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Orealla/ Siparuta leaders briefed on importance of team and partnership building

May 23, 2013 News

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much” This was the main thrust of a three-day workshop/ seminar at Orealla in Region Six (East Berbice Corentyne) last week.
The seminar on team and partnership building was conducted by Global Perspective Inc. a local Consultancy   which specializes in energizing a bottom-up approach to community development.
The participants were Village Councillors of the Orealla/Siparuta  District Council, loggers in the  villages, Community Forest Association and leaders of community groups  including youth groups and sports clubs in the area.
The three-day workshop was held under the patronage of the European Union-funded Chainsaw Milling Project, which is being executed by Tropenbos International through local partner the Forestry Training Centre Incorporated.
Tropenbos International,   based in the Netherlands,   was established in 1986 in response to concerns about the disappearance and degradation of tropical rain forests worldwide.
Managing Director of GPI, Audreyanna Thomas, disclosed that GPI generally focuses on bringing more impact, sustainability, structure and definition to development processes at the community level, the aim being an improved quality of life for citizens, especially the poor.
She said that the main objectives of the seminar at Orealla had been to highlight the importance of team work, to build capacity for team building, networking and cohesiveness in the cultural economic and developmental activities of the Council.
Orealla/Siparuta was not the only hinterland/logging community which has benefited from this type of training, Thomas added. Others to date are Kwakwani and Ituni.
The  who attended were briefed on related topics such as  effective communications  for team and partnership building, leadership, developing visions for community development , maintaining and sustaining partnerships , roles and responsibilities of citizens among others and the crafting  of mission statements for personal development.
“The objective was to get them to see the bigger picture; the desirability of putting the interest of the community above that of individuals so that development can be achieved and sustained,” Ms. Thomas of GPI disclosed.

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