The Pendeba Society Attended International Workshop in Kathmandu

How to communicate effectively has not been easy for everyone, especially development professionals.  With an aim to help project staff in the field, ICIMOD held a 4-day workshop titled “Knowledge Sharing in Asia,” with support by IFAD and FAO from April 3-6, 2011 in Kathmandu, Nepal.  

The Pendeba Society’s Tsering Norbu and LIU Rongkun were glad to be invited to attend this workshop where other 30 participants across 10 counties in Hindu Kush-Himalayan region also partook to hone their English writing skills and facilitate knowledge sharing between and among various intended audiences and stakeholders. 

Bathed under spring breezes in Kathmandu valley, our participants got together and shared the challenges that they faced from their past writing experiences. This workshop provided participants with basic skills and tools required to ensure that knowledge, development experience, and lessons learned from them were adequately captured and shared through proper writing. Divided into small groups, participants took a closer look at and investigated various writing types such as newsletters, web contents, case studies, reports, and policy briefs. 

After the workshop, we were able to write in a non-technical manner and make it easier for readers to understand technical matter and influence their readers. “I think my writing skills have been really polished by experienced facilitators at this workshop,” said LIU Rongkun, “and more importantly, it provided me with a platform to interact with like-minded professionals, which on the other hand facilitated knowledge sharing among us.”