interactive and participatory, respecting the learners as adults who bring their own knowledge and experience to the training focused on skills, allowing time for role plays to practice listening and talking to community members, to practice using job aids to strengthen promotion, and to practice dealing with questions or objections from community members allowing for experience sharing among trainees, so that they can learn from each other and find solutions to challenges together Supportive Supervision and Quality Assurance In addition to training Activists each month, Mentors and Activist Coordinators will plan and implement a rotation system so that they can observe each Activist periodically as they conduct their activities. Supportive Supervision—observing someone at work and providing positive feedback, with constructive suggestions for improvement—is a way of ensuring that the interventions are being implemented with quality, as well as helping workers or volunteers to feel valued and motivated to do well. DIP Supplement E. contains a sample supportive supervision guide which can be adapted and used to help Mentors and Activist Coordinators to provide effective supportive supervision. As the program continues, SPRING should continue working with Activists, Mentors, and Activist Coordinators to find simple and low cost methods for maintaining motivation, and recognizing and rewarding excellent performance and innovative ideas, allowing for input and creativity of Activists within their local areas. These methods can be documented as part of SPRING’s program learning. Monitoring and Reporting SPRING has developed monthly planning and reporting forms for Activists to use, with the support of Activist Coordinators and Mentors. Mentors will collate information from Activists and share it with the M&E team. SPRING should make opportunities to share Activist data back to Activists, families, and communities to build awareness of the investments in nutrition going on by SPRING and the government of Kyrgyzstan. This can help to keep Activists motivated, and build community ownership of their own health and nutrition. List of DIP Supplements Updated Table of Monthly Topics, Channels, and Materials for Activists Updated List of Training and SBCC Materials Sample pre-testing tool for adaptation Sample creative brief for adaptation
interactive and participatory, respecting the learners as adults who bring their own knowledge and experience to the training focused on skills, allowing time for role plays to practice listening and talking to community members, to practice using job aids to strengthen promotion, and to practice dealing with questions or objections from community members allowing for experience sharing among trainees, so that they can learn from each other and find solutions to challenges together Supportive Supervision and Quality Assurance In addition to training Activists each month, Mentors and Activist Coordinators will plan and implement a rotation system so that they can observe each Activist periodically as they conduct their activities. Supportive Supervision—observing someone at work and providing positive feedback, with constructive suggestions for improvement—is a way of ensuring that the interventions are being implemented with quality, as well as helping workers or volunteers to feel valued and motivated to do well. DIP Supplement E. contains a sample supportive supervision guide which can be adapted and used to help Mentors and Activist Coordinators to provide effective supportive supervision. As the program continues, SPRING should continue working with Activists, Mentors, and Activist Coordinators to find simple and low cost methods for maintaining motivation, and recognizing and rewarding excellent performance and innovative ideas, allowing for input and creativity of Activists within their local areas. These methods can be documented as part of SPRING’s program learning. Monitoring and Reporting SPRING has developed monthly planning and reporting forms for Activists to use, with the support of Activist Coordinators and Mentors. Mentors will collate information from Activists and share it with the M&E team. SPRING should make opportunities to share Activist data back to Activists, families, and communities to build awareness of the investments in nutrition going on by SPRING and the government of Kyrgyzstan. This can help to keep Activists motivated, and build community ownership of their own health and nutrition. List of DIP Supplements Updated Table of Monthly Topics, Channels, and Materials for Activists Updated List of Training and SBCC Materials Sample pre-testing tool for adaptation Sample creative brief for adaptation