Southern Sudanese Support Group

The Workshops listed here have been developed by the SSSG, based on the identified needs of the support group community and professionals working in the field. All of these workshops can be tailored to the needs of professionals, those who work with communities, those who want to mobilize communities and the community members themselves who want to start a grassroots project. Contact us for more information or to book a workshop with us in your community.

SSSG Workshops

SSS Group 101: (Almost) Everything You Wanted to Know About Groups
This introductory workshop provides a general overview of SSS Groups. You will learn:

• How to start a SSS Group.
• How to define SSS Group and how it differs from other types of groups.
• The benefits and challenges that SSS Group groups face.
• The stages a group goes through.

Keeping Your Group on Track

This workshop is designed for members of SSS Group and community groups who are looking for ways to maintain an effective group. This workshop will help you to:

• Understand the stages of group development.
• Explore questions that are key to your group’s success.
• Learn methods to share responsibilities and deal with difficult situations.
• Exchange tips to maintain momentum and morale.

Facilitation Made Easy

Learn the components of facilitation including:

• Why people come to groups and how to motivate them
• The stages of group development and how to keep people involved and interested
• Planning and evaluation of groups

Listening Skills

This is an interactive workshop which helps participants fine-tune their listening skills through a series of exercises and discussion. This workshop will help you to:

• Identify characteristics of “good” listening.
• Explore the dynamics of listening.
• Clarify how to establish boundaries.
• Practice appropriate responses.

Confidentiality

To build trust within a group, each member needs to feel safe and know that what will be shared in the group will stay within mutually agreed upon boundaries. This workshop will help you to:

• Define confidentiality and anonymity.
• Know how to develop group guidelines.
• Learn ways to implement guidelines and what to do when the ‘rules’ are broken.
• Acquire hands on experience dealing with tough situations.

Self-Care for Self-Helpers

This is an interactive workshop providing ideas about creating a healthy environment. It will assist you to:

• Define health and the factors that influence our health.
• What makes a helping organization healthy?
• Ideas on how to reduce stress and improve morale.

Self-Help, Promotion and Marketing

An interactive workshop, which explores the aspects of promoting and marketing your organization

• Defines awareness raising, education, promotion and marketing
• Practical exercises identify marketing strategies of the above four and their outcomes and applicability