Basic Mediation Training, Kamal Bazaar Municipality, Achham

Basic Training on Mediation was organized in Kamal Bazaar Municipality of Achham district from 4 to 11 February 2019. The training was organized by Kamal Bazaar Municipality with the technical assistance of PPR Nepal and participated by 28 individuals (F-3 and M-25) of different backgrounds. Mr. Radhe Shyam Tharu as the lead trainer and trainers Mr. Maatrika Bhandari and Mr. Anirudra Saud facilitated the training sessions.

In the 48 hours training, topics on traditional dispute resolution methods and its advantages, various method of dispute resolution, importance and need of Mediation, international practices of mediation was discussed. Importance of communication skills during mediation was also discussed in the training. The training comprised of topics on role, responsibility and quality of a mediator, basic rules of negotiation, national laws relating to mediation, different step (1-7) in Mediation. Each theoretical topic was followed by role play with the help of which the participants get the opportunity to practice the knowledge. The training also comprised of topics on basic elements of mediation, psychological aspects in mediation, process after mediation, ZOPA, BATNA, WATNA, Dirty Tricks, facilitation skills each followed by role play. The participants also practiced skills to use Appreciative Inquiry and art of questioning.