On saturday 10 May 2008, turn the tide 4 children trained the attendees in the easy and applicable tool of the Problem tree, and how this could assist in starting an initiative to benefit the community as a whole.
Some evaluation comments
What have you learnt at today’s training event?
- ‘How to tackle situations, how to deal with different problems in our societies, communities’
- ‘As a church we have a responsibility to make a difference in our society’
- ‘I have learned how to identify the needs or problems of children and how to come up with solutions in our society’
- ‘I learn to help the children/youth in my community and change their lives’
- ‘Basic approach in need identification in community’
- ‘It is possible to become effective in my community’
- ‘Don’t assume what the community needs and give them, but go to them and ask them.”How to take care of your communities; church loving community’
- ‘How to identify community’s needs through the Tree method. To go into the community, identify a need our church can meet. Don’t close the church doors during the week, serve the community, church to contribute to morality in community’
- ‘Today I have learned that I can make a difference in my community and in my church even if I’m not a pastor’
What topics would you like to learn more about at future events?
- ‘How to start the project of alleviating poverty and starting support groups for HIV/AIDS clients (the desire is there but lack of resources’
- ‘Building sustainable projects in the church’
- ‘How to get involved with children with their problems; getting training for life skills’
- ‘Steps to take in practically solving problems after identifying; how to be innovative in using what they know and have to teach them’
- ‘Effectively helping the community in ways that can alleviate most of the problems through the church ‘
- ‘How to change the lives of our children in the communities in Godly ways’
- ‘Making the church a faithful contributor towards community upliftment’
- ‘I would like to learn more about how to start support groups or skills development programs and how to get sponsors’