Virtues in Kenya: January 2016

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Coming events in Kenya

The next Virtues Refresher will be held at Kilimo Primary School in Bukura, next to Bukura Educational complex on Jan 30.

Virtue topic: Respect. Strategy: Setting Clear Boundaries (facilitated by Esther Bokelo)

It is hoped all trained Virtues practitioners in the area will attend from 8 am.

Those in Kakamega who wish to attend, please communicate with Richard Andabwa or Patricia. Cars will leave Kakamega Sports Club at 8 am. With limited seating. As usual we shall request a donation of 100-200/- for copies and refreshments.

Please be sure also to keep your membership up to date.

Following the refresher there will be an important meeting of VCK to cover:

- Minutes of last meeting

- Policies on remuneration set by VCK Executive

- Facilitator involvement with MMUST training

- Requirements for facilitator training (see below)

- Requirements for maintaining facilitator status

- Report on Project planning for VPIA

Proposed schedule for MMUST training: (facilitators MF Richard andMF Patricia

Jan 28 Student leaders and chairmen of clubs and associations (max 60)

Feb 4 Top management and Nat Cohesion committee members (group 1 max 60)

Feb 6 Nursing students (group 1 max 60)

Feb 11 Education students (group 1 max 60)

Feb 13 Top management and Nat Cohesion committee members (group 2 max 60)

Feb 18 Nursing students (group 2 max 60)

Feb 20 Education students (group 2 max 60)

Feb 25 Senior management satellite campuses (max 60)

Accredited facilitators are requested to attend at least one, (preferably two or more) session to ‘sit in’ or co-facilitate. The two programmes used will be Community and Business and Professional. We are negotiating honoraria with MMUST and expect to be able to offer some compensation.

We expect to offer the Educator (2-day) program at a later date in schools. Please indicate your interest.

Facilitators who have not attended a session as indicated above in some capacity will not be assigned to future training sessions .

Those wishing to be trained as facilitators (probably in March) MUST attend at least two training sessions. There will not be compensation offered.

Become a Virtues Facilitator

All those who have completed the basic training are encouraged to present to small groups as the opportunity arises or to assist a Facilitator. Facilitators require superior skills and undertake an additional 2-3 day training in order to be able to conduct full training workshops.

You should have been a practitioner of the Virtues for more than a year (preferably two) and have shown evidence of spreading information about the Virtues to others.

You are required to take the additional training and teach a session in cooperation with a Master Facilitator.

We are particularly looking for people who can present with authority and confidence to business groups, church organizations and government officials and university students. These people should be prepared to organize and conduct a full workshop, possibly alone or with a trainee facilitator. .

Virtues Connection

The Virtues Connection Kakamega (VCK) is a group of facilitators and potential facilitators. The group assigns facilitators to requested training sessions and manages fee payments as indicated.

Virtues Connection Kakamega promotes the virtues in schools, communities, churches and offices.

There is convincing evidence that the Virtues Project™ is the most effective and powerful tool for eliminating violence in families, communities and schools.

VCK offers the following programmes:

Business and professional (1 day)

Educators (2 days)

Community groups (1 day)

Scroll down for details about arranging a workshop

TO ARRANGE A VIRTUES PROJECT ™ WORKSHOP.

Organizers must specify if they wish to receive training for:-- Teachers (English seminar) (10 hours: 2 days)

- Community group (KiSwahili or English) (approximately six hours)

- Family group (KiSwahili) (five to six hours)

- Business and professional ( one day)

- Other (state preferred language)

Where appropriate facilitators receive a small honorarium. They offer their time and talents because of their belief in the effectiveness of the Virtues Project. This is their gift to the community. Materials are provided at low cost.

If the group is expected to make any contribution the facilitator/organizer will convey this before the seminar is finalized.The recipient group is expected to:

1. Designate a leader in the organization as contact person

2. Find a suitable venue with good lighting, ventilation, flexible seating arrangements and a black or white board. Power is required for showing slides or transparencies

3. Find suitable hotel accommodation for participants where indicated. Provide suitable private or hotel accommodation for the facilitator(s) for one night if needed.

4. Ensure that participants can provide their own transport

5. Ensure that participants understand they must arrive on time and attend all parts of the seminar.

6. Decide on a block of time of for the presentation you want. Check with VCK (see contacts below) that Facilitators are available on those dates.

7. Obtain sponsorship to cover expenses which might include:Refreshments and lunch per participant (if not previously negotiated)Facilitator’s travel and accommodation (if not previously agreed)

8. Request a leader in the organization to collect the certificates for distribution

9. Invite the participants to attend and provide names and contact numbers

10. Provide information to participants about follow up activities for those trained.

Criteria for gaining a certificate:To gain a certificate each participant needs to satisfy the following criteria:

o Attendance at 95% to 100% of the course

o Full participation in the activities of the course

o Completion of any homework activities.

For further information contact Master Facilitator Richard Andabwa (richardandabwa(at)yahoo.com) 0721883605 or Master Faciltator Tamara Soltani (tamarasoltani(at)gmail.com)0737331776

FROM: Patricia Crossley: Virtues International Representative for Africa. (patriciacrossley5(at)gmail.com)

Friday, January 22, 2016

Refresher in Bukura

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Coming events in Kenya