Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, Science Facilitation, FHI 360 Casey Bishopp, Technical Officer, Science Facilitation, FHI 360 During our team’s efforts to develop the virtual HIV Prevention Ambassador Trainers’ Workshop and network of Ambassador trainers—to “do virtual better”—we inevitably hit some bumps and, at times, failed. As with any new endeavor, some of our best laid …
Lilian Tutegyereize, Technical Officer, Science Facilitation, FHI 360Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, Science Facilitation, FHI 360 To date, the CHOICE Collaboration has conducted three virtual HIV Prevention Ambassador Trainers’ Workshops with more than 75 trainers from four countries, and a fourth workshop is planned later this fall. From the outset, we knew how important monitoring and …
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Interviewee: Millicent Kiruki, Health Systems Researcher, LVCT HealthInterviewer: Casey Bishopp, Technical Officer, Science Facilitation, FHI 360 My colleagues and I were up for a challenge as we prepared for a 60-person, virtual HIV Prevention Ambassador Trainers’ Workshop with participants from Zimbabwe Health Interventions and FHI 360 Zimbabwe. This was our third iteration of the training, …
Choice Makufa, Senior Technical Advisor, Pact Eswatini I could not believe my eyes when I read the instructions from the facilitator of the HIV Prevention Ambassador Trainers’ Workshop: “Please read the entire training package and toolkit before the training begins.” I looked at the manual and saw it was 206 pages. Did I truly have …
Interviewee: Dominica Dhakwa, Project Director, DREAMS Zimbabwe, FHI 360Interviewer: Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, Science Facilitation, FHI 360 As a project director, do you see value in virtual trainings? Yes, there is value in virtual trainings. The current COVID-19 environment requires that projects remain agile or stop providing intended services completely. Beyond responding to COVID-19, virtual …
Casey Bishopp, Technical Officer, Science Facilitation, FHI 360 When my colleagues and I realized more than 60 people representing Zimbabwe Health Interventions and FHI 360 Zimbabwe had signed up for the next iteration of our five-day HIV Prevention Ambassador Trainers’ Workshop, we were a little bewildered. How would we guarantee these sessions didn’t feel like …
Lisa Moreau, Learning & Capacity Development Consultant, FHI 360 In preparing for the virtual HIV Prevention Ambassador Trainers’ Workshop, we understood that we would not only be shifting away from in-person learning due to the global COVID-19 pandemic but also shifting away from the one-and-done approach to training events that is often the default in our …
Definate Nhamo, Senior Programs Manager, Pangaea Zimbabwe AIDS Trust (PZAT) In 2004, my experience as a trainer began. I started off as a life skills and comprehensive sexuality education trainer. Over time, I trained groups in financial literacy, economic livelihoods, HIV prevention, and advocacy, to name a few. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I had always …
Continue reading Training in a virtual world: Reflections from a seasoned HIV prevention trainer
Aubrey Weber, Technical Officer, Research Utilization, FHI 360 In 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic demanded a shift in how we think about and deliver technical assistance. As members of the FHI 360- and Jhpiego-led Collaborative for HIV Prevention Options to Control the Epidemic (CHOICE) team, we asked ourselves two questions: How might we continue to …
Continue reading Doing virtual better: The HIV Prevention Ambassador Trainers’ Workshop
