Pilot basic training workshop evaluation report

Durable solutions for displacement affected communities in East Africa

June 22/23, Pride Inn, Lantana Road- Nairobi

Background
The objective of the pilot basic workshop was for technical staff to be trained on the package and to
provide critical feedback in order to improve it. The training package will be updated based on the
comments received and will be adapted and piloted by partners in different countries in the region
over the coming 5 months. The training package will then be finalised, based on the feedback and
evaluations from the countries that will have used it. The target audience was humanitarian and
development NGOs, UN and Red Cross technical staff at national and regional level with expertise
and knowledge in a wide varieties of fields.

The main objective of the training is to strengthen capacity of humanitarian and development program
staff on how to address durable solutions for displacement affected communities in the East and Horn
of Africa region. The aim is to provide them with required technical skills in terms of process and
content in order to:
 Foster a common understanding of durable solutions in the region or in a country from the
region, its main features, its challenges and opportunities
 Increase knowledge of the principles that underpin the pursuit of durable solutions and the
criteria and indicators used to measure the extent to which they have been achieved
 Identify the main obstacles and opportunities to the progress towards durable solutions and
formulate recommendations for the development of a common strategy involving all relevant
actors.

Evaluation results
Attendance
The workshop was attended by 32 participants from UN agencies (UNHBITAT, WFP, IOM, UNOCHA,
UNHCR, Shelter Cluster…), NGOs (World Vision, Save the Children, NRC, IRC, DRC, INTERSOS,
ACTED, Refugee Consortium of Kenya…) and Red Cross Movement (ICRC and IFRC). The
participants were selected based on their expertise and experience in different sectors and to
represent different countries and context. Participants came from Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda,
and Somalia. See participants list with contact details at the end.
Key findings
 The participants rated that the workshop objectives were overall met, the methodologies used
were quite good, but more time for discussion would have been needed (quality over quantity)
as well as to keep time.
 Participants agreed or strongly agreed that the training will be beneficial for their work and they
will roll it out in their respective countries/locations together with other partners.
 To improve the quality of the materials, it will be key to limit slides to 10 or 15 maximum per
session and to use different adult learning tools and means, not only PwP. It is also important
to go through the handouts in each session.
 It is also key to keep enough time for discussion, and interaction – balance ‘lecture’ with
‘discussion’. Some sessions could have only few slides and use different support (e.g.
coordination). It is important to keep time and to be more realistic on time required for each
session. Better to remove a session rather than an exercise or debate.
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 Some participants felt there is need to incorporate more group exercises/discussions and best
practice examples in order to improve learning and information sharing.
 Some participants requested that the training toolkit be translated into French in order to be
useful to Francophone countries in the region.
 Feedback on the evaluation form content: add “What were the least interesting sessions?” and
“what aspects of the training did you not like?” And break down Q.7.
 Participants were actively engaged throughout the training and made really good
recommendations on both form and content for improving it. The majority would like to continue
to engage in the process, including reviewing the ReDSS framework.
 Several participants asked to be engaged in reviewing the ReDSS indicators and framework
and to create a multi agencies and multi sectorial working group moving forward.
Summary of evaluation results
This training evaluation was completed based on the evaluation form at the end of the two days
training with the following results:
Q.1 Rating on personal evaluation of workshop and personal objectives, methodology, pace, quality and
relevance of the training material and hand-outs, quality of facilitators and general organisation of
workshop/facilities.1. Workshop objectives have been met/ 2. Personal objectives have been met/ 3.
Pace and duration of workshop/ 4. Quality and relevance of training material and handouts/ 5. Quality
of facilitators/ 6. Organisation of workshop and facilities (5= excellent/ 4=good/ 3= average/ 2=below
average/ 1= bad)

Personal appreciation
70.00%
60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
Workshop Personal Methodology Pace and Quality and Facilitators Organisation
objectives objetives met duration relevance quality and facilities
met

Excellent Good Average Below average Bad

Q2. Did the general format of the course work for you – that is, did you enjoy the overall balance of
activities?

90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40% Too much
30%
20% Too little
10% Appropriate
0%
Irrelevant
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Q3. Which were the most interesting sessions? In what ways?

The Solutions framework and the HLP sessions stand out as the most interesting, not only based on
the content but also because of the interesting exercise of using the ReDSS framework and UN
Habitat case study. The session 1 is also really useful but needs to be fined tuned.

Q4. Which other aspects of the workshop did you like most?
 Group exercises and discussions
 Diversity of participants- networking and learning from others expertise and experience. Very
rare to be part of such a diverse group, really useful.
 Learning about the different frameworks and tools on durable solutions as additional
resource.
 Inclusive and very participatory atmosphere
 Opportunity to improve a tool from the start and to contribute to its development. Really
useful and interesting approach.
Q5. To what extent will you benefit from this training in your work and how do you plan to roll it out in
your respective country?

50% Low extent

40%
Quite low
30% extent
Quite high
20% extent
10% High extent

0%

Most participants indicated that it was highly relevant to them and they will contribute to roll it out in
their respective countries, with one indicating that they would like to roll out with their HQ first, then at
field level. Two participants indicated that the training was beneficial to a low and quite low extent as
the mandate of their organisations would not allow them to roll it out and so they will need to seek
alternative ways to disseminate the knowledge. It was also asked whether the material will be made
available in French.
Several participants asked to be engaged in reviewing the ReDSS indicators and framework and to
create a multi agencies and multi sectorial working group moving forward.

Q6. To what extent have you personally actively participated in the training?

80%
70%
60% Low extent
50% Quite low extent
40% Quite high extent
30%
High extent
20%
10%
0%
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Most participants expressed quite high interest in the pilot workshop and were actively engaged. For
the majority, it was a good and relevant workshop to build knowledge and skills. Many participants
indicated that they enjoyed the learning and sharing of knowledge and expertise in the group
discussions, exercises and plenary discussions. 2 participants felt that that they participated to a low
level because the discussions were not always relevant to them

Q7. What could be improved in future workshops?

 Further contextualisation and adaptation of the training content to a particular audience and/
or country, especially in terms of sectors and particularly on protection management which is
key on the first 4 sessions
 Increase time for group exercises and discussions
 Include more practical examples, case studies and best/ bad practices
 Strike a balance on all the sessions, some were too detailed, others too broad
 Ensure to use up to date data and information
 Further development of the solutions framework
 Review content and form based on feedback and keep us engaged
 Use less dense content, use less slides
Annex 1: Participants List

Name Organisation Country Position Email address

Alfred Twahirwa Save the Children Burundi Emergency Response Field Manager Alfred.Twahirwa@savethechildren.org
Andrea Bianchi NRC Kenya Head of Programs andrea.bianchi@nrc.no
Andrea Drury ICRC Nairobi regional Protection Delegate adrury@icrc.org
delegation
Caroline Muchai WFP Somalia Programme Policy Officer- Livelihoods caroline.muchai@wfp.org
Danielle Trotter WFP Somalia Programme Policy Officer danielle.trotter@wfp.org
Eliab Mulili DRC Somalia Protection manager E.Mulili@drcsomalia.org
Evelyn Aero NRC Regional Regional ICLA Advisor evelyn.aero@nrc.no
George Omondi Oduor UNHCR Kenya Assistant Livelihoods Officer oduor@unhcr.org
Ines Kwan DRC Ethiopia/Djibouti office Migration and Solutions Specialist I.kwan@drcethiopia.org
Jebiwot Sumbeiywo IRC Kenya Deputy Director for Programs, Jebiwot.Sumbeiywo@rescue.org
Joshua Orawo Save the Children Kenya Best Interest Determination (BID) Officer Joshua.Orawo@savethechildren.org
Kristin Richter GIZ Somalia kristin.richter@giz.de
Laure Wiedemann ACTED Somalia/Kenya Project Officer laure.wiedemann@acted.org
Linda ICRC Nairobi regional Regional Protection Coordinator mablondiaux@icrc.org
delegation
MACHAKI Winnie IOM Regional wmachaki@iom.int
Maina King'ori World Vision East Africa Region Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs Maina_King'ori@wvi.org
Advisor
Malika Ogwang IFRC Regional Regional Disaster Risk Management malika.ogwang@ifrc.org
Coordinator
Martijn Goddeeris UNHCR- Shelter Somalia Shelter Cluster Coordinator goddeeri@unhcr.org
Cluster
Martin Gichuru Save the Children Kenya Humanitarian Response and DRR
Manager
Milka Chege RCK Kenya Advocacy assistant mchege@rckkenya.org
Mohammed Mercy Corps Somalia Mercy Corps mohahmed@mercycorps.org
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Muhammad Fayaz INTERSOS Somalia Return Programme Manager mogadishu.somalia@intersos.org

Natacha Emerson UNOCHA Regional office for Senior Protection Adviser I IASC emerson@un.org
East and South Africa Protection Capacity Project (ProCap)
Nicole Walden IRC Horn & East Africa Deputy Regional Director nicole.walden@rescue.org
Ombretta Tempra UN HABITAT Urban Legislation, Human Settlements Officer Ombretta.Tempra@unhabitat.org
Land and Governance
Branch, Land and
Global Land Tool
Network
Patricia Gimode Agudah World Vision Somalia Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs Patricia_Agudah@wvi.org
Manager
Peter Otieno WFP Kenya peter.otieno@wfp.org
Rikke Johannessen DRC Regional Deputy regional director r.johannessen.org
Roderik Gross IRC Burundi Deputy Director for Programs Roderik.Gross@rescue.org
Rufus Karanja DRC Regional Advocacy and Communication officer r.jkaranja@drchoa.org
Severine Moisy DRC Uganda Head of Programs s.moisy@drcuganda.org
Thomas Tarus World Vision Kenya Food assistance manager Thomas_Tarus@wvi.org
Wairimu Munyinyi NRC Regional Regional Protection & Advocacy Advisor wairimu.munyinyi@nrc.no