25. September 2025, 13:00 – 17:00 CET, Online
Impact orientation ensures that resources are used efficiently, interventions achieve their intended objectives, and have a positive influence on the living conditions of local communities. Observing impacts focuses on identifying, describing, and measuring changes brought about by the outcomes of development cooperation interventions. On the project level, impact orientation means considering the effects of initiatives from the outset, in collaboration with partners and target groups. On the organizational level, it involves fostering learning through monitoring and evaluation processes.
Content
This training of trainers and multipliers is aimed at anyone working in development cooperation, humanitarian aid or peacebuilding who would like to expand their skills in facilitating a meeting on impact orientation. We will cover the topics of attitude of a good facilitator, meeting preparation, conducting the meeting in an effective and participative way as well as key questions for reflecting monitoring data.
Participants will gain an insight into facilitation tools and creating trust for a learning environment. This will not be a training on impact orientation, thus participants should already have a basic understanding of impact orientation beforehand.
Target Group
Target group are employees of German development (I)NGOs and their partner-organizations working in the development sector, who want to convey impact orientation in their team or their partner organisations. Participants should already have a basic understanding of impact orientation - which has been acquired either by attending a VENRO basic module or similar training courses. We kindly ask you to share this invitation with your partner organisations. Tandems of German employees and partners are welcome.
Trainer
Beate Holthusen has worked for more than 25 years as a development consultant, process advisor, trainer, and moderator. Her areas of expertise include planning, monitoring and evaluation, impact orientation, and quality assurance.
Location
Online (Zoom)
Format
The workshop consists of a four-hour online session and will be conducted in English. Participation in the training session is limited.
The VENRO Guidelines for Development Cooperation Project and Program Work
The eight VENRO Guidelines (here is a short video) describe the shared understanding of quality among VENRO member organizations, which are committed to aligning their project and program work in the Global South with these standards. We continuously offer training sessions on individual guidelines to support practical implementation. This training focuses on Guideline No. 8: Achieving Sustainable Positive Impacts.
Costs
Participation in the training is free of charge. Registration is binding.
Registration
Please register here by 31st of August, 2025. (Registration opens in the beginning of August).
Please note that your registration does not guarantee participation. You will receive confirmation of your admission to the course one to two weeks after registration.
If you have any questions, please contact Erzsébet Lajos (e.lajos(at)venro.org).