Child Status Index Regional Training of Trainers Conference, Kenya, June 2010

The Child Status Index (CSI) was developed in 2006/07 as a simple tool for assessing and monitoring the well-being of orphans and vulnerable children. This multidimensional and inexpensive way of collecting child outcome data has helped in providing a quick assessment of the program efforts towards making a measurable difference in children’s lives. Since the tool was developed it has been adapted and used in different countries and by several organizations to monitor child well-being. However, there has been no way or forum to ensure that those trained to use the tool are being trained in a standardized way. This workshop will bring together trainers and higher level service providers to give better understanding of the CSI tool from different contexts and provide the material necessary for the trainers to train others in proper use of the CSI tool.

The conference sessions will provide information on the training procedures for the CSI tool to lead trainers in organizations and/or national governments to train others on the CSI tool. This workshop will aim at making certain that CSI training is harmonized across programs and countries to ensure that the tool is properly implemented by all field users to collect and use credible, accurate, and quality data about children.

Conference Objectives

• Provide trainers with facilitation skills and knowledge to communicate to others about the CSI as an assessment and monitoring tool to improve child well-being in MVC/OVC programs.
• Discuss and develop consensus on the CSI Training Manual in terms of content, organization, usefulness, illustrations, and other training issues to better harmonize training and hence CSI implementation.
• Provide a forum to share experiences and lessons learned from the trainings and implementation of the CSI tool in the field to assess child well-being and in program monitoring.
  

Who Should Attend

Service providers to orphans and vulnerable children, who train other trainers about the CSI tool, and have the ability to lead CSI training activities in their programs and countries after the workshop.

The conference sessions will provide a forum for learning and sharing with others to enhance participant’s facilitation skills with a focus on the CSI training.

Registration

Registration is now closed.

Hotel Accommodations

Sai Rock Hotel, New Mombasa-Malindi Road, Mombasa, Kenya, Box 82630 80100

Tel: +254 (41) 5487644/5; Fax + 254 (41) 5487646  http://www.sairock.co.ke/

Room rates: Standard $65

Book guest room by May 25, 2010