On August 1-2 2010 the CGBV Project conducted two day Training of Trainers session for the project’s male trainers – participants of the regional “Male to Male involvement to end GBV” training held in Tbilisi in May 2010 as well as few other people serving in the capacity of project trainers.
The purpose of the ToT was to strengthen the trainer capacities of the project’s male trainers. The two day training session was conducted by the team of trainers with extensive experience in running trainings, information sessions, as well as youth debates. It should be mentioned that both trainers were also the participants of the Male to Male involvement initiative. The participants of the training were instructed on how to run a successful training specifically tailored to the needs of the target audiences. Personal and professional characteristics of the trainers, specific trainer roles and active listening skills, various audiences, their needs as well as difficult participants were among the issues explored during the training session on the first day of the training. The participants also had a chance to discuss the training scope as well as training portfolio related issues. The second day took the participants further into the training skills providing them with an opportunity to practice some of the techniques learnt in the context of gender based violence.
