This article was written in 2008 while I was working for World Vision Cambodia.
Title: The principle “no right
no wrong” encourages Hong Kim Hon becomes an active staff
Hong Kim Hon, 36, grew up in a
middle-income family. He started working with World Vision Cambodia in 2006 as
a Transformational Development Facilitator (TDF) of Boribo Area Development
Programme (ADP) in Campong Chhnang province.
“Before working with World Vision, I had no idea about development work. I thought it was about service delivery”, says Hong.
“I often went on late-night drinking sprees with my friends. I was an opinionated; I was not a good listener. At home, I thought my wife and my children must listen to me and I didn’t help doing housework. Also, I had low self-esteem and had no drive to go to work, even during the training of Learning for Transformation (LfT) team”, he adds.
Hong shares he got angry easily and within family, he had never cared helping housework because he thought it’s his wife’s work. At workplace, however, he was a completely silent one; he always hesitated sharing ideas within team because he was afraid his idea was not right and it would be ashamed.
Hong Kim Hon joined LfT training from Module 1-8. Learning through Evaluation with Accountability and Planning (LEAP) trainers facilitate field staff members to go on their own transformational development journey in which unlearning becomes as important as learning. Trainers focus on modeling and promoting an empowering process that allows TDFs to actively apply, master and be able to adapt and contextualise critical tools and approaches.
“The first time I attended the training, I was not brave enough to share my ideas. I also never had the chance to apply the tools learned because I was afraid to fail”, Hong reflects.
One of the principles of LEAP trainers in facilitating the modules is the “no right, no wrong” principle. The trainers try to encourage all participants to share their ideas and all ideas are accepted. Thus, there is no right and no wrong in sharing ideas.
“I have observed that the principle worked on Hong’s heart. It was really effective on him. Since then, he always shares his ideas and was open for more ideas from other participants and trainers. All these paved the way for him to fully understand many lessons and experiences in development. I think Hong has become a good model for others TDFs”, shares Ms Tosoth Kong, 30, LEAP trainer team leader.
Hong is very active in supporting other new TDFs in applying tools (LfT tools). He uses some tools in building relationship in the communities.
“I use the tools in “Overnight Stay”, home visits, Open Questions Process, the River of Life and Mind Map with villagers in the communities. I also use micro project on one family by building up on what they have”, Hong said.
Hong encourages communities in making family plans, plan for their children’s welfare and future such as sending them to school and help improve the family income through livelihood projects such as raising chicken.
“I also have plan within my family personally; I leaned that change myself first, then I would change others. I stopped drinking wine and I help my wife doing housework, I cook food for my children when my wife is busy; I wash clothes and clean house. I love my family and I wish my children to work with the communities as I do”, smiles Hong.
“Mr Hong visits my family always; he gives me good advises about hygiene, drinking boiled-water and encourages me to raise chicken and plant vegetables to support my family conditions. He is friendly and helpful. I do family plan with him, all villagers here really like him; and my family considers him as our family members”, said auntie Run Yen, 40, one of villagers in the communities that Hong has worked with, Kampong Chhnang province.
“Before working with World Vision, I had no idea about development work. I thought it was about service delivery”, says Hong.
“I often went on late-night drinking sprees with my friends. I was an opinionated; I was not a good listener. At home, I thought my wife and my children must listen to me and I didn’t help doing housework. Also, I had low self-esteem and had no drive to go to work, even during the training of Learning for Transformation (LfT) team”, he adds.
Hong shares he got angry easily and within family, he had never cared helping housework because he thought it’s his wife’s work. At workplace, however, he was a completely silent one; he always hesitated sharing ideas within team because he was afraid his idea was not right and it would be ashamed.
Hong Kim Hon joined LfT training from Module 1-8. Learning through Evaluation with Accountability and Planning (LEAP) trainers facilitate field staff members to go on their own transformational development journey in which unlearning becomes as important as learning. Trainers focus on modeling and promoting an empowering process that allows TDFs to actively apply, master and be able to adapt and contextualise critical tools and approaches.
“The first time I attended the training, I was not brave enough to share my ideas. I also never had the chance to apply the tools learned because I was afraid to fail”, Hong reflects.
One of the principles of LEAP trainers in facilitating the modules is the “no right, no wrong” principle. The trainers try to encourage all participants to share their ideas and all ideas are accepted. Thus, there is no right and no wrong in sharing ideas.
“I have observed that the principle worked on Hong’s heart. It was really effective on him. Since then, he always shares his ideas and was open for more ideas from other participants and trainers. All these paved the way for him to fully understand many lessons and experiences in development. I think Hong has become a good model for others TDFs”, shares Ms Tosoth Kong, 30, LEAP trainer team leader.
Hong is very active in supporting other new TDFs in applying tools (LfT tools). He uses some tools in building relationship in the communities.
“I use the tools in “Overnight Stay”, home visits, Open Questions Process, the River of Life and Mind Map with villagers in the communities. I also use micro project on one family by building up on what they have”, Hong said.
Hong encourages communities in making family plans, plan for their children’s welfare and future such as sending them to school and help improve the family income through livelihood projects such as raising chicken.
“I also have plan within my family personally; I leaned that change myself first, then I would change others. I stopped drinking wine and I help my wife doing housework, I cook food for my children when my wife is busy; I wash clothes and clean house. I love my family and I wish my children to work with the communities as I do”, smiles Hong.
“Mr Hong visits my family always; he gives me good advises about hygiene, drinking boiled-water and encourages me to raise chicken and plant vegetables to support my family conditions. He is friendly and helpful. I do family plan with him, all villagers here really like him; and my family considers him as our family members”, said auntie Run Yen, 40, one of villagers in the communities that Hong has worked with, Kampong Chhnang province.
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