Joint Flood Support Project

November 29, 2011 | By EZ | Category: Leadership & Management

HDFF & Decoupage by Bunnybear

Support flood victims in Thailand by purchasing crafts and products produced by HDFF and Decoupage by Bunnybear

Hand made products include: holiday cards, made to order phone and iPod cases, hats, napkins, baskets, hand bags etc.

15% of all sales will be donated to those affected by the floods

For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/decobunnybear or email info@hdff.org

leadership and management activities

November 19, 2010 | By MN | Category: Leadership & Management

New HDFF-Peace Building Program at AIT-E:

On 16 and 17 November 2010 HDFF top facilitator team (Dr. Wilfried A. Herrmann and Mr. Thomas Collein) conducted a first workshop series on essential leadership skills in Peace Building with high level participants from the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development and USAID, Afghanistan.  The program covered general leadership skills like conflict analysis, conflict management and (with the support of World Vision International represented by Mr. Jan Dalheimer) practical examples of conflict sensitive development projects for two senior managers of the “National Solidarity Program”(NSP) in Afghanistan, one of the largest development programs in the world run by the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development and one senior manger from USAID Afghanistan. This workshop series was part of the ongoing partnership between AIT-E and HDFF in Leadership Development and Peace Building programs for conflict prone/affected countries.

Effective Leadership in Peace Building

November 19, 2010 | By MN | Category: Leadership & Management

HDFF organized on 15 Nov 2010 at AIT a panel on “Effective Leadership in Peace Building” for high level Nepalese participants.

Continuation of the HDFF-Peace Building Program at AIT-E: 15 Nov 2010 at AIT-E

November 19, 2010 | By MN | Category: Leadership & Management

Continuation of the HDFF-Peace Building Program at AIT-E:

On 15 November 2010 HDFF Chairman General (ret) Bunchon Chawansin , Prof. Dr. Thanet Aphornsuvan (Thammasat University, Pridi Banomyong International College) and Ajarn Karoon Kooyai  presented their view on “Effective Leadership in Peace Building” based on their research and experiences in Southern Thailand at AIT-E.

All three panelists gave deep insight on the respective historical, military/governmental and Muslim view of the situation in the deep South of Thailand where a long term social unrest is plaguing the people.  Prof.

Thanet explained the historical developments since the early days of the Kingdoms of Siam and Patani and some important historical leaders like Prime Minister Phibun Songkran and his Southern policy.

General (ret) Bunchon focused on his long term experience in the South of Thailand, especially after the change of policy under PM General (ret) Prem Tinsulanonda.

Ajarn Karoon completetd the picture for the 12 attendees of the peace building program from Nepal with his distinguished view on the Muslim perspective of Leadership in Peace Building, which centered around the idea of humanity and fairness.

This presentation was part of a Leadership Development Program of AIT-E for four Joint Secretaries, four Under Secretaries and two section chiefs from the Nepalese Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction and one section chief from the Nepalese Ministry of Finance.

The presentation and discussions aimed to share experiences on effective leadership skills in peace building, while on 13 November 2010 the same group enjoyed a full day workshop with HDFF facilitators on general leadership skills like Motivation, delegation and empowerment.

Even though the Thai situation is specific, however, the Nepalese participants indicated that they could draw a lot of lessons learned from these activities for their actual work. These events were part of the ongoing partnership between AIT-E and HDFF in Leadership Development and Peace Building programs.

High Level Leadership Training on “Role of Media in Fighting Corruption” at AIT-E

September 21, 2010 | By AD | Category: Leadership & Management

ON 20 September 2010 HDFF”s team Dr. Wilfried A. Herrmann and Mr. Thomas Collein conducted a half day workshop on “Role of Media in Fighting Corruption” in the framework of the recent AIT-E course ” Governance & Anti-Corruption: the Methods and Tools behind an Effective Corruption Eradication Strategy”.

During the half day workshop the trainer team conveyed the idea how to write a strategic communication plan for bodies/individuals involved in anti-corruption activities.

Additionally practical advices for working with media were given, like how to make short statements, behavior during ad-hoc interviews etc.

The high level group comprised participants from the Indian Central government as well as each one representative from the respective governments of the state of Gojarat and Mizoram. Using the small size of the group the workshop was very intensive in discussion and exchange of experiences and in the end everybody agreed to overshoot the given time frame for another 1 hour. A successful workshop which will support the participants in their work with media in the fight against corruption.

21 September 2010 International Peace Day

September 20, 2010 | By AD | Category: Leadership & Management

HDFF would like to invite all of you to celebrate International Peace Day 2010 with sending a small “peace message” containing your major thought on peace to our website and/or Facebook. If your idea is good and implementable, we will consider to develop it and integrate it into our peace building programs like the last one with the Nepalese group. As this year the special focus of the UN is on Youth, please also watch the following message from UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon :

HDFF-Peace Building Program at AIT-E

September 17, 2010 | By AD | Category: Leadership & Management

On 16 September 2010 HDFF Chairman General (ret) Bunchon Chawansin and Mr. Thongchai Suvanvihok presented their experience of peace making and building in Southern Thailand in the 1980ies at AIT-E.  At that time both men were on different sides in the peace process, General (Ret) Bunchon on the 4^th Army Region side while Mr. Thongchai was the Secretary General of the Southern Communist Party of Thailand and at that time one of the top-10 most wanted persons in Thailand

hunted by police, intelligence and military. But both men found a way to each other and could finally broker a lasting peace. The presentation was part of a Leadership Development Program of AIT-E for four joint secretaries, 2 Under Secretaries, one head of division and two section officers from the Nepalese Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction and one joint secretary from the Prime

Minister’s Office.

The presentation and discussions aimed to share experiences on peace building and integrating former combatants into the society. Even though the Thai model is unique, however, the Nepalese participants indicated that they could draw a couple of lessons learned for their actual work. The presentation was part of the ongoing partnership between AIT-E and HDFF in Leadership Development and Peace building programs.

Flood prevention follow-up

June 3, 2010 | By AD | Category: Leadership & Management

In the framework of the flood prevention project, the HDFF offered a series of follow up seminars after the study trip to Germany for about 35-40 experts focusing on the enhancement of their leadership skills, especially under crisis situations. The experts were introduced to the importance of value based leadership and the coordination of combined efforts. This was practiced and deepened through practical exercises.

Community Flood Prevention

June 3, 2010 | By AD | Category: Leadership & Management

After Ayutthaya suffered from flooding throughout 2006, HDFF established a project called “Community Flood Damage Prevention.” The project lasted from September 2007 until February 2009 and took place in the province of Ayutthaya, Bang Sai District, Bann Krachaeng. This project was launched in cooperation with the Friedrich Newmann foundation (FNF) and Thai-German Institute – Innovation Technology Services (TGI-ITS) under the umbrella of the Armed Forces, Bund, Canal and Dam (ABCD) Program of the Royal Thai Armed Forces.

The main target groups included those in the community that were already experts on flooding and those that were community representatives engaged in flood prevention activities. Through these target groups the overall objective was to create preventative strategies against flood damage while also raising the Thai people’s understanding on floods.

This project implemented various events including an eight-day trip to Cologne, Germany by 12 Thai community representatives. The primary goal of this trip was to familiarize the group with German flood prevention strategies through visiting various organizations knowledgeable on the issues associated with flooding. The participants valued this trip as an important opportunity to gain new knowledge, inspiration and information. Another activity was furthering flood understanding within the community. This was done by conducting 55 activities and events regarding flood awareness and prevention within the communities affected. Overall, the “Community Flood Damage Prevention” project familiarized approximately 300 people with knowledge over flood prevention and management.

Crisis management training (Indonesia) July 2007

June 3, 2010 | By Research Manager | Category: Leadership & Management

In 2007 HDFF in cooperation with the PSB Academy, Singapore conducted crises management training in Indonesia for vice president/senior management level based on the terrorism research results of HDFF. The participants were satisfied and implanted several steps of the introduced crisis management plan.

Cambodia Leadership Communication

June 3, 2010 | By Research Manager | Category: Leadership & Management

In the summer of 2007, two workshops were held regarding Leadership and Communication in Cambodia. The overall objective was to empower executive committee representatives of the National League of Communes and Songkats (NLC/S) within the nation. This includes strengthening democracy on the grassroots level, workings towards effective decentralization and promoting transparent and responsible governance.

The workshop series was designed to increase the capabilities of the NLC/S representatives. These capabilities mainly included more effective leadership and communication skills in times of transformation of state system and civil society. More specifically, it would provide training in the NLC/S representatives’ appearance in the media, conflict resolution/negotiation, running meetings and building more effective teams.

Although leadership and communication were at the heart of the workshop, many of the workshop activities were also constructed to support creativity and innovation. Through a modern participatory approach it was apparent that implementing creativity can ultimately lead to progress of ideas within a country. In conclusion, these workshops were well received and the lessons learned can further be implemented throughout the NLC/S and Cambodia.

HDFF and Thai Ministry of Education presented a program for schools in remote areas to Ruk Muang Thai Foundation

January 28, 2010 | By Research Manager | Category: Leadership & Management

[SinglePic not found]Under the umbrella of Thai Ministry for Education HDFF’s team presented a comprehensive approach program focused on teachers and students in remote area schools to Ruk Mung Thai Foundation. In a first step HDFF conducted a survey to identify the needs of the schools and designed in a second step a tailormade program to serve teachers as well as students. Thefocal points are:

• leadeship & teambuilding training for executive level
• language & computer training for teachers
• English Camps for students