LCP Coordination Committee Meeting – I in Bangkok, February 2005
The first meeting of LCP Coordination Group was held in Bangkok during 4th – 5th February 2005. All partner organization participated in this meeting to discuss and plan out the strategies, key aspects of regional processes and operational details for the project. The decision regarding the establishment of the Secretariat was taken and CASA was given the responsibility of central project holder and to handle the affairs of the Secretariat. The plan of action for first year (2005) was shared by individual organization.
LCP Training of Trainers (ToT-1) in Bangladesh, August 2005
LCP ToT has been mentioned as the priority area of this project in order to develop a cadre of regional trainers who will carry on the task of mainstreaming tools of LCP in developmental organizations in South Asia. With the same intension the first Regional ToT was organized at HOPE Centre, CCDB in Bangladesh. A total of 16 trainers from Partner organizations participated in this 10-day rigorous training which was facilitated by a team of trainers consisting of 4 members (3 from Horn of Africa and one from Manipur). Apart from theoretical sessions, the participants got the opportunity to practice their learning in the practical sessions with local organization. The trained participants are now conducting orientation and training programmes for their partners’ and organization staffs.
In-House or Joint Orientation Sessions for Senior Staffs, July-August 2005
In year 2005, a series of LCP Orientation Programmes was organized for all South Asian partner organization. Dr. Wolfgang Heinrich from South-East Asia Desk, EED facilitated these orientation workshops and interactive sessions brought up many queries regarding LCP on surface. The workshops were significant in a manner because the decision makers, the policy makers and the senior management staffs became convinced by the concept of Do No Harm & LCP and they readily accepted the importance of introducing these tools in organizational framework.
LCP Coordination Committee Meeting - II in Bangladesh, November 2005
The second meeting of LCP Coordination Group was held at CCDB-HOPE Centre, Sawar near Dhaka in Bangladesh during 22nd – 23rd November 2005. This Coordination meeting was an opportunity to take a review of ongoing interventions and also, to share the changing socio-political-economic situation in different countries of the region in order to develop specific strategic plan to address the conflict. Also the discussion has highlighted the collective approach, which is required for ensuring peace in the South Asian Region.
Virtual Resource Centre Established
An e-resource centre has been created for the purpose of mutual sharing of experience & learning under LCP process. Considering the involvement of partners from different South Asian countries in the project and limitation of physical resource centre which will not be easily accessible to all partners at their wish, the idea of creating online virtual resource centre came up. The website for South Asia PISA process is www.pisa-southasia.org which also acts as training kiosk for LCP related trainings.
PISA Consultation in Bangladesh, November 2005
The partner organization of LCP Project also participated in Peace in South Asia Consultation in Dhaka during 18th -21st November 2005. For many of them, this was a first experience where EED partner organizations of South Asia “working in” & “working on” conflict came together to discuss their concepts and share their analyses, to learn from each-other’s experiences and develop common areas for future co-operation.
Experiences from PISA Consultation
Widening network for LCP Cooperation as well as got guidelines for future work
Enhancing knowledge base and relations with various organizations of South Asia
Sharing & understanding of South Asia regional context and also, about the different kind of programmes under PISA.
Participants developed understanding on PISA process.
One of challenge for future interventions is to work together as South Asians over organizational or country identity.
