Hello All, Franklin Quijano here. May I share with you an invitation from Lebanon for an Arabic speaking OST facilitator.
Looking forward for a supportive response. Blessings. Franklin Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Gimaidee Ann <[email protected]> > Date: 23 October 2018 at 2:17:06 PM GMT+8 > To: [email protected] > Cc: Franklin Quijano <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Open Space faciliation in Dec 3-5th in Beirut, Lebanon > > Dear Catrin, > > Hi! Thanks for sharing and giving me a glimpse of how the Forum ZFD event on > the 3rd-5th of December would look like. I have to say that I am not a > licensed expert of OST (Open Space Technology) and I and my local > organization, Pailig Development Foundation, Inc. were just blessed to have > been trained by Atty. Franklin M. Quijano, one of the OST licensed experts in > the country. After our training, we have practically used OST in our > strategic planning, community dialogues, and consultations on the Bangsamoro > Basic Law on 2014 where the consolidated results where hand-in to the BTC > Chair then Mohaqer Iqbal. As to experience in the Middle East, I only got the > chance for 2 hours lay over at Doha International Airport J and that would > mean, I can’t fluently speak any Arabic word except for a few common words > such as shukran, “habibi” and the Islamic praise “Allahu Akbar”. > > On your 3 days event, it’s a great idea to bring together your colleagues > especially local partners and other organizations working on community > empowerment and mobilization with the purpose of learning from one another’s > experiences. I got the chance to experience the same purpose at the > Professional Exchange on Peace Pedagogy held recently at Zinzendorfhaus, > Neudientendorf, Germany early October this year. > > Since you are considering OST as your process, are you already familiar with > its purpose and principles? In my experience, all the things that you > envision to happen in the event can be covered with the OST process as long > as the Theme of the event is clearly defined, and asking the > right/appropriate questions based on your theme. I would suggest that, > everybody should be oriented first with the OST before using it. For example, > on the first day in the morning you have the welcome address by > (host/organizers) and rationale of the event) followed by a creative > introduction of participants (can also include the expectation check), > setting of house rules, then a brief orientation on the OST purpose and > principles. Once everybody is on the same page on OST, the facilitator can > apply the process with the event’s theme and well-crafted questions. The > most crucial part here is the formulation of the theme and questions which > would also stemmed from the goal and objectives of the event like the > coming together, learning from another’s context /challenges > /issues/motivations. > > I am willing to share with you what I learned and experience on the OST the > best I can, and Atty. Franklin can do more whom I cc’d in this email and > could probably refer you to his international contacts of OST licensed > practitioners who could speak Arabic. > > > > Have a great week ahead! > > > > Sincerely, > Mai > > Gimaidee Ann "Mai" C. Moya > Acting Managing Director > Pailig Development Foundation, Inc. > 0076 b/c Tino Badelles St., Palao, Iligan City | 9200 Philippines > (+63) 917 716 9933 | (+63) 919 466 5846 | (+63) 223 8841 > [email protected] | [email protected] > > "God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself because it is > not there. There is no such thing." - C.S. Lewis > > > >> On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 8:57 PM Catrin Fröehlich <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Dear Gimaidee, >> >> I am referring to the email you received from Jayshree. I am Miriam's >> colleague and the person who is organising the conference in December. >> >> The plan is to bring different organisations that work on community >> organising/mobilising together. forumZFD (a German-based NGO) as the >> organiser is interested in bringing together some colleagues from Jordan >> and Iraq, our local partners and other organisations working on >> community empowerment/mobilisation/organisation. >> >> Our hope is that we will all learn from each other and hopefully decide >> to support each other and share experience in the future. Ideally we >> would love to help establish a network but we don't want to push this in >> the center of the event as we first want to see what issues/challenges >> and interests/motivations are in the room. >> >> I can send you more information later but I wonder if you would >> generally be interested in potentially facilitating this and if you have any >> experiences working in the Middle East and if you can faciliate in Arabic. >> >> The event is planned for 3-5 December. >> We believe that we need the first morning for introductions (maybe world >> cafe style or something creative). In the afternoon we would collect and >> discuss topics open space style. >> On the second day we want to go deeper and have discussed different methods >> but not yet decided on one (maybe something like bar-camps with suggested >> topics by the participants might be cool for parts of the day) >> On 5th of December we will probably offer different options like tours and >> visits or more in-depth working groups. >> >> It would be great to hear from you on that. Maybe you could already give me >> a rough indication of your fees and potential expenses and send me some >> references? >> >> With all the best wishes, >> Catrin >> >> >> -- >> forumZFD >> Committed to Peace >> >> Catrin Fröhlich >> Programme Area Manager - Community Mobilising | Beirut office (Programme >> Lebanon) >> >> Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V.|Forum Civil Peace Service >> forumZFD e.v. >> منتدى خدمة السلام المدنية ج. م. (مرسوم رقم 4569 تاريخ 27/10/2016) >> >> >> Moukarzel Bldg.(Ground floor) | Museum Square (Mathaf/behind monop') | >> Beirut | Lebanon >> phone + 961 1 425 351 | mobil (LBN) + 961 71 90 25 42 | skype cat.frog >> >> http://www.forumZFD.de >> http://lebanon.forumzfd.org/ >> https://www.facebook.com/forumZFDLebanon >> >> Executive Board: Oliver Knabe (Chair), Alexander Mauz, Sonja >> Wiekenberg-Mlalandle >> VR 17651 Amtsgericht Köln >> >> Donations: IBAN DE37 3702 0500 0008 2401 01 BIC BFSWDE33XXX >> >> >> >> >> -------- Forwarded Message -------- >> Subject: FW: Open space >> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 09:34:55 +0000 >> From: Boot, Jayshree GIZ PH <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>, Gimaidee Ann Cadotdot-Moya >> <[email protected]> <[email protected]> >> CC: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> >> >> Dear Miriam, Dear Mai (nickname of Gimaidee), >> >> >> >> I am very pleased indeed to introduce you to each other and can exchange >> with each other for inspiration on peacebuilding, and particularly to answer >> your questions regarding Open Space Technology (OST). (note: I am therefore >> forwarding the email from Miriam to Gimaidee.) I can assure both of you that >> you can have a fun and fruitful exchanges on many topics. >> >> >> >> Gimaidee is Acting Managing Director of Pailig Development Foundation, Inc, >> my former partner organization. She is familiar with forumZFD and met one of >> your colleagues when she was trained at the Forum Akademie last year. >> >> >> >> I recommend Gimaidee as we had utilized the OST together on many occasions >> in GIZ CPS projects in Mindanao. Gimaidee is also in contact with a Filipino >> accredited OST consultant who had guided us, Mr. Franklin M. Quijano. He is >> an alumni member of the Pailig Academy for Grassroots Democracy and offered >> us experiential training and mentoring on OST. >> >> >> >> I hope that this will suffice in opening up a conversation between you >> both.. ;-) >> >> >> >> Fyi Miriam, So lovely to hear from you. I have cc’ed my private email into >> this message. Mark and I shall be leaving the Philippines in December. I >> actually am only at work for 2 more weeks in early December. So hope to keep >> in contact with you through my personal email address. >> >> >> >> Lots of love, >> >> >> >> Jayshree >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Miriam [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 9:35 PM >> To: Boot, Jayshree GIZ PH <[email protected]> >> Subject: Open space >> >> >> >> Hi Jayshree, >> >> >> >> How are you? How is everything in the Philippines? Its Miriam. We met during >> the facilitation meeting of Zena-Gabrielle Hailu and the RFT in Palestine. I >> remember that you once spoke about the "open space format" during the >> facilitation workshop. It happens that my team is preparing a conference >> with such a format. I was wondering if you know any great facilitators >> specialized on open space? >> >> Would be great hearing from you! We are grateful for any help. >> >> Best wishes from Beirut, >> >> Miriam >> >> -- >> forumZFD >> Committed to Peace >> >> Miriam Modalal >> Project Coordinator | Beirut office (Programme Lebanon) >> >> Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V. | Forum Civil Peace Service >> منتدى خدمة السلام المدنية ج. م. (مرسوم رقم 4569 تاريخ 27/10/2016) >> >> Moukarzel Bldg. (Ground floor) | Museum Square (Mathaf), Beirut | Lebanon >> phone + 961 1 425 351 >> >> http://www.forumZFD.de >> http://lebanon.forumzfd.org/ >> https://www.facebook.com/forumZFDLebanon >> >> Oliver Knabe (Chair), Alexander Mauz, Sonja Wiekenberg-Mlalandle >> VR 17651 Amtsgericht Köln >> >> Donations: IBAN DE37 3702 0500 0008 2401 01 BIC BFSWDE33XXX >> Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH; >> Sitz der Gesellschaft Bonn und Eschborn/Registered offices Bonn and >> Eschborn, Germany; >> Registergericht/Registered at Amtsgericht Bonn, Germany; >> Eintragungs-Nr./Registration no. HRB 18384 und/and Amtsgericht Frankfurt am >> Main, Germany; Eintragungs-Nr./Registration no. HRB 12394; >> USt-IdNr./VAT ID no. DE 113891176; >> Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats/Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Martin >> Jäger, Staatssekretaer/State Secretary; >> Vorstand/Management Board: Tanja Goenner (Vorstandssprecherin/Chair of the >> Management Board), Dr. Christoph Beier (Stellv. Vorstandssprecher/Vice-Chair >> of the Management Board)
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