ethiopia_peg_2015

Ethiopia Participatory Epidemiology and Gender Training workshop Addis Ababa 15-19 June 2015

Blogpost: @http://africa-rising.net/2015/07/10/livestock-diseases-peg/

Objectives
The training is aimed at veterinarians, community animal health workers and extension workers of the national agricultural research institutes affiliated with the Livestock and Fish program sites and with the Africa RISING project.

The training will involve 22 people, 2 people from each of the 7 Livestock and Fish sites and 2 people each from the 4 Africa RISING woredas. Objectives: At the end of the training participants: - understand the rational of participatory epidemiology - can apply key tools used in participatory epidemiology surveys - understand key issues related to gender - can integrate gender issues in surveys - are equipped to conduct focus group interviews in the Livestock and Fish programme and Africa RISING project sites

Agenda
- rational - approaches PE tools in theory and practice || PE tools in theory and practice || Gender training - brief overview of gender capacity assessment - overview of existing literature on gender roles in livestock production and disease management - relate gender issues to PE tools || Define objectives of FGD Outline/revise FGD plan
 * Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday || Thursday || Friday ||
 * Introduction to PE

FGD exercises (group work, every group facilitates a FGD activity as planned for the villages with the other participants)* || FGD exercises Continued

Feedback session on FGD exercises

Revise FGD plan Arrange logistics || *participants get experience in facilitating a FG activity and they experience the FG as participants and can give feedback to the facilitating group

Participants
|| Oromia || Tigray ||
 * ** No ** || ** Name ** || ** Organization ** || ** Program/project ** || ** Region **
 * 1 || Ayalew Assefa || Sekota Dryland Agricultural Research Center || LaF/IFAD || Amhara ||
 * 2 || Biruk Alemu || Debre Birhan Agricultural Research Center || __Africa RISING__ ||^  ||
 * 3 || Yeshimebet Chanyelew || Debre Birhan Agricultural Research Center || LaF/IFAD ||^  ||
 * 4 || Abebe Sahile || Ziquala Woreda Office of Agriculture || LaF/IFAD ||^  ||
 * 5 || Worku Mekicha || Bosona Woreda Office of Agriculture || __Africa RISING__ ||^  ||
 * 6 || Abebe Mihret || Menz Mamma Mider Woreda Office of Agriculture || LaF/IFAD ||^  ||
 * __7__ || Taye Kebede || Madda Walabu University || __Africa RISING__ ||
 * __8__ || Dereje Teshome || Yabello Pastoral and Dryland Agricultural Research Center || LaF/IFAD ||^  ||
 * 9 || Abagana Shibiru || Yabello Woreda Pastoral Development Office || LaF/IFAD ||^  ||
 * 10 || Diriba Olijira || Horo Woreda Livestock Development and Animal Health Office || LaF/IFAD ||^  ||
 * 11 || Mamo Geleta || Sinana Woreda Livestock Development and Animal Health Office || __Africa RISING__ ||^  ||
 * 12 || Mesfin Mekonnen || Areka Agricultural Research Center (AARC) || LaF/IFAD || SNNP (and Somali) ||
 * 13 || Belay Elias || Doyogena Woreda Office of Agriculture || LaF/IFAD ||^  ||
 * 14 || Fisseha Mengistie || Bonga Agricultural Research Center (BARC) || LaF/IFAD ||^  ||
 * 15 || Tamirat Haile || Bonga Agricultural Research Center (BARC) || LaF/IFAD ||^  ||
 * 16 || Ali Aden || Somali Regional State Livestock, Crop and Rural Development Bureau || LaF/IFAD ||^  ||
 * 17 || Tesfay Hagos || Tigray Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) || Africa RISING ||
 * 18 || Filmon Drar || Mekelle Agricultural Research Center (MARC) || LaF/IFAD ||^  ||
 * 19 || Yemane Abraha || Atsbi Womberta Woreda Office of Agriculture || LaF/IFAD ||^  ||
 * 20 || Guash Abay || Abergelle Agricultural Research Center (AARC) || LaF/IFAD ||^  ||
 * 21 || Haftu Guben || Endamekoni Woreda Office of Agriculture || Africa RISING ||^  ||