the second consisting of training in operations research. This project was made possible with the assistance of the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) which supported the training workshops and the production of two manuals: and . |
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| National Training Workshop on Rational Drug Use |
With the support of the Philippine Drug Action Network, HAIN conducted a workshop on Rational Drug Use last November 7-10, 1987 (check year). It was a first attempt to conduct a workshop on a highly technical subject for staff members involved in primary health care and community-based health programs. Its aim was to raise awareness on rational use of drugs to provide rational therapy within the context of an alternative health care system—a system that that different groups are trying to build.
The workshop provided a venue for linking community-based programs with institution-based research. It was also apparent from the workshops that there is still a need to fill the gap between what clinicians and researchers are doing and what is going on in the communities.
Two volumes of compiled lectures, appropriately named Guide to Rational Drug Use, were produced as a result of this training project. Copies are available from the HAIN Resource Center.
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| Resource Center Trainings |
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The Resource Center also provides skills-building training workshops. These are mainly for partner organizations that cater to the technical support services of the resource center. A more detailed description of these trainings are seen at the . |
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