Training of Facilitators: bolstering organisational development in Yemen

In June, the Organisational Capacity Assessment – Training of Facilitators programme was delivered to representatives of 20 partner organisations in Yemen.

The HLA’s Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe (MENAEE) Regional Centre recently collaborated with Save the Children Yemen to help deliver four days of training to boost facilitation skills.

This training was part of a holistic Organisational Capacity Assessment (OCA) programme for partner organisations in Yemen. It was led by Save the Children Yemen’s Partnership Unit, and supported by the HLA’s MENAEE team based in Jordan who provided expertise through the remote facilitation of sessions.

The bespoke training programme was delivered to 36 participants – including 13 women – who hold a variety of positions in partner organisations including monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) specialists; managers; coordinators and officers representing 20 partner organisations.

Through the training, participants learned how to facilitate and lead the OCA process in their organisations, including the phases and tools used in the Organisational Capacity Development process, and put these skills to the test through a simulation and practice of the OCA tool facilitation.

Through the training, participants learned how to facilitate and lead the OCA process in their organisations, including the phases and tools used in the Organisational Capacity Development process.

This training programme builds on the successes of introductory OCA training sessions held in Yemen, and its objective is to enhance partners’ capacity in organisational development by strengthening their capacity to assess, plan and implement their own organisational capacity development internally – making the process a locally-owned one.

The HLA’s MENAEE Regional Centre and Save the Children Yemen will continue to collaborate to provide guidance and support to partner organisations such as through training provision, coaching and technical support.

Organisational Capacity Development is part of the HLA’s Civil Society Strengthening (CSS) Pillar work – part of the HLA’s commitment to shifting the power.

We support civil society organisations to adapt, own and sustain their capacity development at an individual and organisational level to achieve sustained impact in the humanitarian sector.

Fatima Zureigat, Regional Capacity Building Programme Manager who is leading the HLA Civil Society Strengthening pillar work in the MENAEE region remarked:

“I was very happy and proud to see this training come to fruition as a result of collaborative efforts of the HLA’s MENAEE Regional Centre and Save the Children Yemen Partnerships Unit, as well as fantastic engagement by our partners.

The remote facilitation bolstered the training, bringing expertise into the training room without the need for the time and expense of travel. This enabled us to expedite this essential training which is the foundation stone of the whole Organisational Capacity Development Process. We’re looking forward to progressing this work with partners over the next few months.”