Bosconet, the network of 11 Don Bosco Planning and Development Offices (PDOs) across India, continues to play a crucial role in enhancing the capacity of its partner organizations in various skill domains. Among its core responsibilities is the commitment to empower constituent partners through continuous skill development.

In pursuit of this objective, Bosconet organized a comprehensive four-day proposal writing training workshop – ‘Write for Good 2023” for the Salesians and collaborators of Don Bosco Hyderabad Region from 04.12.23 to 07.12.23 at the Provincial House, Salesian Province, Hyderabad, with the support of Don Bosco Mission Bonn and Misiones Salesianas, Madrid.

The inauguration on December 4th was marked by the lighting of the lamp by esteemed guests, including Br. Vincent (Economer, INH Province), Mr. Louis Manohar (Resource Person, Bosconet), Fr. Sarath (Director, BSK).

Fr. Sarath, Executive Director of Bosco Seva Kendra (BSK) Hyderabad, delivered the welcome speech, and Fr. Santhanam, Director of Bosconet, joined online to present a short description of the training course.

Nineteenparticipants actively engaged in the program. The workshop covered key components of community development proposals, techniques for problem identification, cause-and-effect analysis, SMART objectives, monitoring & evaluation, risk analysis, activity scheduling, budgeting, sustainability, baseline surveys, survey tools, and question formulation.

This program was a practical, hands-on workshop focused on the technicalities of writing effective proposals for community development projects. Its primary aim was to equip the Salesians and collaborators with the essential skills necessary for creating impactful community development project proposals, thereby enabling positive transformations in the communities.

The concluding ceremony on December 7th witnessed the presence of Fr. Balaswamy, (Former Provincial-INH Province), Fr. Noel (Director-Don Bosco Life), Fr. Santhanam (Director-Bosconet), and Fr. Sarath (Director- BSK) and a vote of thanks by Fr. Sarath to Mr. Louis Manohar, acknowledging the valuable insights and knowledge gained during the training.

Each participant received a well-deserved course completion certificate, marking the successful conclusion of the training. The successful completion of the workshop in the Hyderabad region underscores BOSCONET's commitment to empowering its partners with essential skills for impactful community development.