RAIN WORKER TRAINING
beginner workshop
In a 5‑day beginner workshop the participants, who already work in the social, education or medical field, learn core content regarding family planning and sexual and reproductive health. Our trainers are gynaecologists who volunteer to share their knowledge and have been previously trained themselves as Rain Workers. Our workshops are organized in coöperation with local NGOs.
We provide a workshop folder that has been developed for individuals as educational material, and is available in English, French and Arabic. Depending on specific needs, our workshop materials can also be translated into other local languages.
IMPLEMENTATION
Certified Rain Workers are granted a 12-month stipend, and in return agree to conduct two or more outreach sessions a month that help educate and inform members of their community regarding family planning and health. Rain Workers organize sessions in schools, youth groups, neighbourhood meetings, health centres, and work with religious institutions, women’s and men’s groups, street children, teenage mothers, HIV support groups, and Uncut Girls Groups. Our Rain Workers are required to submit monthly reports to Aktion Regen, so that we can determine how we can best provide support and adapt the training curriculum with consideration to local social and cultural customs and ways of communicating.
probation time
After completing the Beginner Workshop, the trainees meet once a month with their local supervisor to go through the previously learnt material and further consolidate learnings. During these meetings, the trainees present the content they have learnt and use the Aktion Regen Tools to demonstrate the knowledge acquired. The groups also discuss together where, when, and how outreach programmes will be undertaken after the training is completed. For these monthly meetings Aktion Regen or the cooperating partner organization provide a stipend for each participant, to cover transport, meals, and where necessary, accommodation.
WORKSHOP Manual
We are happy if other organizations / institutions / NGOs would like to use our workshop folder. Please get in touch with us!
Advanced Workshop
After the six-month probationary period, during which the trainees confirm their commitment to the “Knowledge as a Chance”-training, another 5‑day Advanced Workshop takes place. This second workshop serves the purpose of consolidating learnings and expanding on previous content. Practical exercises and role-plays take also place.
Following the workshop learnings, trainees take an exam to test their understanding of the material covered. Certified Rain Workers receive an Aktion Regen Tool Kit, a Workshop folder, a series of informative leaflets and a Rain Worker shirt and may begin outreach activities with local communities.
we have achieved
30 years of practical knowledge transfer
5 Big Rain Tools for taboo-free education
Almost 700 certified Rain Workers
Projects in 12 African countries (Senegal, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania)
500 000 people received valuable information regarding family planning since 2009
500.000 aufgeklärte und sensibilisierte Menschen seit 2009
Become a project partner of Aktion Regen!
If you would like to coöperate with Aktion Regen, we can train your team on the following topics: sexual and reproductive health, education / contraception / family planning, HIV/AIDS prevention, FGM — risks and prevention — please contact us.
Please contact Dr. Ines Kohl, Secretary General and overall programme manager, at the Head Office: ines.kohl@aktionregen.at, ++43 / 1 / 720 66 20.
We look forward to meeting you as a new project partner!