COURSE INFORMATION

Scheduled Dates: 09 – 20 Mar 2026 | 08 – 19 Jun 2026 | 07 – 18 Sep 2026 | 08 – 19 Dec 2026

Duration: 2 Weeks

Customized dates and one-on-one sessions can be organized.

PREAMBLE

The CPM Community Development Approaches for Donor-Funded Projects training is a two-week intensive programme designed to equip development practitioners, project managers, NGO staff, government officials, community leaders and other stakeholders with practical knowledge and skills for applying effective community development approaches in donor-funded projects.

The training focuses on participatory, inclusive and sustainable approaches to community development, with particular emphasis on the requirements of donor-funded programmes. Participants will explore how to engage communities effectively throughout the project cycle, conduct participatory needs assessments, identify community priorities, strengthen local ownership, manage stakeholder relationships, promote inclusion and gender responsiveness, and ensure that project interventions are sustainable and accountable.

The course also examines common donor expectations relating to community participation, safeguarding, accountability, monitoring and evaluation, results-based management, risk management and sustainability. Practical case studies, group exercises and project-planning activities will enable participants to apply the approaches to real-world development projects.

TARGET GROUP

This training is suitable for:

• NGO and civil society organization staff
• Community development practitioners and officers
• Project and programme managers
• Development programme officers
• Government officials involved in donor-funded projects
• Local government and community development officers
• Project coordinators and field officers
• Monitoring and evaluation officers
• Social development and social safeguards specialists
• Community-based organization leaders
• Community mobilizers and facilitators
• Donor-funded project implementation teams
• Representatives of international development organizations
• Consultants and development practitioners
• Community leaders and representatives involved in development programmes

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1: Introduction to Community Development

Module 2: Understanding Donor-Funded Projects

Module 3: Community Participation and Engagement

Module 4: Participatory Community Needs Assessment

Module 5: Community-Based Project Identification and Planning

Module 6: Stakeholder Analysis and Partnership Development

Module 7: Community Mobilization and Empowerment

Module 8: Gender, Inclusion and Social Equity

Module 9: Conflict Sensitivity, Safeguarding and Do-No-Harm Approaches

Module 10: Community-Based Project Implementation

Module 11: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning

Module 12: Sustainability, Exit Strategies and Local Ownership

Module 13: Practical Application and Case Studies

REGISTRATION

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT

1. Fees Payment - All fees are payable strictly in advance 2 working days before the course starting date.
2. Cancellation Fee - Cancellation of any participant 5 working days before the start day of a course will incur a 20% cancellation fee.
   We regret that no cancellations will be accepted within 2 working days of a course, but substitutions may be made.