This course is offered as a partnership between MIIS and Sitka Tribe of Alaska (STA), a federally recognized tribal government serving 4,400 Tribal Citizens in Alaska through its mission to “exercise its sovereign rights and powers, to preserve the integrity of Tribal society, and improve the lives of individual Tribal Citizens.”
Participants will work with Sitka Tribe of Alaska staff to develop original monitoring and evaluation designs that allow them to apply critical course concepts to a real-life project, and to support the strengthening and indigenization of STA’s monitoring, evaluation, and reporting capacity.
February 12, 2020
Includes: program fee and virtual instruction (4-unit course offered for credit or as audited course in fall 2020)
This course encourages learning in a highly interactive, participatory, and participant-centered community.
✔ Learn to design and assess projects that foster sustainable development.
✔ Use the tools and techniques of network analysis, strategic partnering, and social entrepreneurship to plan innovative solutions to major development challenges.
✔ Learn the roles of facilitator, trainer, and change agent to transfer skills to communities so they can conduct their own training programs.
Three-day training portion will include design-thinking, Theory of Change, Stakeholder Conversations, and Lean Data.
Beryl began her international development career as a Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Colombia. Since that time, she has worked on six continents and in more than 50 countries. Prior to coming to MIIS, Dr. Levinger held executive positions with Save the Children, CARE, and AFS Intercultural programs. Her consulting clients include a mix of intergovernmental organizations (e.g., UNHCR, the World Bank, the World Food Programme, the InterAmerican Development Bank); international NGOs (e.g., the Red Cross, Save the Children, Grameen Foundation, Project Concern International); and the U.S. government.
Over more than ten years, have served in multiple senior management positions for Sitka Tribe of Alaska (STA), a federally recognized tribal government located in Sitka, Alaska that serves more than 4,400 Tribal Citizens through its mission to "exercise sovereign rights and powers, preserve the integrity of tribal society, and improve the lives of individual Tribal Citizens." Primary responsibility over the last eight years have involved planning and oversight of STA's preschool - 12 grade education, higher education, adult vocational training, and cultural resources departments and programs.
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Cassandra Otero, DPMI Monterey"This program has helped me in my professional career by providing a comprehensive toolkit that I can now use in a variety of contexts and situations"
Gerard Lanzano, DPMI Monterey"It has opened me up to the prospects of work in sustainable development"
Maritza Munzon, DPMI Kenya"The beauty of this whole experience was knowing that what I was working on had the potential of being put into practice someday, and I sincerely hope they are able to somehow benefit from that work."
Below you will find additional information regarding logistics, costs, application and registration for this course.
For any additional questions, connect with us at dpmi@miis.edu or 831-647-6417.
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