3 day course: Global Development with Local Impact

Beschreibung

<p>Are you engaged in a small development project or initiative? Do you want to align your efforts with the overall global effort to achieve sustainable development and gain insight into current trends and challenges? This 3-day course provides&nbsp;participants with a foundational understanding of&nbsp;the&nbsp;key concepts, actors, and approaches&nbsp;used in&nbsp;international development cooperation.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Key topics:</strong></p> <ul> <li>What is development? Why does poverty and inequality exist?</li> <li>Brief history of and evolution of development cooperation</li> <li>Colonialism, colonial legacies and critical perspectives.</li> <li>Good practice: Aid effectiveness; locally led development; participatory approaches; institutionalization; ethics.</li> <li>Actors and forms of development cooperation.</li> <li>Basics of project cycle management and donor reporting for international cooperation</li> </ul> <p>It&nbsp;offers a critical overview of historical trends, aid modalities, and&nbsp;their&nbsp;role in addressing global challenges such as poverty, inequality, and climate change.&nbsp;Through lectures, real-world examples, and group discussions,&nbsp;participants are introduced to the&nbsp;practical tools and concepts used in both development and humanitarian work.</p> <p><strong>Admission:</strong> <br> There are no entry requirements.</p> <p><strong>Course fee:</strong> <br> CHF 570</p>