Identifying facilitators and Assistant facilitators and identification of stakeholders for both trainings
  • Sensitization of the Ministry Management on the project for endorsement of the activities as the PA is managed by the government.
  • Identifying facilitators who are knowledgeable about the tools with assistance from IUCN as this was the first time the training were conducted and there was no expertise in the country. 
  • Identifying  assistant facilitators from the Ministry to assist with logistics and interpretation. Assistant facilitators, especially youth should also come from members of the community for them to feel free to provide information and feel the need to implement the findings together.
  • Stakeholders identification for each workshop training was based on the type of data to be collected. The target participants for SAGE training were mostly the local authorities (Chiefs, local council) and other structures  involved in decision making in biodiversity conservation related matters. The target participants for IMET were mostly technical people involved in conservation related issues. Line Ministries were engaged in the training workshop to provide technical expertise on conservation related activities outside PCAs in their respective departments and to agree on the working relations to link conservation inside and outside the PCA
  • Good stakeholder map available allowing informed selection of the relevant people for the assessments
  • Endorsement by the Ministry and Park management for support of the processes

  • Identify possible obstacles and solutions prior to the workshop

  • There is need to invite stakeholders on time to diarise and create time for their participation

  • Sometimes there is need to identify specific people who are involved in projects because they have information that is needed for the process. Ministries sometimes send participants who do not have that information.

  • Considering motivation for participants to keep them throughout the entire period of the workshop (some participants especially community members and the local authorities) 

  • Considering interviewing of the decision makers who are not able to attend the workshop at another time to ensure their input is part of the process.

Planning phase
Local