Verona Groverman is a
qualified trainer and facilitator with a track record of preparing,
delivering and facilitating training and workshops of different
nature and of various content. She often works at the interface
of social and technical fields, mostly with a gender focus. Her
specific capabilities lie in addressing sensitive issues such as
gender, HIV and AIDS, and in developing a programme and methods
which appeal to the participants. She is experienced in designing
and producing training materials and manuals.
Capacity building is more
than providing knowledge, insight and skills through training. Although
the process of learning is central to her approach she also aims
at practical implementation of acquired insights and skills. Verona
Groverman’s training are designed to impact the work of men
and women involved and the functioning of the organisation in which
they work. She preferably uses a sandwich model intertwining training
and reflection sessions with practical work and coaching to make
the effect more sustainable. She is a strong team player with creative
involvement of male and female participants and stakeholders.
| 2009 (Nov-Dec.) |
Developing a handbook for farmer
leaders as promoters of farmers groups in the context of farmers
organizations (part 1) (Agriterra), The Netherlands |
|
2009
(April – June)
2008 (May, June
) |
Developing
the “ Facilitator's Guide to support NGOs in assessing their
gender mainstreaming competence in the organisation and programs”
(for Oxfam Novib), The Netherlands
|
| 2008 (April), 2007 (October, August,
March), 2006 (January-October) |
Designing
and facilitating a Training of Facilitators
to build participants' capacities to support NGOs in self-assessing
their HIV and AIDS competence in four countries: Malawi
(Cordaid), Kenya (Oxfam Novib/JOHMET),
Uganda (Oxfam Novib/SAN!/Acord), Bangladesh
(Oxfam Novib/HASAB). A workshop in Pakistan
(Oxfam Novib) was geared to familiarise the participants
with the methodology. Development of a Facilitator's Guide to
assist NGO's in self-assessing their HIV and AIDS competence
using a gender perspective (Oxfam Novib, testing in Mozambique
and India). |
| 2008 (Feb, June) |
Inputs
in various courses on HIV and AIDS for master students (Wageningen
University, The Netherlands) |
| 2008 (March) |
Designing
and facilitating a short training on gender concepts
and practice (SIMAVI), The Netherlands |
| 2006 (December) |
Designing and facilitating a training on Strengthening
Gender Mainstreaming in Environment and Energy. UNDP
Environment and Energy Group, UNDP Headquaters, New
York |
| 2006 (November) |
Designing and facilitating
a training on leadership concepts and skills for
agricultural researchers and policy makers in the ASARECA
region (CIAT/ECAPAPA), venue: Uganda |
| 2006 (January-October) |
Developing a Facilitator's Guide for NGOs to self-assess
their HIV and AIDS competence using a gender perspective (Oxfam
Novib, testing in Mozambique and India
) |
| 2005 (October/November) |
Designing and conducting a certificate course
on Technology, Gender and Development for lecturers
and staff of the Uganda Rural Development and Training Institute
(URDT). (ETC Energy/TTP). Uganda. |
| 2005 (June) |
Training to build staff capacity to support
gender mainstreaming (Novib/Oxfam Netherlands, Bureau
for Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Middle East and MAGHREB),
Netherlands |
| 2004 (Dec) - 2005 (Feb) |
Development of the Training Manual Gender
Equality and Good Governance for CEOSS, Egypt,
Netherlands |
| 2004 (March) |
Facilitator of a workshop on "Gender
and Human Rights Advocacy" for Southern African
NGOs (NIZA), Zambia |
| 2004 (Febr.), 2003 (Febr.), 2002 (Jan.), 2001 and
1999 (Jan.) |
Co-facilitator and resource person in the international
course on "Gender, Organisational Change, Agriculture and
Leadership" (IAC). The Netherlands |
| 2003 (June), 2002 (Nov/Dec) |
Designing, facilitating and co-ordinating the course
'Gender and Rural Transformation in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam
for (semi)government institutes and universities (IAC/SEARCA),The
Philippines; with a follow to coach and further build capacities
of the main actors in the gender mainstreaming process in Vietnam.
|
| 2003 (April) |
Designing and conducting a workshop on Gender
in the Work for an Egyptian NGO (CEOSS/ETC). Egypt.
|
| 2002 (May, June) |
Facilitator in three Communication trainings
on HIV/AIDS and Gender (NOVIB). The Netherlands. |
| 2002 (April) |
Designing and conducting the ToT Course
on Gender & Technology for the Uganda Rural Development
and Training Centre. (ETC Energy/TTP). Uganda. |
| 2001 (February) |
Resource person/participant in a Search Conference
on 'An integrated approach to water management and food security'.
The Netherlands |
| 1997 (Febr.) |
Resource person on Social/Gender analysis in
Agricultural Research/Extension (ICRA, IAC), The Netherlands.
|
1996 (Jan., Aug. Dec.),
1997 (Jan.) |
Co-organising and leading the course "Environment
and Sustainable Development (DGIS/SNV). Resource person
on participatory approaches in Natural Resource Management.
The Netherlands. |
| 1995 (July) |
Facilitating a workshop on Gender in Agro-Forestry/Agriculture
(Extension) Programmes and Projects (ETC-K), Kenya.
|
| 1994 (Nov.), 1995 (Dec.) |
Coaching (backstopping) the Advisor on Women's
Participation, Technical Assistance Team to the Plantations
Housing and Social Welfare Trust and the Women & Development
Advisor IRDP-Nuwara Eliya (DGIS), Sri Lanka. |
| 1994 (Nov.), 1995 (Nov.) 1996 (Nov.) |
Co-organising and conducting the international
course on "Gender in Policy Development for Sustainable
Land Use" (IAC/ETC), The Netherlands. |
| 1990 - 1992 |
Resource person in WID courses on Participatory
monitoring and evaluation from a gender perspective of small
enterprises/income generation programmes and projects in
general, Women's participation and organisation, gender planning
and women in development, (KIT and others). The Netherlands.
|
| 1987 |
Lecturer Women's studies at the Department
of Women's Studies, Agricultural University of Wageningen,
The Netherlands. |
| 1976 - 1984 |
Co-organising Women's studies at university level,
The Netherlands |
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