However there has been a strong bias that exists in all three spheres, which include Personal, Professional and Institutional biases. There is a perceived relation of and lowers’ that exists in the society among different actors. ‘uppers Some examples of such biases are Professional attitudes Doctors are favoured over Teachers – Institutional attitudes Bank is favoured over NGOs – Personal attitudes Men are favoured over Women – For CLTS to succeed, our personal attitude, professional attitude and our institutional attitude must change. In CLTS we need to consider each other as equals and we need to learn from the community sincerely. The success of CLTS depends on fine balance between three founding blocks: Right Attitude and Behaviour, An enabling environment and Effective administration of CLTS tools and techniques. Dos and Don’ts Such behavioural traits were understood through the role-play exercise. The trainees were divided into four groups and each one was given a separate assignment of non-verbal role-plays. The first group was assigned the role-play of Seriously Top down approach, the second one was assigned the Top down approach, third the Friendly approach and the fourth group was given the Participatory approach. These role-plays were analyzed in the group and following riders emerged as Do’s and Don’ts for CLTS facilitation. Dos Don’ts Greetings Dominate Smiling Wagging hand to discourage people Inviting Only one way instruction Listening No care to insiders observation Attending Lecturing clapping Finger Pointing Accommodating Showing superior attitude Mingle with people Making Angry Face Shaking hands Line of divide from Community Waving hands Dragging someone to meeting Encouraging Drinking (carried from outside) Respect to local culture Ignoring the and elders Saying good bye before leaving the Communicating with chief or few persons community No attention to community members Putting hands in pocket
However there has been a strong bias that exists in all three spheres, which include Personal, Professional and Institutional biases. There is a perceived relation of ‘uppers and lowers’ that exists in the society among different actors. Some examples of such biases are Professional attitudes – Doctors are favoured over Teachers Institutional attitudes – Bank is favoured over NGOs Personal attitudes – Men are favoured over Women For CLTS to succeed, our personal attitude, professional attitude and our institutional attitude must change. In CLTS we need to consider each other as equals and we need to learn from the community sincerely. The success of CLTS depends on fine balance between three founding blocks: Right Attitude and Behaviour, An enabling environment and Effective administration of CLTS tools and techniques. Dos and Don’ts Such behavioural traits were understood through the role-play exercise. The trainees were divided into four groups and each one was given a separate assignment of non-verbal role-plays. The first group was assigned the role-play of Seriously Top down approach, the second one was assigned the Top down approach, third the Friendly approach and the fourth group was given the Participatory approach. These role-plays were analyzed in the group and following riders emerged as Do’s and Don’ts for CLTS facilitation. Dos Don’ts Greetings Smiling Inviting Listening Attending clapping Accommodating Mingle with people Shaking hands Waving hands Encouraging Respect to local culture Saying good bye before leaving the community Dominate Wagging hand to discourage people Only one way instruction No care to insiders observation Lecturing Finger Pointing Showing superior attitude Making Angry Face Line of divide from Community Dragging someone to meeting Drinking (carried from outside) Ignoring the and elders Communicating with chief or few persons No attention to community members Putting hands in pocket
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