Design For Change - Developing active, empathetic and creative thinkers in Laos
DFC Laos uses an established experiential education model in the Lao context to inspire and empower students to be agents of change.
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Sobre tu organización
Nombre de la organización
Particapatory Development Training Centre (PADETC)
Sitio web de la organización
País de la organización
Laos, VT, Vientiane
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Laos, VT, Vientiane
Tu organización es
Sin fines de lucro
Tu rol en la Educación
Otro.
Tipo de escuela(s) afiliada(s) con tu solución:
Privada (con pago de matrícula)
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
Más de 5 años
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Innovación
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Inicio (iniciativa piloto que acaba de empezar a ponerse en práctica)
¿Hace cuánto que viene operando tu organización?
Operando menos de un año
La necesidad: ¿Cuál es el problema que tratas de solucionar?
The Lao education system does not foster the development of youth who are able to think critically and creatively, see things from others perspectives, empathize, solve problems for themselves, work independently, or collaborate with others. DFC responds directly to the ministry's vision for education by providing a child-centered, experiential and holistic process that engages students and fosters empathy, critical thinking, independence and community service. This will be beneficial to the development of Laos over the next years, and ensure that the youth are encouraged by the education system to be problem solvers, and reduce the reliance on foreign influence in the development process, while at the same time engaging students and their communities in education in general.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
We will use Design for Change (DFC)(an established project-based learning program) in the Lao context with a group of 7 schools. DFC puts children at the centre of learning. It engages and empowers children by asking what bothers them, and by empathizing with people affected by that problem, they work together in small groups to design and implement creative solutions. We will support our pilot schools through the process this year, and their stories and experiences will be shared in Laos and with DFC world to promote DFC to the community and encourage other schools to participate in the future. As children choose issues that directly affect them, and must work with the people connected to those problems, they invariably involve the wider community in school activities. In the future, the stories from participating schools will be used to encourage the Ministry of Education to implement Design for Change, with the ultimate goal to have DFC as part of the national curriculum.
El Modelo: Muéstranos a través de un ejemplo específico cómo tu solución hace una diferencia, incluye tus actividades primarias
On a large scale, this will hopefully impact the education system as a whole, providing a project-based approach to learning which has not been seen in Lao schools before.
On an individual school level, DFC impacts every child that is involved. The DFC process - FEEL (identify problems, understand root causes and gain empathy), IMAGINE (generate solutions that tackle the root causes of your problem), DO (implement your solutions) and SHARE (reflect on the process and tell others what you have done)- has empathy, change and collaboration at its heart. Our curriculum and trainings, as well as mentoring, guides schools through this process. We share progress through facebook and our website, and the videos, readers and documentary will also help us to share the inspiration.
At Sompanya School, one of the DFC challenge schools, the issue of exclusion and bullying came up in the feel stage, and in order to generate solutions, the students prepared for a week to understand the root causes and perspectives of all parties involved. They brainstormed positive and negative behaviours towards others, role played situations where people were included and excluded, made a strength quilt to focus on the positives of all members of the group, and watched a video on bullying. This enabled them to gain empathy for victims and bullies, see themselves as part of the problem and the solutions, and see how empowering positive behaviour can be. This has led them to generate meaningful and powerful solutions which promote solidarity, inclusion and friendship at their school.
El mercado: ¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? Identifica a otros que también estén trabajando para dar respuesta a las necesidades que tú abordas y en qué te diferencias de ellos. ¿Cuáles son los desafíos que estos jugadores podrían representar para tu éxito o crecimiento?
There are no direct competitors in Laos who are implementing DFC specifically or an empathy based project style of learning; however, others are engaged in trying to improve the state of the Lao education system to be more holistic and promote active and experiential learning in general. These are not so much competitors as peers, as we can learn from the best practice of others in terms of implementation and dealing with government officials.
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DFC Laos uses an established experiential education model in the Lao context to inspire and empower students to be agents of change.
Identifica lo que es innovador en tu solución en 1-2 frases cortas. [136 caracteres/25 palabras]
DFC asks children to express themselves, empathise and think and in a way that is vastly different to standard Lao education model.
Impacto social
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¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
Design for Change was implemented with one school in 2011, and this story has inspired 7 more schools to take the DFC Challenge. In 2012 the team has run introductory workshops, process training, and we are currently mentoring schools through the feel stage of the process. By participating in DFC schools are providing students with an engaging project based learning experience and a chance to realise that they too can make a difference. Students are getting the chance to engage in their own education and at the same time learning valuable life skills of gaining empathy, problem solving, teamwork and communication skills. Teachers too, while guiding students through this process, are more engaged and developing themselves professionally by increasing their exposure to experiential learning and ability to guide students through careful questioning techniques.
While in its infancy and still in need of refinement, the response to DFC so far in Laos has been positive.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 1-3 años?
In 2012 we plan to mentor these 7 schools through the DFC challenge, collect videos, promote and share stories through a video and documentary screening, showcase DFC at the Asia-Europe People's Forum and if funding permits, produce DFC readers in Lao language to promote literacy and give something back to the schools that have participated. In the next 2 to 3 years, we would hope to secure support from the Ministry of Education in Laos, to scale up the project and use the stories and experiences from this year to improve our training and support and involve more schools in the challenge, especially rural schools. If continued funding is secured, we will continue the production of readers in Lao language to promote literacy and continue the SHARE stage of DFC to inspire others to join.
Las iniciativas ganadoras presentan un plan fuerte de cómo van a alcanzar y realizar un seguimiento del crecimiento. Identifica tus metas a seis meses para el crecimiento de tu impacto
DFC Challenge 2012 completed, DFC documentary completed and documentary and videos ready for screening
Identifica tres grandes tareas que tendrás que completar para llegar a las metas de seis meses.
Tarea 1
Monitor the progress of 7 schools involved by phone, email and school visits (individual mentoring)
Tarea 2
Facilitate the filming at each school for Patoo Industries filmmakers , monitor the progress of the documentary production
Tarea 3
Gather videos from challenge participants, secure venue and promote screening event (documentary and videos) during AEPF
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
Meet and present DFC to the Ministry of Education
Identifica tres grandes tareas que tendrás que completar para llegar a tu meta de impacto a 12 meses
Tarea 1
Reversion the Lao toolkit, curriculum, training videos, Lao DFC documentary and examples of school participation
Tarea 2
Prepare presentation within team, partner with PADETC staff to assist in meeting
Tarea 3
Arrange meeting, present ideas and encourage the use of DFC as a project based learning element of the national curriculum
Historia de la fundación: Queremos saber acerca del momento en el que hiciste "¡Ajá!". Comparte la historia de dónde y cuándo el/los fundador(es) vio (vieron) el potencial de esta solución para cambiar el mundo.
Having watched Kiran Bir Sethi’s inspiring talk on TED.com in 2010 and then discovering the Design For Change website Anfernee was excited by the "I Can" message of DFC, as well as the power of what the children showcased in Kiran's talk had done in India. Anfernee saw DFC as a potential solution to the challenges being faced in schools in Laos where traditionally teachers spoke and students listened. Here was an opportunity to allow students to express matters that really bothered them and then to go out and do something about it!
Sostenibilidad
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DFC Laos is partnered by PADETC, which is a non-profit Lao organisation which works predominantly in the areas of education for sustainable development, social enterprise, youth volunteers and sustainable agriculture. PADETC has a close working relationship and MoU with the Lao Ministry of Education, as well as experience working with a range of development actors including UN agencies, INGOs, local non-profit associations, civil society organisations and local communities.
¿Qué tipo de equipo (personal, voluntarios, etc.) te asegurará que logres las metas de crecimiento identificadas en la sección de Impacto social/i>?
The core team is 7 people currently and for 2012, we anticipate that we can manage the 7 schools and the challenge. Depending on funding outcomes, we plan to hire project staff if the production of books and rural expansion goes ahead. PADETC has an extensive youth volunteer network and schools network which can be tapped into for delivery of training and monitoring of future challenges.
Por favor, pon en claro las necesidades u ofertas que hayas mencionado anteriormente y/o sugiere categorías de apoyo que no están especificadas en la lista
PADETC is always keen to connect with and learn from other individuals or organisations doing similar work and trying to achieve common goals. We would be happy to hear from and share experiences with such people for mutual benefits.
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