Capacity building What is needed to form and manage a LAG? - PowerPoint Presentation

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Capacity building

What is needed to form and manage a LAG? Role of animation and cooperation activities the main areas of training

INGA KAWAŁEK

Chairperson

of POMERANIA LEADER NETWORK in Poland

CEO in

Local

Action

Group

Partnerstwo Dorzecze Słupi in 2005-2019

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Polish Rural Forum and Leader approach

Polish Rural Forum establishment – first agreement of Polish organisations acting for rural development – December 2002 (initiated by people involved in Agrolinia Programme implementation)The organisation influenced the most the Leader approach development in Poland through implementing a project: „Preparation of rural communities to LEADER-type activities”

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The main reasons for the project

The

need

to

identify

and suport

partnership

initiatives

in Poland

Positive

experiences

in Leader in EU

The

ability

to

apply

for

funds

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PROJECT ACTIVITIES

July

-August 2003 –

specification

of the

criteria

and

selection

of

trainers

October

2003 –

first

trainers

’

training

–

beginning

of the

discussion

abut

polish

LAGs

and

methods

of

reasearch

10

trainers

recruited

in a

competition

preparation

of

experts

(10

people

)

training

in Poland –

working

on the animator

training

programme

research

on

partnerhip

groups

study

trips

to

Irland

and Germany

Local

partnership

animators

’

training

(2004-2005 - 100

people

)

Information

campaign

(

regional

seminars

,

local

banks

)

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SOME of THE trAiners

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PROJECT ATIVITIES – STUDY TRIP TO IRELAND

Analysis of

LAGs

–

considered

to be the

best

in Europe

Making

contacts

with

managing

and

implementing

authorities

and

researchers

responsible

for

rural

development

Understanding

the

difference

between

LEADER and

other

instruments

for

rural

and

regional

development

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PROJECT ATIVITIES – STUDY TRIP TO GERMANY

Learing

of a „

different

LEADER” –

inscribed

in the

strong

local

selfgovernment

administration

system

Exploring

other

institutions

supporting

Leader (

National

observatory

in

Frankfurt,

Leader

Education

Centre in

Bawaria)

Learning of the model

coexistence

of LEADER program and

Village

Renewal

Program in Bawaria

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PROJECT AcTIVITIES – research on partnership groups in poland

July

2003 –

gathering

info on

existing

partnerships

in Poland

September

2003 –

preparation

of the interview

scenario

October

–

November

2003 –

first

8

interviews

January 2004 –

improving

the

research

method

and

conducting

next

interviews

February

2004 –

comparative

analysis

of

Polish

and

European

partnerhips

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PROJECT ATIVITIES – trainers’ workshops

Organizing

information

and materials

gathered

during

study

trips

Preparation

of the

position

regarding

the

Polish

model of

functioning

of the

Local

Action

Group

(LAG) and the

rules

for

implementing

LEADER in the

Sectoral

Operational

Program

The

concept

of the

project

to

disseminate

knowledge

about

LEADER and "

animate

"

local

partnerships

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Who is the partnership animator?

„A person

responsible

for

the

process

of a

good

partnership

building

and

ensuring

its

effective

functioning

”

Source

:

Ros

Tennyson and

Luke

Wilde, „

Guiding

Hand

”

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mentor

trainer

consultant

,

advisor

facilitator

animator

coach

You

are

an expert

manager

Asking questions

Giving answers

leader

The

recipient

is

an

expert

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What we expected from the animatorS?

Source: Jordan, Skrzypczak, Who is the social animator?

Activity

phases

The role of animator

Sleeping

community

TO WAKE UP

Dreaming

community

TO HELP IN ORGANIZATION

Acting community

TO STRENGTHEN but be careful with interefence

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Main

effects of the training oF trainers’the concept of the animators’ training programme

INITIAL PHASE

ORIENTATION PHASE

CONFRONTATION OF THE OPINIONS PHASE

STANDARD AND BEGINNING OF COOPERATION PHASE

COOPERATION PHASE

TERMINAL PHASE

PARTNERSHIP BUILDING PROCESS

„Report on

mechanisms

and

methods

of

financing

of the

partnership groups”, Radosław Tendera, Partnership for Environment Foundation

What happens in each phase: typical situations, problems and barriers, ways of making progress, goals, etc.

Knowledge that the animator needs in each phase

Skills that could be helpful for the animator in each phase to enable a partnerhip make progress

Attitude, that the animator should adopt in each phase

Qualities

/

characteristics

of the animator

which

are

in

favour

of the

partnerhip

building

proces

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Program of the animators’ training 2004-2005

1st part of the training - 3 days (4 + 8 + 4 h) Main topics:Program of the training descriptionLEADER+ approach and its characteristicsPartnership and its role for rural developmentBuilding partnerhipGroup processChange management Integration of the participantsAnalysing the needs of the participants

2nd part of the

training

- 5

days

(4 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 4 h)

 

Main

topics

:

Identification

of

local

communities

’

problems

– problem

analysis

tools

and

techniques

Communication

,

organising

meetings

, public

speeches

and

presentations

National

Development Plan and

ist

measures

,

sources

of

funding

„field

work

” –

meetings

with

people

,

case

study

analysis

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Program of the animators’ training 2004-2005

3rd part of the training - 4 days (4 + 8 + 8 + 4h) Main topics:Strategic planningProject planningPartnership managementPreparation of the application form for „Pilot LEADER+ Program”

4th part of the

training

- 3

days

(4 + 8 + 4h)

Main

topics

:

Formal

and

legal

issues

connected

with

partnerhip

Partnership

financial

management

Evaluation

Project management

Animator’s

role in

partnerhip

development

Animator’s

action

plan

preparation

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Practical hints

4

groups

of

animators

(2 in the

North

Poland, and 2 in the

South

Poland)

Trainers

for

each

group

of

animators

:

Interdisciplinary

group

of

trainers

(

psychologis

among

them

)

Trainers

worked

in

pairs

(

only

one of the

trainers

change

)

The

group

proces

important

and

used

in the proces of

animators

’

education

4

meetings

for

each

group

of

animators

-

breaks

between

meetings

used

as

time

for the field

work

– the

animators

had

homework

to do – the

partnership

were

built

at

the same

time

as the

training

for the

animators

– the

knowledge

and

skills

gained

during

the

course

was

immediately

used

in the

practice

(high

motivation

)

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Animators 2004 – WHAT should the animator be like? (skills, knowledge and characteristics)What I already have: What I need:

Listening 10Honesty 5Ability to deal with stress 4Knowledge about local community 4Mediating 4Tolerance 3Integration of the group 3Ability to make fun as a group 3Determination 2Flexibility 2Skill to share knowledge 2Communication 2Group decission-making 2

Knowledge

about

procedures

7

Process

management 5

Building

relationships

5

Patience

3

Ability

to

share

responsibilities

3

Integrating

the

group 3

Dealing

with

stress

3

Dealing

with

lack

of

competence

,

young

age

, hierarchy 3

Skill

to

withdraw

when

it

is

needed

3

Self-presentation

3

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Which elements of the animators’ training are the most useful for animating the partnerhip?

Workshop

techniques

Methods

of

working

with

groups

LEADER idea as a

whole

concept

Discussion

…

between

participants

of the

training

Partnership

buliding

workshop

Psychological

exercises

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Animators’ refelections 2009

„Leader

is

a

good

chance

for

all

of

us

who

work

for

rural

development,

through

Leader we

learn

to do real

partnership

,

cooperation

,

gives

the

ability

to

know

many

wonderful

and

commited

local

leaders

, Leader

teches

us

humility

,

shows

it

is

better

to

solve

problems

together

. At the same time we

are

disappointed

with

lots

of

beaurocracy

, to

strict

rules

and many

limitations

,

delays

in

payments

,

ineligibility

of

innovative

actions

”.

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Animators’ refelections 2009

„

Participation

in

animators

’

training

was

something

very

important

in

my

professional

life.

It

was

crutial

for

sucessfull

implementation

of many

activities

I

could

do as

partnerhip

animator. And

even

if

I

don’t

work

with

partnerships

any

more

I

remember

that

time as

very

interesting

and

inspiring

. I

still

use

much of

the

knowledge

and

skills

I

gained

during

the

training

”.

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ANIMATIORS’ role in future LAGsMost of the animators became:

LAGs

employees

(

project

coordinators

,

animators

,

strategy

managers

,

advisers

, etc.)

LAG

managers

Coordinators

of

regional

LAGs

network …. and

after

they

have

changed

their

jobs

,

some

of

them

became

:

local

government

officials

members

of

municipal

councils

meyors

head

of the

commune

association

director

of a

national

park

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National Leader+ Network

A

consortium

of

organisations

dealing

with

rural

development won the tender

announced

by the

Ministry

of

Agriculture

and

Rural

Development

Konference

of National Leader+ Network – May 2007

International Conference –

October

2007 (

combined

with travelling

workshop

)

Participation

in

other

National Leader+ Network

project

activities

Initiating

the

process

of

LAGs

’ Network –

the

Network’s

Council

establishment

within

National Leader+ Network

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NETWORKING in POLAND

BOTTOM-UP

POLISH LEADER NETWORKmanaged by LAGs -national and regional level - defines needs of the LAGs -initiates projects -

TOP-DOWNNATIONAL RURAL NETWORK- manged by public authorities - central and regional level - source of funds for projects -

LEADER

Theme

Group

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Projects in favor of the LAGs’ Development

LAGs

gatherings

-

national

level

events

-

conference

,

seminars

,

workshops

, etc. -

all

people

important

for the LEADER

approach

International

events

in Poland – in

search

of

cooperation

opportunities

(

speed

dating

)

Projects

for

regional

LAGs

networks (

meetings

,

seminars

,

websites

,

training

,

study

trips

,

promotion

campaigns

, etc.)

Publications (

case

studies

, LDS tutorial, etc.)

International

study

visits

LAGs

participation

in

interational

event

FB

LAGs

group

Trainings

for LAGS - on LDS development,

evaluation

, LAG

Animators

’

Academy

, etc.

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LAG Animator’s academy 2018

Genesis:

Human

resources

in

LAGs

rotation

Lack of the Leader idea and

key

features

Occupational

burnout

of the

LAGs

employees

New

challenges

for the

LAGs

(

maintaining

motivation

in

local

communities

,

decrease

of

interest

of

several

groups

, etc.)

The

ability

to

apply

for

funds

to

National

Rural

Network.

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Animators’ trainings 2018

Most important fields of animators’ competenceEngaging Enabling Educating EncouragingEmpoweringEqualisingEvaluating

LEADER idea, features, roots

Supporting techniques (diagnosing, conducting meetings, coaching)

Understanding of the social processes (social capital, social communications, group development phases, partnership development, change management)

Promotion and public relations (promotion of the projects, organization promotion, idea promotion)

Planning proces (project planning, strategy planning)

Personal development, anti-burnout, values systems, creativity

Management (group, organization, project, strategy management)

Finance (financial instruments, financial management of the organization, budgeting)

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PROJECT ACTIVITIES

Workshops – 3 meetings (3 days each) – April – June 2018 – 4 groups of animators (60 animators trained)Study trips and seminars in Poland – September 2018Individual tutoring for the animatorsCompetition for the animators (report on the actions taken by the animators in his or her local environment during the project implementation)Summary coference – October 2018

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Spiral

growth?Sometimes something happens intensly, but we cannot see it (using the metaphore – it’s at the back of the tower of blocks)

Local

community

development

is

not a

simple

timeline

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It’s still the same set of blocks

Many

moves

and

activities

, independent

at

the

beginning

Tops

at

different

levels

Some

never

wake

up

or

wake

up

suddenly

by

surprise

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Some

blocks and paths lead to nowhereSome just allow you to stand still or spin aroundSome are in front alone, the rest don’t want to join or can’t keep up

still

the same set of

blocks

…

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Spiral growth? Yes, byt not only oneNumerous uplifts (leaders) – there are some splits between them (differences, tensions)Different competence of the animator is needed at the top activity, and different in the splits, etc.

Maybe

a

different

set of

blocks

is

better

?

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LEADER as a set of blocks…

LEADER IS:

Equipotential

– the same

potentials

may

lead

to

different

results

Equifinal

–

different

potentials

may

lead

to the same

results

It

is

important

to

deliver

a

good

quality

set of

blocks

to

local

communities

(the Leader system,

people

, the

skills

,

supporting

projects

,

tools

,

competence

,

etc

…)

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Thank you

For

further

questions

please

don’t

hesitate

to

contact

me:

inga.kawalek@gmail.com

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