TREND's stories from the field
With the huge amount of field experience, TREND staff have many stories from the field to tell. Here you will find a collection of these stories
With the huge amount of field experience, TREND staff have many stories from the field to tell. Here you will find a collection of these stories
In this story from the field, Mr. Oliver Frimpong tells about the importance of the integration of hardware and software components in projects and on how hard- and software project staff (should) work together. This is done though 3 lively case studies.
Look here for the final part of the Asutuare Saga: the lessons learnt.
Can't wait to find out what role the gods played in raising the money for the communities contribution for the capital costs of the water project at Asutsuare? The second part of the exiting watsan thriller "The day the gods paid communities' share of the capital costs for a water project at Asutsuare" in now on line.
The area in which the TREND office is located suffers for unreliable, or rather complete lack of water supply. This story tels about how the residents of this area, amongst which some TREND staff members, are dealing with this situiation.
This is the first part of a story from the field by Mr Oliver Frimpong, one of TREND's most experienced Participatory Trainer and Communications and Community Development Expert. It describes his struggle in raising the community's share of the capital costs for a piped water system project and the help he received in that from an unexpected corner.....