Why I love training in Nepal

No training here is complete - or too successful - without lots of breaks for entertainment. This translates to: singing, dancing, poems and/or jokes.

At the beginning of a training only the more outgoing participants tend to volunteer for entertainment (for obvious reasons). By the end of a training, however, usually just about anyone will get up and present something. And at the very end, a good training often feels like a party. Singing, dancing, laughing.

People here know how to have a good time. They know that enjoying and celebrating is part of the work.

This short video was filmed on my recent trip to far Western Nepal, Dang. I led up a team of us who delivered training on "Gender, Leadership, and Micro Finance".
Most of the folks in the training were from the Tharu community, an indigenous group to Nepal. So, there were times when we did double translation. English to Nepali. Nepali to Tharu. Always an opportunity to think creatively here about how to make things really work in development work.

Enjoy...