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NVC Africa
The aim of this blog is to help everyone find out what trainers are working in Africa, and when.
It is also helpful to provide information on how follow-up will be organized to help the work persist after the training.
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NVC in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for FOUR WEEKS
I'm in process of preparing an Impact Report for Gitta Zimmermann, who envisioned and initiated this training and who raised the funding necessary, which included 6 trainers and four weeks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
I have arrived home only yesterday and will blog about it soon.
We reached about 400 people, with about 90 of them coming to class Monday-Friday for three hours a day (total each of over 30 hours of training).
We have an email list of both class participants and those who attended intros. 100% of class participants want to continue to learn and practice.
Work will continue with our host Bekele Debalke, Director of NGO "Support Street Children & Mothers" for on-going support and to plan for next year. We have established an NVC Research and Lending Library at his center, and begin on-going mentoring and support as soon as possible.
We contributed money to set up high speed internet at the Center to assist us in connecting and to assist Bekele in continuing to outreach and network with others in Addis.
I'll be posting photos (we have Hundreds!) on the facebook page "Nonviolent Communication in Ethiopia".
Eager to see what will happen with the survey re Nonviolent Communication work in Africa that Irmtraud sent out...wanting to network with others working in Africa. I'm posting photos to the Facebook Page this week...
Trainers that participated are Jean-Baptiste Ndikuriyo, Gitta Zimmerman, Adam Michaelides, Joseph B. Bazirake (Joe) , Samuel Korallus and Mair Alight. Dunia did not come. We prepared a two-page resource/connections document for them to use for on-going support. The "Jackal Cafe and Another Way" I offered was appreciated for the learning and clarity it offered of Violent and Nonviolent Communication. I'm working on getting a copy of my NVC children's coloring book "Compassionate Underwear (Bear)" to the person who was translating for me so that he can translate it into Amharic, and hopefully print it there.
Mair Alight
NVC Connections in Africa/Ethiopia
I've created a Facebook Page "Nonviolent Communication in Ethiopia" and the url is Facebook.com/EthiopiaNVC. I plan to blog with photos and videos while we teamteach there for 4 weeks Jan 16-Feb 11 2012. I invite people to visit and comment on the page.
Is there a way to share the facebook blogposts on cnvc website? Or are there other suggestions for info on this website? Where to post and how? Especially photos and videos?
Thank you!
Mair Alight
Ethiopia NVC 9 teachers from 6 countries for 4 weeks
Greetings Dear Ones!
I'm writing to let you know about 'Nonviolent Communication in
Ethiopia '...
We're asking for your support to help make this project happen - 4 weeks of
trainings with an international team of 9 people from 6 countries. We plan to share in English, French and German with the help of local translators.
These trainings are being provided free of charge to the participants.
When you make a comment, share with your friends and/or make a donation
(it's easy with PayPal) of one dollar or more, it lets us know you care and
encourages us to continue. We invite you to share with family and friends
the upcoming NVC Ethiopia project and
ask them to share in the joy of giving to the street children of Addis
Ababa and the people who work with them, who are bringing them hope and the
practical steps to a new life!
THANK YOU for your support!
You can help with a financial
contribution, either by PayPal or credit
card.
If you would like to contribute, but funds are an issue, you can donate now
via PayPal with six months interest free before you are charged, while the
project would receive the funds when you donate. (see PayPal site to
verify.)
If you would like to send a check directly to our fiscal agent, Bay Area
Nonviolent Communication (a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization), they will
handle as designated funds. Just indicate "Ethiopia NVC" in the memo line:
Bay Area Nonviolent Communication
55 Santa Clara Avenue #203
Oakland, CA 94610
If you would like to call and use your credit card over the phone, call
Bay Area Nonviolent Communication CFO Carol Bade 510-433-0700 ext. 215
Thank You!
Members of the team:
Mair Alight & Adam Michaelides (USA), Besigye Joseph (Joe) Bazirake (Uganda), Bekele Debalke(Ethiopia) , Hans Hartung, Sam Korallus, & Gitta Zimmerman(Germany), Jean-Baptiste Ndikuriyo (Burundi), Dunia Hategekimana (UK)
Peace, Love and Laughter Lighting the world for All of us!
Posted Tue, 2011-12-27 06:11 by Mair Alight
Mair Alight
Crowd Fund Raising for NVC Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Jan/Feb 2012
Here is a link to our indiegogo.com Nonviolent Communication in Ethiopia fundraising campaign. Request that those who view comment, share through your friends and communities and online, and contribute your ideas and suggestions and photos. Thank you for your support.
http://www.indiegogo.com/EthiopiaNVC?a=70005&i=addr
Thank you, Ray for suggesting this blog.
Mair Alight
Crowd Fund Raising for NVC Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Jan/Feb 2012
Here is a link to our indiegogo.com Nonviolent Communication in Ethiopia fundraising campaign. Request that those who view comment, share through your friends and communities and online, and contribute your ideas and suggestions and photos. Thank you for your support.
http://www.indiegogo.com/EthiopiaNVC?a=70005&i=addr
Thank you, Ray for suggesting this blog.
Mair Alight
Training in Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Team of ten trainers from seven countries will be teaching NVC in Addis Ababa Ethiopia from January 16 2012 until February 10 2012 in English, French and German, with translators.
Very interested in connecting with others who have been teaching in various African countries, wanting support with experiences, advice and whatever you would like to share.
I have just listed the training on this cnvc website.
Would love to connect with organizations and individuals in Addis Ababa who would like to bring NVC to their business, families and friends.
Would love to have support with fundraising for this project.
Our vision is to have on-going mentoring, further training, a research/lending library established and to connect with others for continuing and expanding NVC within the African countries.
Mair Alight
Training in Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Team of ten trainers from seven countries will be teaching NVC in Addis Ababa Ethiopia from January 16 2012 until February 10 2012 in English, French and German, with translators.
Very interested in connecting with others who have been teaching in various African countries, wanting support with experiences, advice and whatever you would like to share.
I have just listed the training on this cnvc website.
Would love to connect with organizations and individuals in Addis Ababa who would like to bring NVC to their business, families and friends.
Would love to have support with fundraising for this project.
Our vision is to have on-going mentoring, further training, a research/lending library established and to connect with others for continuing and expanding NVC within the African countries.
Mair Alight
Dunia in Rwanda. Ray back from Sierra Leone. Louise to Senegal
By far the most experienced NVC trainer in Africa is Dunia - he is currently doing a lot of work in Rwanda.
Ray from the U is just back from 2 weeks in Senegal.
Louise Romain is going to Senegal in December.
There is active work in Liberia (contact: Ray Taylor)
The francophone network is supporting trainers in DRC Congo and other countries.
www.CourageousCommunication.com
How can we help?
If you have comments or suggestions about how CNVC can better support Africa, please comment here.
Warmly,
Pan Vera
Web Master
C'est super!
Je suis ravi que Pan a creé cet blog.
J'espère qu'il servera pour partager infos concernant formateurs et formations en Afrique.
Ray Taylor
www.CourageousCommunication.com
nvcAfrica support
I very much appreciate this approach, I think this will support to spread NVC in Africa more efficiently. With care Irmtraud
thanks!
thanks Irmtraud for your love for africa was just wondering if their is an african approach to nvc.most africans still value culture and tradition.so what is the approach?
WER
NVC and African culture and tradition
Thank you, Wynne, for your appreciation and for your question about an African approach to NVC.
In principle all of us are human beings with the same needs.
At the same time in different cultures we have developed different strategies to meet these needs.
Some strategies may seem strange when we first get to know them. For example in India a few generations ago widows have been burnt because nobody was there to care for them any more, the family didn't care for her, with one tribe in Kenya the widow will be/used to be married by the brother of the late husband to be cared for and in some parts in Europe she will receive social welfare from the state if she has no job. So these are strategies/traditions to meet the need of a community for sustainability in my interpretation.
I value the strategies/traditions African communities developed to assure their survival. At the same time I guess there are no African tradtitions as such, there are so many different peoples in so different climate zones to which they adapted that they developed different traditions.
Then there are traditions I don't want to accept like female genital cutting, and still then I would like to find out about the needs behind having this tradition in place still today and to develop different strategies to meet these needs with these people - if I would get to work with them.
I would like to work on creating (training) material that includes experiences - for the time being - of Kenyans, because that is where I work right now.
I wonder if this answers your question?