People-First Impact Method (P-FIM)
Fully booked
People-First Impact Method (P-FIM) is a community engagement tool where communities lead in identifying important issues and activities in their lives. The starting point is people and communities, not projects or agencies. It builds transparency, shared learning and trust between all stakeholders, especially the community, local government and agencies. P-FIM strengthens communication with affected people as a basis for accurate information gathering, understanding context and facilitating active engagement. It can be used for assessments, monitorings and evaluation. As a participant, you will qualify to facilitate P-FIM exercises.
The course is planned as a face-to-face training in Berlin from 31 October to 4 November 2022 and includes regular breaks. The course is eligible for one of the Certificates of Advanced Studies in the areas of "Foundations of Humanitarian Actions " or "Locally-Led Humanitarian Action".
You will learn
what the People-First Impact Method (P-FIM) and its unique features and potentials are
how the method contributes to transparency, shared learning and trust between stakeholders
what P-FIM can be used for and how it can be applied in humanitarian project work
how you yourself can conduct and facilitates P-FIM exercises
Target group
Staff of German humanitarian NGOs responsible for and supporting engagement, assessment, monitoring and evaluation, local partner NGOs, students, professionals from other disciplines who plan to work in humanitarian assistance
Schedule
Welcome, Setting the Scene and Community Group Identification
Break
Mapping Ground Locations: Communication Pyramid
Understanding levels and application of communication
Lunch Break
The Wheel of Life
What does it mean to live a fully human life?
Break
Putting People First
Understanding context from the community perspective
Gerry McCarthy
Lecturer
Gerry McCarthy is the co-founder of the People First Impact-Method.
31.10.2022 - 04.11.2022
39 hours of training
Location
This Training is part of a joint programme by IFHV and VENRO and is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.
This training is organized by the umbrella organization of development and humanitarian aid NGOs in Germany.