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Capacity Building
DDP continues to capacitate and empower members of civil society and organizations in order for them to fulfill their roles of representing the interests of their respective communities. More than 57 organisations, which focus on democracy, human rights and community participation, received training in 2005. After the training, DDP monitors the organisations’ activities in order to asses the impact and effectiveness of the training.
Social Justice Workshop
3-4 July 2010, DDP Seminar Room -- This workshop was as a result of the new focus the Local government desk has taken which involves roping in Civil society organizations for greater efficacy in citizen’s involvement in advocacy matters. The idea was largely borne out of the organisation’s involvement in the structure called Civil Society Budget Watch.
Personal Leadership and Mastery Workshop
29 June -1 July 2010, Umdloti Conference Centre - 20 participants from a range of organisations participated in this 3-day workshop facilitated by Rama Naidu and Anita Simon. The workshop focused to a greater degree on the leaders’ personal development as a leader within the organisation. The methodology used was process oriented and thus the issues that were raised by the participants themselves. Experienced-based learning is a fundamental approach and conversation a key tool used by the facilitators.
Seminar on the proposed bill on human trafficking in SA
04 June 2010, Diakonia Conference Centre - The Human Rights Commission in collaboration with the DDP hosted a seminar on the human trafficking with a target audience of both government departments as well as civil society in general. The seminar coincided with the Soccer World Cup which was about to commence in South Africa which has on its own brought attention to this organised crime of human trafficking.
Courageous Conversations
Friday, April 30, 2010, Koinonia, Durban - On the 30th of May Vuleka Trust and the DDP hosted an event called “ Courageous Conversations” at the Koinonia Centre in Hillcrest. The event was the brainchild of Roland Vernon, the Director of Koinonia and was meant to bring people together to share their uniquely South African stories. This was a ‘fruit salad’ gathering in that it brought people together across a spectrum of race, age, gender and culture.
NPO Training for Operational Planning using the Log Frame Aproach
12-14 April 2010, DDP Seminar room, Durban - The DDP held this workshop to assist the non profit sector achieve their greatest possible project impact through the best organisational practice.
Community Building - a key leadership task brought to you by Symphonia for South Africa
Wednesday & Thursday, March 11-12, 2010, St Phils Hospitality Centre, Durban - This workshop, a collaborative effort of the DDP and Symphonia in active response to the Dinokeng Scenarios, published in May 2009. The Scenarios urge all South Africans to walk together on the issues that face this country in order to put South Africa on the road to success. The workshop was facilitated by Peter Block, an author, consultant and citizen of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Workshop Active Citizens Walking Together for South Africa
4 February 2010, Southern Sun, Elangeni,Durban - ACT4SA in collaboration with the Democracy Development Programme (DDP) held this workshop discussing the Dinokeng Scenarios, the 3 possible futures for our Country. As a nation we can choose to Walk Behind, Walk Apart or Walk Together. Which road will you take?
Capacity Development of the Equality Legislation for Service Providers
Monday, September 21, 2009, Diakonia, Durban - The Human Rights Commission, in partnership with the Democracy Development Programme, the CLRDC, Diakonia Council of Churches and the Black Sash, co-hosted a Legislative Seminar facilitated by Professor Karthy Govender, ex-Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission.
Greenbury Secondary School Teachers Leadership Workshop
15-16 August 2009, La Mercy Beach Hotel, Durban - The Educators at Greenbury Secondary School requested a development workshop to help them understand this programme and process of the students leadership prgramme. As part of the DDP’s commitment and support to the leadership programme at Greenbury Secondary School students we believe all stakeholders need to have a common understanding of the programme and process to make it a success.
Personal Mastery and Leadership Workshop
28-30 July 2009, Umdloti Conference Centre - Twenty two leaders of civil society organizations in KwaZulu Natal attended this Leadership and Personal Mastery workshop in Durban. The workshop focused on deep questions of value based leadership and what this meant in the current turbulent times both for individuals and organizations.
Monitoring and Evaluation Workshop
21-23 July 2009, Glenmore Pastoral Centre - The workshop, facilitated by Dr Rama Naidu (DDP) aimed at demystifying the whole concept of monitoring and evaluation to create a greater awareness that it had to become an accepted practice in all organisations.
Dialogues in Diversity.doc
24-25 June 2009, Southern Sun, Elangeni - “The gulf widens and the situation is so desperate in our country that there needs to be an urgent national convention to implement a program to undo the deleterious effects of racism, which go hand in glove with the economic crisis.” These were the words of Professor Noël Peters as he initiated Dialogues in Diversity hosted by the Democracy Development Program, Diakonia Council of Churches, South African Human Rights Commission, and the Black Sash.
Dialogue on Racism and Diversity
16 March 2009, Riverside Hotel, Durban North - There has been a reluctance to deal openly and truthfully about the complexity of Race and Diversity issues in South Africa. The recent xenophobic attacks and the ongoing racial divide have deeper roots that, if not dealt with in an appropriate manner, may well result in a worsening crisis.
Workshop: Domestic Violence Act
21 June 2008 - The Chatsworth Community Care Centre (CCCC) works with the court and the SAPS as well as the community. Most of the work by the CCCC focuses on domestic violence and the application of protection orders. One of the main concerns from the CCCC, SAPS and court was the abuse and misinterpretation of certain aspects of the Domestic Violence Act.
Practical Financial Skills Workshop
19-21 May 2008 ( Diakonia, Durban) - In response to many requests from smaller NGOs and CBOs in the Province of KwaZulu Natal the Democracy Development Programme has managed to contract a financial expert that has worked extensively within the sector to design a workshop that addresses the unique accounting operations of an organization.
We Help Our Children (WHOC)
17-18 May 2008 (Tropicana Hotel, Durban) - WHOC has been a partner for the DDP schools programme that is aimed at working with youth in the Durban South Basin in order to promote a positive lifestyle. The organization requested a strategic planning workshop in order to revisit the purpose and effectiveness of their work in order to re-position themselves for the next five years. The participants included student leaders, members of the Board , volunteers and staff.
Chatsworth Community Care Centre (CCCC)
10 May 2008 - The DDP was invited to facilitate a strategic planning session for the members of the Board of this centre with the intention of revisiting its purpose vision in the context of the Chatsworth Community. This Centre assists community members who are in a crisis situation and acts as a conduit to other organizations and institutions that can provide longer term support.
Theatre for the Oppressed
The Democracy Development Programme (DDP) in partnership with the Mandala Center for Change (Washington, United States) hosted a 10 day Train the Trainers workshop in Durban from 05-14 November 2007. The workshop, facilitated by Marc Weinblatt is known as Theater of the oppressed since it is a form of popular community based education that uses theater as a tool for transformation.
Kensington Youth Forum
From the 19 - 21 October 2007, the DDP hosted a strategic planning workshop for the Kensington Youth Forum (Cape Town). The workshop was facilitated by CDRA and allowed members of the Forum to draw a leading image that will assist them with planning for the next years.
IDP Review Process and Community Engagement.pdf
Durban (11th September 2007) - The DDP, in collaboration with CPP and Fairshare, held this GGLN-sponsored IDP Workshop, which was aimed at identifying and addressing crucial capacity issues within municipalities that would effectively facilitate community input. Best practices, challenges of IDP implementation as well as ways in which communities can interact with municipalities with regards to the review process were discussed. The following speakers addressed the audience: Ms Hyacinthia Naidoo (Senior Researcher, City Managers Office: eThekwini Municipality), Dr Pearl Sithole (Research Specialist, Democracy and Governance Unit: HSRC) and Mr Thabo Manyathi (Team Leader, Social Movements and Traning: AFRA).
COMBOCO Provincial Policy Conference
With the support of DDP, COMBOCO (the KwaZulu-Natal CBO Coalition) has held a national policy conference from the 17 - 19 August in Durban. Aim of the conference was to define COMBOCO's role in the 2nd decade of democracy.
Team building and leadership workshop - Rippon Road Primary School (KZN)
From the 31 August until 2 September, DDP conducted a team building and leadership workshop for the teachers of Rippon Road Primary School. The teachers of this school have made their school into a model of self-help and creative initiative, to help the learners cope in a difficult environment. The teacher wished to instill in the children a sense of responsible citizenship and the possibility of using the children to have an impact on parents in the community.
Women's Day in Greenbury (KZN)
On 3 August 2007, a local NGO Phoenix JARP (with support of DDP) hosted their first Women’s Day event at Redfern Community Hall. The area in Phoenix that was targeted mainly was Rinkgreen Place, Greenbury. The area was selected because of the high poverty rate as well as the rife crime and drug related matters taking place.
CWF - Cape Town
The City Wide Forum (CWF) of Cape Town, with support of the Democracy Development Programme (DDP) and the Foundation for Contemporary Research (FCR), is in the process of reconstructing and consolidating.
Seminar: MEDIA FREEDOM UNDER THREAT?
