HERTK Strategies Revision meeting Monday June 15, 2009.

In Attendance:

Hugh Wallace-Smith – NAILSMA
Ameyali Ramos – UNU-IAS TKI
Ian Nigh – Gaia University, UNU-IAS TKI

Issues discussed:
-Challenges current facing HERTK candidates/associates in creating outputs and advancing learning pathways.
-Linkages with HERTK and ICWFN workloads and deliverables.

Opportunities identified:
-Potential for incorporating ICWFN 6 month reports with Gaia U outputs.
-Potential for piloting strategies within HERTK to work through challenges also affecting ICWFN work.
-Incorporating further HERTK workshops with IWPG meeting, fostering “Aha Moments” for candidates.
-Perfecting HERTK template as a learning tool for future Water Facilitators.

Agreements reached:
-Establish weekly teleconference meeting with candidates/associates to review last week's work and set goals/deliverables for next week.
-Plan a workshop around the theme “transforming challenges into opportunities”, possibly inviting other ICW Facilitators (and/or others) to attend.
-Review ICWFN 6 month report format as a possible starting point for an output template for HERTK/ICWFN candidates/associates.