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Training of Volunteers for Human Capacity Building in Nigeria
Rose Ekeleme, IAVE Nigeria
In a developing country such as Nigeria, Information Technology is at its
infancy. We consider Information Technology as a vital and important aspect of
developing the human capacity of our volunteers and therefore must be fully
utilized. This is the essence of the training programme which helps us develop
human capacity for volunteering and to mobilize volunteers for more effective
communication.
In Nigeria there are many nongovernmental agencies -- 90% of which are managed
by professional and non-volunteers and only 10% by actual volunteers. And
because many of these volunteers have not received the training, they abandon
volunteering after a few experiences. It is this gap in ignorance and commitment
that our training programme tends to fill.
Our first training programme was to train 25 trainers (leaders in their various
organizations). The major topics covered are: Who is a volunteers? What are
specific roles of volunteers? How do volunteers influence the society? How do
they share information? What is the importance of networking? How can
Information Technology be used to build up the organization? Dos and donts about
volunteering. Problems encountered during volunteering and possible solutions to
these problems. Impact of volunteer service on society. Recruitment of
volunteers. Sharing of information through technology.
The 25 trainers returned to their various cities and trained 1000 volunteers
from 36 states in Nigeria. Information Communication Technology and Procedures
constitute an integral part of the training. Because these volunteers belong to
various organizations, they will communicate the information to their other
linkage organization located within Nigeria in other countries.