A series of capacity-building activities to develop gender equality (GE) advocates in the Philippine co-op sector is among the components of the partnership between AWCF and the Swedish Cooperative Centre (SCC), which is the “Promoting Gender Equality Among Co-operatives in the Philippines" Project. This Project is under the “Advancing Civic Capacities for Effective and Sustainable Services to the Poor (ACCESS to the Poor)" Programme (2010-2012), supported by the Swedish Cooperative Centre (SCC), with fund support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). In October 2010, in Cebu, Philippines, AWCF conducted the first capacity-building workshop for gender focal persons (GFPs) and GE trainers of the 15 Philippine co-op partners of the Project. The workshop was held per region (Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao), and the participants in the first workshop were the ones who decided on the dates of the next workshop. Thus from January to February 2011, AWCF conducted the second capacity-building workshop for GFPs and GE trainers of the 15 co-ops.
The workshop for Luzon co-ops was held January 17-21 in Hotel Supreme, Baguio City; for Mindanao co-ops on January 24-28 in Hostel MASS-SPECC, Cagayan de Oro City; and for Visayas co-ops on February 23-27 in WRegent Plaza Hotel, Tagbilaran City.
The workshop series had a total of 83 GE trainers and GFPs participants: 28 from Luzon—15 male (53.57%) and 13 female (46.43%); 28 from Visayas—9 male (32.14%) and 19 female (67.86%); and 27 from Mindanao—8 male (29.63%) and 19 female (70.37%). Among the GE role models invited to the workshop were Ms Norma Pereyras from Tagum Cooperative and Ms Emma Nieva from MSU-IIT Multipurpose Cooperative.
Workshop sessions
Inputs on “Adult Learning,” “Learning Methodologies,” “How to Become a Good Trainer,” and “Planning and Designing a Training Program” were given by Ms Merlene Flores, an AWCF consultant.
The session on storytelling, handled by Ms Salome Ganibe, emphasized this method as an advocacy and training tool whereby participants were trained on live storytelling, the use of gestures and facial expressions, and intonation. They were also taught to write and develop stories that they later presented to the other participants in a plenary.
The session on audio-visual presentation (AVP) production using the Photostory 3 software was led by Ms Evelyn Villaflor for Luzon group, Ms Annalyn Salvaleon for the Mindanao group, and Ms Maria Theresa Saliendra for the Visayas group. The participants were asked to produce a two-to-three minute AVPs on the different gender issues of marginalization, stereotyping, violence, subordination, and multiple burden. Their AVPs were viewed in a session afterwards, and the participants critiqued their fellow participants’ outputs, together with the resource persons. It was agreed on that the AVPs will be further enhanced, and a compilation of the different outputs will be done for use of the GE trainers in the 15 co-ops.
More workshop outputs
The participants also drafted their co-ops’ training program for 2011 and their training designs. The outputs were actually improved versions of the training designs they had developed in their first capacity-building workshop.
In the training designs, the participants inputted their planned sessions, including the activities, concepts to be discussed, the duration of the sessions, among other components. They were asked to demonstrate particular sessions during the workshop, and fellow participants and the resource persons likewise critiqued the sessions for further improvement.
AWCF also introduced to the participants the use of the perception meter and the freedom wall. The perception meter was a table or chart of different emotions that the participants were to put a check mark on, depending on what they felt on a particular day of the workshop. The freedom wall encouraged participants to write whatever they wanted to, as related to the workshop.
A study tour on the workshop’s last day brought the participants to organic farms, o-ops, fair trade and organic product shops where they were learned about co-ops’ good practices. Talks were also given to them by the co-op leaders and managers of the visited shops.
The AWCF capacity-building workshop was managed by Ms Angelita Valdez, supported by Mr. Ranie Catimbang and other AWCF staff.
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