Rare Philippines
Philippines 2 (PEP4) Cohort
Preparation Workshop
June 11-15, 2012
For One Week…
The Philippines 2 Conservation Fellows and Supervisors came together to officially
start the preparation phase of the Pride program, 2.5 months before the First
University Phase kicks off.
The week’s flow covered topics from the pre-work packet, baseline data
gathering, and the Campaign Agreement template (MoA).
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Theme
Introductions
Pre-Work packet
Organizational Development MoA
& Monitoring
*Supervisors
Next Steps
*Supervisors
Morning
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Introduction to
Memorandum of
Agreement and its role
in the campaign
Roles and Expectations
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Financial components
of MoA
Presentation of
campaign roles
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Introductions
Review of week's
agenda
Overview of the Rare
Pride program
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Afternoon
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Explaining the Cohort
Theory of Change
Creating a Concept
Model
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Introduction to prework packet
Creating your Site
Summary
SWOT analysis of
current MPA program
Presenting your
campaign site
Identify target
audiences
Conducting
Observational Research
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Organizational
Development and MPA
Effectiveness
Assessment Tool
(MEAT)
Conducting baseline
MEAT assessments
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Introduction to MPAs
and Monitoring in the
cohort
Conducting baseline
biophysical and
fisheries assessments
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Review of campaign
timelines
Introduction to
RarePlanet.org
Review of the week
Closing
Workshop Objectives
1. Rare to provide the Pride Pre-Work packet and explain the priority sections so
that Conservation Fellows are able to complete these sections before August
31, 2012 (before the start of the First University Phase);
2. Rare to review the major components of the Memorandum of Agreement
document with Conservation Fellows and Supervisors so Implementing
Partners understand the Agreement with Rare, and can therefore sign it
before September 3rd, 2012.
3. Rare and Conservation Fellows agree on collaboration, protocols, and
schedules for the conduct of baseline biophysical and organizational
development assessments in July and August, 2012 as part of the pre-work.
4. Conservation Fellows and Supervisors understand the two-year Pride timeline
and phases, especially what the First University Phase will entail; and,
5. Get to know all the 2012 Pride batch mates and have some fun!
Workshop Highlights
Day 1: ToC Competition
After the Introduction to Rare, it was a race to
see which team could recreate the ToC first
and accurately!
Day 1: CFs draft their Modified Concept
Models in geographic clusters
CFs conducted energizers throughout
the week to keep everyone laughing
Day 2: CFs conduct a SWOT analysis
on their current MPA programs
CFs did a SWOT analysis to provide a picture
of what programs and systems are already in
place at each of the sites.
Day 3: Barrier Removal & Monitoring
Rare’s partner, Ronet Santos, explains the BR role of Organizational Development in
Pride campaigns and has CFs draw their MPA Management structures.
Lito and Jong explain the role of Climate Change in the cohort and overwhelm the
CFs with monitoring metrics they’ll need to collect over the 2-year timeline.
Day 4: Campaign Agreements
Stuart brought the Campaign Agreement to life by conducting group
activities for Conservation Fellows, Supervisors, and Rare staff to define
their roles in the Pride campaign, which culminated in a commitment wall
for the cohort. This was the first day all Supervisors were invited to join the
workshop.
A surprise visit from the Tagbilaran City
mascot – Mabi – makes everyone smile!
Mabi signs the commitment
wall too!
Day 5: Closing
Japy invents a fun way of testing everyone’s knowledge and memory from the
week-long workshop with his combination county fair/jeopardy game show.
Question categories included facts about Phils2 campaign sites, details on MPA
monitoring, pre-work assignments, conducting research, and a difficult “bonus”
category that featured local riddles.
Yes, darts were thrown to select the categories, but no one was harmed during the
game show (although we did have the first aid kit nearby).
A successful and fun week!!
Thank you all for your energy, participation, and engagement in
the workshop. We look forward to seeing you all again in
September for the First University Phase!!