The materials here support CDWs to work effectively with wards, community organisations, families and small and medium enterprise groups on planning, organisational strengthening, governance and business development. These are training courses and processes that CDWs are often expected to facilitate. These courses complement the CDW competency based training approach, but are not directly related to the CDW National Standard. If you choose to use any of these courses please acknowledge their various sources and authors. We would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the excellent work of Mr Takus David, the primary illustrator for the training materials shared on this website. Scroll down this page and you will find downloadable copies of:
Ward Priorities Planning. In 2016, CARE PNG and the PNG Department of Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs (DPLGA) revised and improved the government’s Ward Development Planning approach. The version below is the same as the 2016 version, but with some updates. Please note that if you scroll down to the next series of trainings (called ‘Organisational Strengthening Training’) there are three more handbooks for Ward Development Committees to use that follow-on from this Ward Priorities Planning training – (1) Kamapim ol Eksen Plen, (2) Setim Gutpela Kastom Bilong Ronim Grup, and (3) Wok Bilong Meneja na Memba na Lida. Ward Development Committees can also use the ‘Business planning manuals and forms’ (scroll below).
Organisational Strengthening Training. These manuals are designed for CDWs to facilitate with ward development committees, community based organisations and associations, and small enterprise groups. They help groups set their priorities, plan, and establish good governance. Feel free to download the PDF copies of the manuals (Microsoft Word copies are available upon request).
Below are organisational strengthening training manuals for Bougainville:
Business Planning Manuals and Forms. Below are manuals that CDWs can use to help small enterprises to research, analyse, prioritise, and complete strong business plans. Also provided below is a CBO business plan form (which can be submitted to any finance organisation or District or NGO), and an example of a completed form (for Betty and Benny’s meri blaus business). This form can also be used as a generic business plan form for the CBOs own use, or that can be submitted to other financial organisations and to Districts. Feel free to download the PDF copies of the manuals (Microsoft Word copies are available upon request).
Farming product specific information to help farmers do market research (Coursebook 1):
Family Money Management Training. This training can be used by CDWs to train married couples to work together to manage their money and follow a simple spending plan. This training uses an overarching-metaphor to explain financial literacy in a way that people with limiting education will understand. This training uses a family team approach. It is a good foundation for the organisational strengthening training (below) and the business planning manuals (below). A Microsoft Word copy is available upon request.
Below is Family Money Management training for Bougainville:
Gender Equity and Diversity Training. This is a short training module adapted from the Gender Equity and Diversity (GED) module in CDW Coursebook 1. A Microsoft Word copy is available upon request.
Theory of change (a “tree change”). This coursebook shows you one way to help stakeholders develop a theory of change for a project. A theory of change is a tok piksa of the change that everyone wants to see tarangau lukluk kam daun. How and why. This information will then help you develop your project plan. You can also use this “tree change” method to help an organisation develop a theory of change for a program of projects (to achieve a mission) and for strategic planning (to achieve their vision).
Links to other resources
Links to other training materials that CDWs and development organisations might find useful are listed below:
Bougainville Roles and Responsibilities of Community Government Members. This training was developed by CARE PNG and the ABG Department of Community Development. It is available for download by clicking the download tab below.
Community Disaster Management training. This training series was developed by CARE PNG and the PNG National Disaster Centre. It is available for download by clicking the download tab below.
CDWAI. This link, often updated, takes you to a website with a library of training courses and information materials, particularly related to PNG agriculture, but also including organisational and professional development and other topics: https://cdwai.net/library/record/list
Family Business Management training. This link takes you to the “Family Business Management Training” manual developed by CARE PNG: https://uat.care.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CARE-PNG-fmbt-ONLINE.pdf
Family Farm Teams approach. This link takes you to a manual for the “Family Farm Teams approach”: https://aciar.gov.au/publication/books-and-manuals/png-family-farm-teams-manual