Basic Training on Mediation was organized in Baijnath Rural Municipalty of Banke district from 3 to 10 October 2018 with the support from Baijnath Rural Municipality and Technical Assistance from Forum for Protection of People's Rights (PPR) Nepal. A total of 31 individuals having different backgrounds participated in the training in which Mr. Satish Kumar Sharma was the lead trainer and Mr. Basudev Juawali and Mr. Bhanubhakta Rijal were the trainers.
In the 8 days (48 hours) training,topics on traditional dispute resolution methods and its advantages, various method of dispute resolution and importance and need of Mediation, or international practices of mediation was discussed. Importance of communication skills during mediation was also discussed in the training. The training topics comprised of role,responsibility and quality of a mediator, basic rules of negotiation, and national laws relating to mediation,different step (1-7) in Mediation. Each theoretical topic was followed by role play with the befriend of which the participants gain the opportunity to practice the knowledge immediately under the supervision of the facilitators. The facilitators who were closely watching the role play gave feedback to the participants for further improvements. The training also comprised of topics on basic elements of mediation, psychological aspects in mediation, or process after mediation,ZOPA, BATNA, or WATNA,Dirty Tricks, facilitation skills each followed by role play. The participants practiced skills to use Appreciative Inquiry and art of questioning as well.
Source: pprnepal.org.np