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Participatory training methods: what does it mean?


 It is widely recognized that education and training hold the key that will allow women to participate in decision-making in their societies and to achieve sustainable development. In 1990, the gender gap in education was officially recognized, and it was agreed that universal access to basic education would occur by the year 2000. Despite progress, this goal will not be met. Thus, women's groups and nongovernmental organizations will have to provide access for women to the information, knowledge, and skills they need, and many agencies have developed training courses and training modules directed towards specific groups of women or used in combination with the transfer of specific technologies. Women's groups are increasingly using participatory education techniques because participation creates the opportunity of facilitating more respectful communication between trainers and trainees. It is not easy, however, to institute a participatory method because trainers must also be able to learn and adjust and because it is very time consuming to "support from behind" instead of "leading from the front." In order to rescue "participation" from the realm of fashionable terms with no basis in reality, it will be necessary to exchange information about experiences with this technique that is demanding but essential for creating the self-esteem that women require in order to assume a full role in society.
