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1. Think of small discussions (formal or informal) group that you have participated in or led in the past.
2. Share;
a) what you were discussing
b) what factors contributed to the success of the discussion and
c) which ones undermined the achievement of your objectives?
Discussion about boy child neglect
Factors for success
1. Speaking in an official language
2. Respecting other people's views
3.setting discussion group rules
4. Good time management
Factors that undermined
1. Some were noisy
2. Others were chatting on their phones during discussion
I was in certain group that was discussing ways we can improve teaching and learning
Things that led to the success of the group was 1communication and collaboration
2respect to other people's opinion
Things that undermined the business of the group was..1lack of respect for others
2 some members not conversant with the topic
Health club.
Factors led to achievement
-members concentration
-members respect to the leader
-completion of tasks
Negative factors
-Time
-Readiness of participants
-age of participants
-Lack of resources
A women group discussing of setting up projects.
The factors that contributed to the success of discussion are:
*Unity,respect of one another and their opinions too,Strictly following the set rules and guidelines of the group,C,o-operation among members,being compassionate about the projects,transparency in finances,Good record keeping.
Factors that undermined achievement of our objectives:
*Lack of time management,finances,a few members weren't achieve
Meeting with class 6,7 and 8 girls
Discussion: FGM,EARLY MARRIAGE AND EARLY PREGNANCY
CHILD Protection also take part in our Discussion..they are very jovial and give answers whenever I asked questions
Discussed formation of environmental conservation group.
Reasons for success... Readiness of member in taking part in environmental conservation.
Factors undermined...... Lack of support from public
Discussion about how to handle the spread of covid-19 in schools
Factors for success
Availability of water in schools
Availability of sanitizer from trusted sources, enough desks in schools
Factors undermining the discussion.
Lack of classes in schools,fear among learners , parents and the community surrounding schools.
Positive attitude towards the programs
starting a welfare group.
there was disagreement of how much to contribute per month.
individuals had personality differences.
after the initial hiccups the group took root and it is now fully functional. memebers agreed to respect each other
The group discussion was on an ongoing church project.
The factors that facilitated its success were:giving equal opportunity to all not considering the level of education, background or leadership position held, being informal to remove rigidity and openness.
However fear and lack of commitment are the undoings
Led youth in church on a topic of attitudethe talk for the topic was successful and much appreciated.it was short discussion,fully involving the youth.
teenagers class in the church
sexual purity
success
the subject was interesting and captiviting
discussion groups
real life experiences
limitation
peer influence
(A) constituting a staff welfare constitution.
(B)_Team spirit
_Respect for each others opinion
_The need to have a welfare
(C)Our diversified religious beliefs
Some members decided to pull out.
Teachers welfare group
a, Amount of money to be paid. Welfare issues to be considered.
b, Unity of members. Respecting diverse opinions
c, Failure to contribute promptly. Inaccurate records.
Starting a Merry go round, discussing on how to start and the amount each member will contribute
A way opening a business and how to extend it to other places...
How to make profit and sustain it...
A monthly merry go round
Small discussion group on teenage pregnancy, where we were discussing reasons for rampant early pregnancy among young girls in the school.
Factors that led to success of the discussion included:
1. Common concern issues, as most girls dropped out of school because of early pregnancies
2. Unity among the community members ( group members), where it was discovered that girls and boys related negatively, thus the irresponsible sexual behaviour among them.
3. A girl lost her life while trying to abort the pregnancy, it became important to help them with advice on how to cope with such issues.
4. Openness to share issues affecting our children at home, school and the community.
Factors that negatively affected achievement of goals include:
* Lack of transparency
* Lack of knowledge and skills
* Shyness to point out problems affecting the young people
The group was for planning a friend's
Discussion Topic was Financial Support to the couple towards their wedding
Factors contributing to the success:
Commitment of the committee members
Willingness to support the couple
Challenges encountered :
Not everyone was committed to the task
We had a welfare meeting at our school whose aim was to facilitate teacher's lunch programme.
How we succeed was that evey one was committed and we had a similar goal that made it easy for each one to contribute.
The challenge was after giving the time frame to submit our contributions others failed to honour it will other submitted theirs very late .
THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
Factors that led to increase in teenage pregnancies during the long lockdown.
FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO SUCCESS OF THE DIALOGUE FORUM'
-Team spirit spearheaded by the forum leader.
-Correcting each other with respect
-Being patrient and understandin to those who may not have understood what everyone else was talking about.
-Different members were assigned an activity by the forum leader, this enhanced respect among the members.
FACTORS THAT UNDERMINED THE ACHIEVMENT
-Some members dominated the discussion
-some members were dormant throughout the discussion.
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Table banking,merry go round, prayer, bible study
The success of this groups came through role playing. If each member carried out duty as required.
Failure was brought about my misunderstandings.
I have in the past led a discussion on rules governing the school welfare.
Factors leading to success of the discussion included:-
1.Having a specific agenda to be followed
2. Having a time limit for the discussion.
3. Allowing turn taking in the discussion through moderation as the chair.
Factors that undermined the discussion included:-
1.Members becoming emotional during the discussion.
2. Some lacked respect for other people's opinions
Group assisting parents, challenges others didn't respect the idea, didn't observe time, positive helped each other in raising funds
A group of cousins to visit each other
There was togetherness
There was supported if one needed help
Some members could not attend the meeting
We discussed ways how we can raise our income thru Table-Banking. The discussion took members quite some time to agree.
b)FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE THE SUCCESS.
OF TH E OBJECTIVES
Cooperation, Respecct for one another, Transparency n accountability.
C)FACTORS WHICH UNDERMINE THE SUCCESS
1)Failure to return the loan in time as stipulated in the bylaws.
1a)Silc women group
2a) Registration of the group
Membership fee
Minimum and maximum amount of shares contributed by each member per week.
Loan interests
Penalties given to members incase of abscentism on meetings or delay on loans payment
2b) Each members opinion was respected
Active participation by members
Polite disagreement noted
2c)Delays in weekly shares contribution
Failure to repay loans within stipulated period
Failure to attend meetings
Some members dropped the membership on the way
Group :Welfare group in school
Discussion:we were discussing the amount to be contributed in case one of our colleague was in need.
Success:The colleagues agreed on the amount to be contributed and there was a lot of teamwork.
Failure:The group failed because jealousy arose when some colleagues needs came frequently that's when some of the members failed to contribute hence leading to the failure.
shylock group
we were discussing about our monthly contribution
some of the challenges faced were lack of commitment, some members paying their contributions late
1.Residential committee meeting
2aThe discussion was about how to reinforce our security systems after a series of night attacks despite having 2 company night guards, electrical fence and alarm systems
b. Unity of purpose .Security expert in team
c. whether to hire local guards or a different company. How to raise additional funds from overstretched pockets
Challenges are1controlling the group is normally poor .2Time management 3.lack of respect of each other's opinions.
Was a welfare group._discussed on what to contribute_clear records of the contribution_other members may not remit their contributions as aggred
We were discussing on forming an investment group
Teachers welfare
I started it when we loat a staff member. I wanted ua to be united and assist each other during times of need.
Some Teachers had negative attitude towards my idea.
Finally it was successful after lengthy discussions.
The discussion was on starting a business
Factors that led to success of the discussion
1)we were organised in that only one person could speak at a time
2)Respecting each others views
What undermined the issues
1)some members never attended the meetings in time
2)Some members never made contributions as agreed
A self help group that was meant to raise capital for table banking
it was a group of 15 teachers and every members was to contribute ksh 2500
the contributions went on well 100%
after the contribution members would borrow the money at an interest of 10%
it wen on well with a positive impact
the only challenges we faced were the delayed interest not paid billing up on some individuals and seemed to burden them due to their uncontrolled borrowing.
Started a small family welfare of cousins.
The aim was ways of caring for our aging parents still with us.
Factors that contributed to this group
A)our aging parents lived alone almost all year round.
B) some of them had conditions that needed constant medical attention.
HINDERANCES.
Lack of cooperation among member.
Members absent for crucial meet ups.
a. Our church choir met to discuss issues regarding arrival and departure times for choir practice; Welfare for the members and the acquisition of uniform for the members.
b. Factors that contributed to the success of the meeting were:
1. There was unity of purpose and therefore cooperation.
11. Good communication ability of speakers
111. Respectful turn-taking was observed to a point.
iv. Active listening
v. Respect for the opinions of others.
C. Factors Undermining
Lateness of some members; discussions going on in subgroups even as the meeting progressed ; some members just left before adjournment ;some had already set and rigid opinions on some issues. Others became self defensive taking issues personally.
Science department meeting
It was successful due to prior planned
Factors undermining
Some members were not punctual and led to the delay of the meeting.
Topic of discussion
Starting a development chama
Factors that contributed to success of the discussion
Trust among members
A positive attitude
Unity of purpose
Cooperation
Factors that undermined the achievement of the objectives
Passive members
Time takers on contributions
inadequate Digital compliance since the meetings are virtual
1) starting a table banking group
B) discussion on how to much to contribute and lend and mode of repayment
Factors contributing to success; keeping payment dates,proper and accurate record keeping, respect for each other
Topic:Merry go round
Factors contributed to the success
1.formulation of rules that governed the success of the group contribution
2.Activeparticipation of the group members
Factors that undermined
1.Rise of pendamic (covid-19)
2.poor leadership skills
Class discussion on FGM.
It was successful because learners had interest in the topic and also they were disciplined.
Forming welfare groups
Contributing amount to support those groups
Participating actively
University discussion group. We were discussing our course work. The discussion succeeded due to commitment and team work by the members. Absenteeism undermined the achievement of the group.
a.discussion on cane in schools
b.factors contribute to success
positive attitude among the group
unity among the group
good and understanding language use
trust among the group
c. challages
cultural beliefs
lack of enough time to educate
religious beliefs
Starting a welfare group with the staff members to invest in property, precisely plots of land to benefit each member and their immediate family member.
This came as a result of the outcomes we saw in some of our colleagues who went on retire from their services without any investments for their future and the future of their families.
It was successful because members agreed in one accord. Contributions were done on monthly basis and this helped us to move at a recommendable pace.
HOWEVER, there wire challenges whereby some of the members could delay in submitting their contributions on time.
The discussion was of a CEMASTEA lesson study group.
We discussed a certain lesson sub-topic.
Factors that contributed to the success of the discussion;
-Co-operation
-Co-ordination
-Collaboration
-Respect
Factors that undermined the discussion;
-Laziness among some members.
-The discussion being held virtually made some members to dodge.
-Passive participation among some members.
1.starting small business
2.contribute some amount by each member
Reason for success; cooperation
Departmental welfare group.
2.a.how to come up with some form of investment (running school canteen)
b.integrity and respecting other members opinion.
c.some members were not convinced that it was a noble idea.
1.Starting a welfare group
2.A)We were discussing the name,vision,mission,setting members expectations,electing officials,how will shall be meeting and where.
B)The discussion was successful due to setting up of the following rules:
-Cell phones to be on silent mode
-Be on time
-Respect each others contributions or opinions
-Give everyone opportunity to respond
-Raise your hand
-Be open to new ideas
-Don't be afraid to ask questions
C)Factors that undermined the achievement of objectives were:
-Absenteesm and lateness
-Failure to redeem agreed contributions
-Disrespect
Starting a Merry go round to contribute some money.
Starting a welfare group
2 a) The minimum contribution amount for each member
Discussing on ways of making profit towards members contribution
b) Factors for success-- respect for one another and keeping the dates and details accurately
c) Factuation in pay days
Burial committee.
1.how to raise funds to make the function successful.
2.the discussion was a success because each member was ready to participate fully by making payments on time
3.challenge was some members did not honour their pledges.
Welfare group for 10 ladies,objective was to raise funds monthly then buy plots in acres to subdivide so that each gets a share.
Our success attributed to all attending meeting s on time,all contributing as expected,both monetary and ideas,respect to one another,trusting the officials.
What almost broke the group,complains at the back yard,not coming out clear,
Self help group
We were discussing
Objectives of the group
By laws
Mission and vision of the group
Projects
Factors that contributed to success merry go round
Time management
Challenges
Defaulters in paying the loan
Misunderstanding among members
Status quo
a) The discusion topic was what learners would like to do when they grow up.
b) Each of the learners knew what they wanted to become therefore participated fully.
- There was a discussion facilitator who kept things in order.
c) Some learners were not appreciating others' way of expression so discouraging their peers from sharing. Some pupils felt became withdrawn and did not participate in the discussion.
1.starting an annual saving and borrowing with an interest and MGR concurrently
2. Record keeping
3. Some members defaulting along the way and others failing to pay interest
Departmental meeting
factors which led to it’s success
1. Cooperation
2. Respect for one another
3. Active participation by members
The informal group was ; Ladies meeting in the church
Topic; Challenges facing mother's
Factors for our success were
Cooperation among members
Punctuality
Respect
The challenges were;
Lateness
Lack of openness
Poor coordination
1.The church
2a) Buying plot for the church
b) factors leading to the success of the idear
*Unity of purpose, positive attitude towards the same, trust,
Factors that undermined the idear
*Mistrust, underrating each other's opinions,gossip, belittling the vision bearer, unfaithfulness.
Discussion was about self awareness.members appreciated who they are and were happy.however others never appreciated themselves
Savings and lending group.
We discussed on the minimum about to save, the target for each member and the modalities for lending.
It was successful because we had same interests and attitude.
The challenge was on the type of investment to start after the savings had increased, different ideas from members became a challenge.
How to improve welfare activities in school. The chair gave room for members views and suggestions, but different opinions from different departments made the meeting unsuccessful. Finally it was agreed that welfare's be done at departmental level.
I chaired a discussion on how to end domestic violence in our homes.
What contributed to it's success was that,the members responded positively and suggested on many ways of ending the violence.
The demerit was that most lady's could not keep time.
A. Discussion on constructing a water reservoir in my village.
It was successful because of willingness of the participants.
Commitment by group members also made it successful.
Factors that might hinder dialogue forums.
1. Low self esteem among the participants
2.lack of interest.
3.Workload and private business
Small group of learner's.How to excel in academics.strengths: Lerner's attendance,keen& active participation of learner's.Limitions:Reluctancy,low esteemed learner's,_ve perception;some see as waste of time
1. Starting a small Merry go round to contribute some money.
2 a) The minimum contribution amount for each member
b) Factors for success-- respect for one another and keeping the dates and details accurately
c) Factuation in pay days
Starting a welfare group
Discussing on ways of making
profit towards members contribution
b)keeping records of the contribution and purchase of items
C)debts and lack of contribution by some members
Self awareness
Positive altitude toward it
Proper time management
Proper record keeping
Active participation by all
Respect to other people opinion
a)Chaired a welfare committee.
b)Positive attitude,unity and trust.
C)Negative attitude.
a)nyumba kumi b)Discussion on how to improve our nyumba kumi security issues of children. C)Time to meet,different age groups ,finances
a)nyumba kumi discussion b)Discussion on how to improve our nyumba kumi security issues of children. C)co-oprations,willingness, respect.d)lackof time to meet,different age groups ,finances
Starting small lending groups
Discussing ways of making profit with the borrowed money
B, positive attitude and honesty among the members
Respect to other members
C, some members delayed to pay back money on time
1. Farewell committee meeting.
2. Guided by the goal to achieve.
3. Cooperation.
4.some members not attentive
A group of teenage girls and boys.
We were discussing on the effects of FGM.
Factor leading to its success :
1. Cultural knowledge.
2.Time
3 Availability of the teenagers.
_Cultural beliefs and practices contributed to it being challenge
Women chama, what we were discussing how to safe money for lending what contribute to the success of the discussion each and every person opinion was considered .we had inadequate funds
The discussion was of a CEMASTEA lesson study group
We discussed a certain lesson sub-topic.
Factors that contributed to the success of the discussion;
-Co-operation
-Co-ordination
-Collaboration
-Respect
Factors that undermined the discussion;
-Laziness among some members
-The discussion being held virtually made some members to dodge.
-Passive participation among some members
Discussion about how to handle the spread of covid-19 in schools
Factors for success
Availability of water in schools
Availability of sanitizer from trusted sources, enough desks in schools
Factors undermining the discussion.
Lack of classes in schools,fear among learners , parents and the community surrounding schools.
How to enhance discipline in school ;discipline committee, parents students
Success- members willingly took the roles
Challenges:some lacked confidence in their roles.
Limited time
Opening of a self youth group in order to obtain the youth funds
It was free fund of atleast 100,000
Members were only to contribute shs 100 for registration only
Some members were dormant, waiting everything to be done to them
Some members Even didn't contribute anything
A merry go round in our department. To visit each member and contribute some amount of money. To keep time during the visit. To make Prompt payment of amount contributed. Success-contributions are made ,visits are done. Challenges-delay in the contribution of the amount agreed and members some members coming late for visits.
(a) We had a Bible study group in Campus
(b) We were discussing the life of Joseph
(C) Some members were passive during discussions
Some failed to attend ( inconsistency), or came late
1 .Started a welfare group for family..my brother and sister.. . What we discussed. how to invest for future projects. 2 Minimum contribution .3Factors that has led to our success is Respect of other opinion... payment made on time.. there's transparency on issues money..we listen listen and listen..we also learn from other groups.. proper record keeping...proper .management of time.. .What undermine our achievement 1. When there's is communication breakdown..this undermine the achievement of group
1) A self uplifting group
2.a) The minimum amount of contribution pet person and rules to govern the running of the group q
b) Respect, responsibility love and ownership
c)Some members delayed payments others borrowed and delayed returns
Table banking n factors that lead to success were mutual cooperation
Challenges are misunderstanding among members
A welfare group ,we discussed issues concerning individual contributions
It was a success because we had an agenda and everyone's opinion was allowed and deliberated on
I was a secretary of community football club.
it was aimed at keeping the youths actively participating in sporting activities.
it was a success due to;
Trust,openness,determination,pactuality,proper records keeping,support to one another and hard work.
Achievement of club objectives was undermined by factors such as:
Financial struggles-since we financed all club activities and we didn't have a donor.
To some members pactuality was a problem.
Learners in my class. We discussed effects of teenage pregnancy and drug abuse.
Factors leading to success
1: availability of time
2: availability of learners
3: knowledge and experience from other affected teenagers they know and topics learned in other subjects on drug abuse.
1. Merry go round.(2)how to save money and earn profit (b) election of officials.(c) laxity among the members.
How to get to a friend's wedding
Success- everyone giving her opinion that is active participation
Varied decision
1.Starting a welfare group
2
a. Importance,rules and regulations, registration fee,monthly subscriptions,account opening, dividends from other business activities
b. Members were positive about the need to start the group
c. Late salaries by a few members
Welfare group
Discussion involved
1. Needs of members
2. Registration of the group
3. What we required for the group to start
4. Who can be the officials
1.starting a wellfare group
2.membership
3.amount per member
4.bylaws of group
5.trust &honesty
Factors that contributed to success
1. All were interested
2. Same education level
Factors that undermined success- it was very informal discussion, nothing was recorded
Staff merry go round
Points discussed:
Monthly submissions and deadline for the same
Factors for success:
Keeping set deadlines
All members were positive about the whole idea
Flender K Manyasa
We had a Nia Yetu project in our school we discussed topics like Teenage pregnancies ,drug abuse self esteem etc.
What made it successful
Cooperation of learner's
Discipline
Punctuality
Curiosity
Weaknesses were
Absenteeism
Time factor
Work load
Many school programs
1.Drug abuse
Factors that made it a success
Respect for each ones opinion
Participation of members
Adequate preparation time
Proper turn taking
Factors that undermined
Time was limited
Some Passive members
1) effects of FGM
2)Time, Respect, Rules set
3culture of the community
Small discussion group I participated in
Women table banking
2a)we were discussing the activities to boost our well being
b)factors for success included respect for other members,early payment by members, patience of members
c)why undermined success
Late submission of funds
2a)
We discuss the matters of girl child pregnancy in a CBO.
Juliet wambulwa 21st October 2021 wedding committee
1.how to raise funds to make the function successful.
2.the discussion was a success because each member was ready to participate fully by making payments on time
3.challenge was some members did not honour their pledges.
We started a merry go round with a certain amount that was comfortable for all of us
We discussed when and how to contribute since it was Covid era
We had open communication channels hence it was easier to work on it
Due to not meeting the group died a slow death
Discussion was about family projects for future development
~successful members contributed fully in terms of capital.
~Time factor was adhered to.
~Monthly contribution was monitored.
~Borrowing from the group was minimal.
Factors that undermined
~Some members were unable to contribute.
~Getting land the project was task.
Early pregnancy among school going girls
Success
1. Time was well managed
2.there was a positive respond .
3.girls embarrassed education
What undermined
- some parents forced their daughters to get married
We were discussing on challenges facing EGMA implementation.Active participation of members made the discussion successful.time was a problem
Stsrting a group.Helping a patient
Factors for success
1welling ness of members to contribute
2unity and togetherness
3a positive heart towards that noble profession
Factors that undermined the group
After a year of contributing the patient succumbed
Participates in a School welfare group that involves the administrators, all teachers and support staff
We discussed the following
1. made the constitution to guide us
the constitution involved...what to cater for and who are the members of your family to be covered
Norms of the welfare
Amount for each issue
B) Some factors that contributed to the success of our discussion are
Commitment of members to the welfare
Respect for each other
Leadership.. involving followups and proper record keeping
Maintaining the constitution and the norms
C).some factors that undermined our objectives are...
_ few members defaulting
_ overwhelmed by issues
_financial constraints
Class discussion on empowering a girl child...
Factors to it's succession:
Each opinion was respected
Quality time
Turn taking in speaking
Conducive environment
Factors which undermined:
Formed opinions
Rigid minds
The discussion was on starting a business
Factors that led to success of the discussion
1)we were organised in that only one person could speak at a time
2)Respecting each others views
What undermined the issues
1)some members never attended the meetings in time
2)Some members never made contributions as agreed
SBTS
This stand for school Based Teacher Support
We had a cluster meeting which was very successful to a large extent
Due to the following factors:
a) passion for our work as teachers of lower grade
b) good communication channel for most of our teachers (WhatsApp)
The hindrance to our meeting some few teachers never turned up due to lack of network coverage
Merry go to build one another's finances
Unity,time consciousness, faithfulness, respect and focus on our goals contributed to it's success
Disrespect and lack of time to meet
We were in an informal discussion group where we spoke about the challenges facing young girls in the school and community.
The discussion succeeded due to us listening to each other and respecting each other's views.
Being an informal discussion, there wasn't what would be looked at failure of the discussion.
The topic of discussion was on change of the school menu. FACTORS THAT LED TO SUCCESS were-1.objectives set were clear. 2.commitment and cooperation. 3.respect for others opinion.etc. Factors that undermine the success of the discussion ..1direspect of others opinions.2.lack of objectives
School academic committee on staff motivation.
Factors that led to the success were:
1 setting rules to be followed
2. Polite interruption and turn taking
3. Respecting each other's opinion
Those that undermined include:
Cultural and religious backgrounds.
Negative attitude towards the subject
Lack of enough time
Other responsibilities eg classes to 6each
Table Banking.
Discussing how to start table Banking.
Setting rules stating minimum and maximum contributions.
Factors that contributed to it's success
Curiosity
Honesty
Each member was given a chance to give her opinion.
What undermined
1. Some members wanted lower percentage of interest
2. Borrowing above their limit.
Small discussion groups,.
1.Redcross club peer education groups.
2.Life skills.
3.The group was successful because :everyone was allowed to participate,every opinion was respect.,
Chama.
How to start a chama.
Respect
Chairing a village welfare group
raising funds for a child education.
Success factors
1.Transparency
2Accountability
3Openness
4Inclusiveness
a Margaret KagendoStarting youth guiding group in the church
b to discuss on youth declining morals.
C meeting time , coordinate, sex difference, finance and unwillingness of youth especially university guys
1.Discussion on women empowerment welfare
2a.factors that led to the achievements were; time management, respect for others opinion, dialogue or open participation.
B. What undermined our achievements were as follows; delay in payment of debts, lateness and absenteeism for the meetings, lack of trust.
*Family meeting
Discussed family unity.
_Respect of opinion
_good listening.
*Poor listening.
*Interjecting when others speak.
A small women group
Point of discussion
Buying of a tent
Factors for success
1.common views
2.Respect for one's views
3.Cooperation
What undermined success
Absenteeism of other members who did not concur with those that were present.
Debts and failure of members to contribute funds.
Starting welfare groups.generate income and start a project
A group discussing on probability of success of CBC in Kenya.
Foctors that undermined the success of the discussion include:
1. Political affiliation of some members.
2. Domination of the group by some members
3. Some members diverged the topic of discussion.
A)How to get funds for the already formed self help group.
B)Addition of shares for each member.
C)Members not honouring the deadline.
Discussion only succeed or fail due to the mood for the day
I once had a Chama Sort of a Group. It was informal since we didn't register with the GoK
We were discussing.. financial liberation through concerted efforts.
What worked for us;
Respecting each other's opinions
Attendance to the meetings
Timely remittance of cash
What didn't work for us;
Murmurings and Complainings from some members
Some members started defaulting in attending meetings and remitting cash
Topic of discussion.
1.we were discussing about a staff tour to Mombasa. 2.Factors that led to the success of discussion. a.The school will provide transport. b.One of our parents will offer accommondation at a subsidized price. c.The tour will be during the school holidays. Factors that undermined the achievement. a.some members said they have children in schools and they needed to save for fees. b.some were not willing to leave their spouses alone. c.Others said that the one week is too long.
Guiding and counseling with girls, discussed on how to take care of themselves as girls during this hard time of covid.Thank God that they were happy
a) formation of a welfare group.
b) unity of purpose
willingness to participate
significance of the issue
c) economic status of members
individual differences
Others include chairing the welfare group in school
Welfare committee
Factors for success:-proper turntaking
-respect for everyone's opinion
-active participation by all
Those that undermined-passive participants
Starting with a small merry go round project
Instill discipline in members
The group will grow
2a) GBV
b) one member led the discussion,would appoint different speakers
Other members were patient with the speaker
Respect for each other an empathy for the affected
c) time factor(needs more time)
Some comments were insensitive
a)Women group meeting
b)_members active participation
_members cooperation in contributing cash for merry go round
_Time keeping by members
c)too much arguement by some members
Starting a welfare in our school.we elected officials who were senior.we kept time in attending the meeting.there was respect for one another.some which undermined our objectives were lack of commitment and cooperation.
Discussion on formation of guidance and counseling committee.factors for the success were; support from administration, cooperation from teachers.Obstacles were time, resources and poor training to counsel learners
In the group that I led, we were discussing about the reasons for the rise in school drop out among our students.
The group was successful because of the good leadership that was there.
I found the lack of enough time to be a challenge during the discussion
Welfare group
Factors:
1.respect
2. Understanding one another
3. Integrity
A table banking programme to make contribution for one year every staff member to contribute per month then by the end of the year we assess how you have utilized your contribution
1: Starting a pharmacy
2a: The amount each member should contribute
b: Success factors; unity, respect
c: Undermining factors; delayed contributions
The discussion was about how the learners can improve in their performances.The members contributed freely,there was enough food and drinks for members to refresh themselves.what undermined the achievement was that some members moved out of topic, arguments and lack of discipline from some members.
Rise of pregnancy i school.
We discussed the probable reason for that.
What makes this young girls accept the relationship
How we shall support the pregnant girls in school
Was in a church jumuiya discussing how we could grow in our faith. The factors that contributed to our success were
- commitment to meetings
- sharing of information & ideas freely
- having a common interest
Factors that undermined achievement were
- some members lacked interest in the discussion
- some members were late for meetings & we kept on repeating what has already been discussed
- some members used the forum to market their businesses
Farewell committee meeting
2.guided by the goal to achieve
3.co operation
4.some members not attentive
1.Church welfare.
2. What contributed to the success of to the discussion
a. Having a moderator and a secretary
b. members were open minded
c. Tolerance
d. Sticking to the agenda
3. What undermine the objectives
a. Other members being perceive
b. Not being objective
c. Other members not being patient
Started a table banking ,lending and borrowing of money with each member contributing to boost shares
Members were committed to the activity and capital increased
When some members lost focus by having grand ideas on other developmental plans.some members pulled out.the group eventually did not continue because of disagreements
When there was transparency ,commitment,good record keeping it was working
When doubt,break down of communication,suspicion crept in it did not succeed
a) Agenda was church welfare
b) what contributed to the success of the discussion
- having a moderator and the secretary
- turn taking
- give members equal chance to give there views
- sticking to the agenda
- patience of the members
- active participation of members
c) what undermined the achievement
- some members were passive
- impatience of some members
- inability to communicate well
- deviation from the agenda
led welfare team
- we discused money raised to run welfare
-scope of issues to be attended to by welfare.
sucesses of the group
-timely contributions
- common goal by te members
challenges
- lack of support by administration
- favor by the principal to some members
-other members were not contributing
Investment group
How much to contribute and the rules of the group
Respect for others opinion
Common goal
Some people dominating the conversation and thinking of others ideas as inferior.
a.Study group in university
b.Discussion on ways to pass exams and doing assignments
c. Some never participate actively , others always break the norms of the group by coming late ,while others lack consistency in attending group
a. Church welfare
b. -Selecting the chairperson and the secretary
- having and agenda
- members given opportunity to share their ideas
- time frame for the discussion was given
- ideas given by members was noted
c. -Interference of a member before exhausting his presentaion
- other members we're passive
- rejection of ideas of other members
a. We were discussing church welfare
b. Factors that contributed to the success of the discussion
1.having a chairperson and a secretary
2. Having and agenda
3. Members were given equal chance to share their views and ideas
4. Having a time frame
c. What undermines the achievement of the objectives
1. Some members were passive
2. Other members were not free to share their views and ideas
3. Some members had challenge to explain their views and ideas
4. Other members did not respect the officials
Table banking in school. Members willingly joined. Timely contribution from members. Failed due to non payment of interest by members
a. Were discussing on how to invest
b. What led to the success ot the discussion
1. Keeping record of what was discussed
2. Well management of time
3. Respect of members views and contribution
4. Active participation of the members
c. What undermined the achieveness of the discussion
1. Some members were passive
2. Inability to communicate effectively
The topic was about the welfare of the needy students.
Factors for success were;cooperation in contributions, time management, there was order .
Factors that undermined achievement of the objectives:some members dodged ,
Others didn't agree with the idea of making contributions.
Table banking
Benefits of table banking
How we can start one at school level
No of members
Who to be the leaders
How often are members to meet
Amount to be contributed by each member
Rules and regulations
Success
Leadership skills
Time management
Each member knowing his/ her role
Honesty
Punctuality in remitting finances
What undermined the achievement
Delayance in remitting finances by some members
Non adherence to some rules
Lack of proper record keeping
1.I had a Family Welfare group.
2.a)-Family peace,unity and development
-Dispute resolutions and solving
-Education of our family children
-Benevolent matter when it rises
-Family food security.
b)Factors that contributed to the success include:
- Sensitisation of family members.
- Good leadership
- Important issues to be discussed touched them directly
- Family structure and policies
c. What undermined the achievement of our objectives:
- Lack of interest from some members
- Personal differences in some family members
- Nature of work of some family members
- Pride and rudeness in some members
MEMBERS
- Money factor.
Family well fare group
Things discussed
1 the groups leaders
The amount to be contributed
Success was due to
Respect for each other
1✓ time management became a problem
Extended family get together dialogue
Factors for success
1. Participation by members
2. Identification of needs/gaps
4. Respect
5. Generosity
Failures
1 Absentism
2. Passive membership
3. Pride
4. Illitracy
A welfare group
2 a member contribution ( capital)
b. Some members delay their contribution. Others failed to contribute
Chaired guidance and counseling committee meeting to deliberate on how to form peer to peer psychosocial support system.
Members contributed willingly and showed trust and team spirit.
Time allocated for the meeting was short otherwise we would have had exhausted all possible points
IMPROVEMENTS IN PERFORMANCE.
A.Discussed on how learners can improve their performance willingly without force being applied.
B.willingness of learners.
.setting goals in life.
.citing role models in life.
.developing a positive attitude towards one self.
WHICH DETERMINED THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES.
.Role models in life.
.Knowing self and strengthening the positive achievement in them.
.Developing positive self esteem.
.
I participated in an informal group. It was a family meeting. Discussing family issues and welfare.
Reasons for success
Respect for one another
Love
Understanding
Listening and hearing one another
It could have failed if there was no respect and love.
Was chairing a ladies welfare
Discussing about improving our source income.
Every lady saw the need for us to start table banking,
Proper record keeping.
Minimum amount to contribute every 3 weeks.
Challenges
1. Some ladies not willing to contribute at agreed time
2. Poor time management.
3. Lack of confidentiality.
1. Starting a Welfare group
2
a)Things discussed include:
Membership
Monthly contribution
A constitution
b)
Time management
Positive responses from members
Unit of togetherness.
Sticking to the agenda.
c)
Passiveness among members of the group.
Delays in contributions.
Failure of contribution by some members.
I brought my former classmates mates together to form a group of Aluminae. Ninety percent of those l reached out embraced the idea.
Some of the issues we discussed during our meeting was extending support to each one of us in times of need. We have so far visited some of parents when unwell, contributed towards medical bills. We've also visited one of us who suffered a stroke. We've been praying with him and his family. Giving them Emotional, financial and spiritual support. Those who had initially tried to shun down my idea now are pleading to be added to the group. We are doing great and supporting each other especially during this time some lost jobs , broken relationships among others.
2a)How to start a merry Go round
b) Participation from the members,giving each person an opportunity to give their opinion,proper time management,accomodating other people's ideas
c)Members not keeping time,some members not respecting other people's ideas
The CBC trainings involve so many sessions of discussion groups
These changed my attitude toward the curriculum implementation of thesame
Family get together group.we were discussing about coming together as a family.The success of the discussion was contributed by the mutual understanding of the members,common goals and cooperation.The following factors undermined the achievement of our objective:pride, social class difference and jealousy
1.Table Banking group.
2a.Discussion was on being prompt in meetings,save good money,take loan for the group to get much profit.
b.) success:corparation,respect for others opinion.
C).Defaulters in loan payment leading to loss .
a-starting table banking
b- being fair, proper communication, equity
c- time conscious
A welfare group for cousins to help care for our aging parents.
Factors that led to:
1. Our aging parents lived by themselves almost all year round.
2. Our aging parents had conditions that needed medical attention often.
Hinderances:
1. Absenteeism by members during crucial meetings
2. Uncooperative members.
Welfare group in the neighborhood.
We discussed about the amount to contribute when one is bereaved.
Success:All neighbours to participate actively.
On poor performance in the school
It succeeded because of good organization and orderly way of arrangement
Some. students were not able to share out freely
Starting a merry go round with loaning
Amount of contribution per month
Duration that it will take
Intrest that will be acrued
1. Departmental welfare meeting
2.a Starting a side hustle to improve members welfare and making monthly financial contributions for table banking.
b. Members paid attention due to existing evidence of success stories
c. Doubt in some members and failure to do remittances as agreed.
Led discussions in the formation of a welfare group with my cousins to help address issues touching on financial constraints.
Takingcare of our parents,factors that contributed to success_respecting one's opinion, giving each one a chance to speak the one that undermine is some didn't agree with, others left before the end of discussion
1.Starting small gardens for vegetable farming
2a) How collect money to make farming.
b) Factors are co operation, respect and unity.
c)disappear, false promises and not being in time
A. Exam dates.
B. Listening to varied opinions.
Weighing all the options objectively.
C. Uncooperative teachers who wanted to force their opinions.
Get together group.factor behind success-cooperation and honesty
We had a choir group and we were to discuss the following.
1. Practice arrival time.
2. Departure from practice time.
3. Welfare of the members
4. Acquisition of uniform.
Factors contributing to success include
» members paying attention
» unity of purpose
» good communication skills
» turn taking
» active listening
» mutual respect
Factors Undermining the achievement of objectives include
>Lateness to the meeting
>members talking within sub-groups during the meeting
> already set opinions on the matters being discussed
> silent non-reactive members
> absenteeism
>some leaving mid-discission
Synod
Factors that contributed to success
Good team leader,team work, common agenda, positive attitude
What would have led to not successful discussion,lack of interest,non active members
1.starting a friend's merry go round of 10 members
2a,we discussed on how to improve our living doing a fruitful business
2b-,proper record keeping
-time management
-cooperation
-hardwork
2c,lack of communication since others had no phone when there was urgent communication
Self awareness
Positive altitude toward it
Proper time management
Proper record keeping
Active participation by all
Respect to other people opinion
Self awareness
Positive altitude toward it
Proper time management
Proper record keeping
Active participation by all
Respect to other people opinion
Merry go around
We discussed on how to contribute money and buy supplies with that money and sell the items to group member.
Started a merry go round,of 15 members.
Contribution of shares.
Loan the money. Success enhanced the members businesses.
Laxity to repay the loan- dishonesty