Participatory Workshop for the Development of an Intercultural Training Program
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Summary
ELTI's new Intercultural Training Program is an initiative of the International Union For Conservation Of Nature (IUCN) and Yale University, in collaboration with the Yale Center for Environmental Justice (YCEJ). The program is aimed at strengthening processes of intercultural dialogue, territorial governance, and defense of the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Americas.
From May 26-29, YCEJ Director Professor Gerald Torres, ELTI team members David Cordero-Heredia, Nicole Israel-Meyer, and Gillian Bloomfield, together with the IUCN office of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean (ORMACC), hosted a workshop in Quito, Ecuador. This workshop was the first opportunity for the advisory committee to come together to define the objectives and design the curriculum for this new training program through participatory exercises, activities and discussions. In addition, this workshop provided the advisory committee with the opportunity to visit Indigenous groups and Ecuadorian universities to strengthen collaborations and learn from diverse perspectives.
Content
Schedule:
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May 26: Indigenous Governance and the Political Context in Ecuador
- Welcome and overview from Yale and IUCN
- Meetings with indigenous organizations of Ecuador
- Opening dinner
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May 27: Conceptual Foundations
- Participant profile and priority learning themes
- Methodology for the blended training
- Public panel at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito
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May 28: Curriculum Design
- Exercises to identify priority themes and potential case studies on three focal themes: rights-based conservation, territorial management, and multi-level negotiation
- Plenary discussion about priority training themes and case studies
- Public panel at the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar
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May 29: Approach to Participant Recruitment and Program Wrap-up
- Discussion about participant recruitment and selection
- Defining roles and next steps
- Public panel at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Ecuador