<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear friends,</span><br></div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">I’m excited to announce that our flagship online course, the <a href="https://bridgingpeoples.com/principles-of-good-local-development/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);background-color:transparent;box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration-line:none">Principles of Good Local Development course</a>, is now open for enrolment!</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">Enrolment for this round closes 6 April 2023.</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">What’s it about?</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">Principles of Good Local Development</span> is for anyone wanting to learn the fundamental principles of working effectively and sustainably at the local level. It’s a practical course, designed to support people working in a range of positions—from community workers, to program designers, to researcher/MEL specialists conducting assessments at the community level. Students join from all over the world, and there are opportunities for networking and learning from each other.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">Here’s a brief overview of the <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">core modules</span> that are covered in this four-week course:</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">1.    Why do projects fail?</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">2.    Understanding the binary of top-down and bottom-up</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">3.    Moving beyond top-down and bottom-up approaches</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">4.    Taking a charity vs justice-based approach</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">5.    Sharing decision-making power</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">6.    Addressing community dependency</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">7.    Working across worldviews, cultures & customary law</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">8.    The Bridging Peoples Framework to localising project design</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">Also included are these <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">bonus offerings</span>:</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">9.    Masterclass: community organising (including a case study of community organising in Syria)</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">10. Masterclass: working with hybrid systems of local governance (including customary and/or religious governance that co-exist with state-based governance.)</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">11. Case study: using the power-sharing spectrum to assess a community health initiative in SE Asia.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">12. Case study: applying the Bridging Peoples Framework to improve community outreach & engagement of a public health initiative in East Africa.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">How does it work?</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">The course runs for 4 weeks, and is flexibly designed for people working full-time jobs. Students often find that they need a bit more time to go through all of the exercises, which is why I give 6 months’ ongoing access to course materials, at the end of the 4 weeks. I also continue to be available during this time, to answer questions and give other support.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">The <a href="https://bridgingpeoples.com/principles-of-good-local-development/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none">Principles of Good Local Development course</a> works really well for teams. Going through the course together helps team members to speak the same ‘community engagement’ language, and figure out ways to collaborate for better local impact. <span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">This is why I offer a 10% discount for groups of 3 or more.</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">I designed the course to cater to different levels: it’s just as relevant for program managers as for people just starting out. The concepts are all the same, but there are different sections in the course that cater for more experienced program managers who want to support their teams in improving their overall impact at the local level. If you are a program manager enrolling your team in this course, I recommend you also consider joining them.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">What are the course outcomes?</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">By the end of the course, students will be able to:</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">✅ Analyse the top-down and bottom-up elements to your, and other organisations', work - and trace the factors leading to this situation.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">✅ Recognise charity-based versus justice-based approaches in your sector, and develop strategies to working in greater solidarity with community members.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">✅ Understand the real contributing factors to the problem of community dependency, how this intersects with the saviour complex, and how to address these issues in your own work.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">✅ Measure the extent to which you and your organisation share power with community members, and develop a strategy to open up your project to greater community involvement.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">✅ Understand the importance of customary/traditional law & religious and cultural norms, and engage effectively with these systems as part of your basic operating environment.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">✅ Reach beyond the local leadership, to engage more deeply with other sectors of the community in a manner that is legitimate and effective.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">Want a test run, without the commitment?</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;white-space:pre-wrap">We also have a free 3-part mini-course <a href="https://bridgingpeoples.com/how-to-work-better-locally/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none">How To Work Better Locally</a>, which gives a good insight into the types of topics that we discuss. It’s hosted on the same platform as our oth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