Since 2003, Global Health Action has offered regular Design, Management, and Evaluation (DM&E) courses in Africa. To date, there have been more than 20 DM&E courses, which have trained health professionals, program managers, and community leaders from 30 African countries. Annual courses designed for English- or French-speakers have been held in Kenya, Ghana, and Senegal, with other countries scheduled for coming years.

This 10-day DM&E course, with a typical class size of 25 participants, covers the fundamental concepts and tools for developing, managing, and sustaining HIV/AIDS programs. The course addresses four interrelated topics:

Course participants acquire knowledge and skills that are applicable to existing or newly-designed projects or programs. The course also specifically addresses the challenges and factors that influence the success of Africa-based programs and projects.

Purpose

To enable health professionals, program managers, and other course participants to learn and practice the programmatic tools and practical skills required to lead, develop, design, manage, monitor, and evaluate sustainable community-based HIV/AIDS projects.

Objectives — Participants will:

Training Methodologies and Working Techniques

This course – and all of Global Health Action’s trainings – emphasizes practical and experiential learning and includes:

Course Facilitators

Global Health Action’s facilitators are professionals with extensive field experience in international health, community-based health, social sciences, and collaborative partnerships.

The Global Health Action Network

In addition to the knowledge, skills, and practice gained during the course and the take-away manual, hand-outs, and other resources that are included, each course graduate becomes part of the Global Health Action Network and its mission to combat HIV/AIDS. Graduates are also invited to participate in GHA’s website discussion group, where they can:

Seed Grants

After graduation, course participants are eligible to submit a proposal and compete for a $5,000 seed grant for their organization to implement a community-based HIV/AIDS project. One organization per course is awarded a grant, and every proposal and project receives constructive feedback from the GHA trainers, with ideas and suggestions to improve the project and plan.

Who will benefit?

The course is intended primarily for ministry and public health officials, program managers, project directors, and other health professionals who are responsible for program development and management. For instance:

Costs

One price covers course tuition, the training manual, all hand-outs and educational tools, and transportation for local site visits, as well as lunch, and morning and afternoon snack breaks for all ten days of the course. The price also includes follow-up through the GHA Network.

Participants are responsible for their own travel costs and visas and for securing and paying for their accommodations and incidentals. GHA can provide a list of nearby affordably-priced lodging options.