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L'Art de Rédiger des Rapports
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ELD Director Neil spent February 2010 in Washington training IDB's Grants and Co-Financing Management Unit on Reporting Skills. All participants on the training were involved in developing donor fund reports for regional projects.
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TOOLKIT:
CASE STUDY WRITING
WHAT IS THE CASE STUDY WRITING TOOLKIT?
The ELD Case Study Writing Toolkit is based on our wide experience working with international development organisations both in training and in the field documenting cases. Based on the author's experience with INGOs in Nepal, Laos and Cambodia working with a wide range of levels and nationalities, it's available as a PDF handbook as well as a Standard Edition for convenient desktop study, and, for larger organisations, the Trainer Edition is supported by a complete Training Pack.
WHAT'S IN THE TOOLKIT?
The Toolkit is divided into 3 main parts.
Part One: Introduction to Case Study Writing
The introduction presents an overview of the role of the Case Study in international development and its value to development organisations. It discusses how to select the case and clarifies the difference between a Case Study and a Success Story. The section continues by discussing how to integrate Case Studies into programmes before looking at how to organise the Case Study into the three main parts of Challenge, Initiative and Results.
Part Two: Writing Skills
Writing Skills aims to give the reader a grasp of the key features of effective writing and some useful tools and tips on writing style to make their Case Studies efficient and engaging. There are frequent examples, clear explanations and practical exercises throughout.
Covered in this major section are:
- What is Professional Writing?
- Planning the Case Study
- Writing Clearly
- Organising your Ideas
- Keeping your Reader's Interest
- The Editing Process
- Layout and Design
Part Three: Stories from the Field
The final part of the Toolkit focuses on five real, diverse Cases from the field. For each Case we see the original first draft of the Case Study. This is followed by Toolkit author Neil Kendrick's feedback on the writing as given to participants - comments on the overall effectiveness, language, style, organisation and clarity of the writing. These are all original, unedited comments, reflecting the real issues development workers face in writing. Finally, for each case, we see the final version, where the original author has applied the suggestions and the text has been polished professionally for dissemination. All the Cases are 100% genuine, translating REAL field experiences into powerful illustrations of success.
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TRAINER EDITION: BUILD THE SKILLS OF YOUR TEAM - FLEXIBLY AND AFFORDABLY
With
the Trainer Edition you can conveniently reinforce the lessons in the
Toolkit through structured, well-planned sessions for your staff. For
a fraction of the cost of sending your team on training, you can pass
on the benefits of ELD's years' of experience through this 'workshop-in-a-box'.
Conducting
structured training will help you increase the impact of the programme
and make sure all staff acquire the skills of effective Case Study Writing.
The Toolkit's modules are packaged as a 25-30 hour training programme
which can be delivered in one intensive course or spread out over as many
days as you wish. As
well as convenience, the low cost of the Trainer Edition compares favourably
to the expense of sending even one participant on a regular training course
- a big advantage when budgets are under pressure. The
pack includes session-by-session notes, tips on preparation and delivery
and course monitoring & evaluation tools. Any trainer with good people
management skils can facilitate this straightforward programe. There are
over 150 PowerPoint slides, broken down into the various thematic modules
of the programme, providing powerful visual support to the learning activities
and discussion. Participant handouts are ready to print, and ordering
a Licence + Trainer Edition means all your team will have access to the
full Handbook and Standard Edition for reference and self-study. PURCHASE There
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