Sustainable Development Policy Institute

• Introduction
• Who should attend?
• Objectives
• Methodology
• Medium of instructions
• Contents
• Resource person
• Deadline for registration
• Registration fee
• Discount
• Withdrawal requests
• Cancellation/postponement
• Award of certificates
• Time
• Further information
• Registration form

Introduction
Organizations that depend on external funding to achieve their objectives have to apply to various sources to obtain project funding. However, most organizations are often not aware of the basic requirements of a project proposal. As a result, a project proposal may be rejected or unnecessarily delayed because it does not meet the required criteria. The present workshop is designed to help participants to understand the basic principles and formats of writing an effective project proposal. It will provide them with the opportunity to prepare, present and defend a project proposal.

Who should attend

• Managers involved in project planning and management,social and infrastructure development
• Representatives of national and international NGOs, academia and government officials.
• Policy and decision makers

Objectives
By the end of the Workshop participants will be able to:

• Understand the components of a project proposal;
• Apply the project planning tools in writing proposals;
• Develop a proposal according to the required format;
• Apply appropriate writing skills for better proposal quality; and
• Present and defend their proposals.

Methodology
It will be an interactive, experiential and participatory workshop comprising informal lectures, discussions, individual exercises and group work to develop project proposals.

Medium of instructions
English will be the medium of instruction for this workshop. However, an effort will be made to conduct the workshop using both English and Urdu.

Contents

• Project Planning Tools
  • Situational analysis to develop project concept
  • Logical framework analysis (LFA)
• Project proposal preparation
  • Background information required
  • Project need
  • Project description
  • Budget
  • Organizational information
  • Do’s and don’ts of a proposals
• Principles of effective writing
• Preparation of project budget
• Preparation of a project proposal and presentations (group work)

Resource person
Zahir Uddin Butt, the lead trainer, holds masters degrees in economics, political science and public administration. He is a Certified Human Resource Professional from Canada. He did specialized courses on project management, monitoring and evaluation of projects from Ryerson University Canada. He has a diverse NGO, public and private sector background, having worked as a project planning officer, project administrator, management consultant, trainer and HR consultant over the last 14 years in Pakistan and Canada. He has also been a visiting faculty member with the University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Allama Iqbal Open University, Preston University and Greenwich University, Islamabad. Currently he is working with SDPI as a Master Trainer. He will be assisted by co-trainers and guest speakers.

Deadline for registration
Completed Registration forms should reach the Program Support Officer via fax or mail latest by 30 January 2006. The institute will confirm registration upon receipt of fee by a return fax. Please use a separate registration form for each nominee. Please note that seats are limited and applicants will be registered on a first come, first served basis. Registration will close if all the seats are taken up before the last date.

Registration fee
Rs 9,500 per participant.

Discount
25% discount is available to the following:

• SDPI members
• HRDN members on each nomination (HRDN members should send their nominations through HRDN secretariat)
• PEP partners on each nomination
• Students registering through their institutions
• Other organizations registering 2 or more persons

Withdrawal requests will be processed as under:

10 or more days before workshop	Full refund
Nine to four days before workshop	75 percent refund
Three days before workshop	50 percent refund
Two or less days before workshop	No refund

Cancellation/postponement
SDPI reserves the right to cancel or postpone the workshop if circumstances require. In such an event, SDPI will ensure that registered participants are informed as soon as possible. SDPI will also refund registration fees according to our refund procedures.

Award of certificates

• Trainees successfully completing 85 percent of the instructional sessions will be awarded completion certificates.
• Trainees who for genuine reasons are unable of complete 85 percent attendance but attend 60 to 84 percent instructional sessions will be given partial attendance certificates.
• Trainees attending less than 60 percent of instructional sessions will be given letters specifying the sessions that they attended.

Time
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (daily)

Further information
For further details, please contact Program Support Officer, SDPI at Tel. 92-51-2278134 or fax: 92-51-2278135.

Registration form
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