Venues for Field Courses
Donor and NGO staff combine theory with practice by working in the field designing and implementing development projects from the ground up. Participants develop a range of skills, including how to facilitate participatory needs assessments, implement impact evaluations, and how to design and execute outcome-driven projects.

1. Field Courses Delivered in Guatemala
Hands-On Field Courses & Workshops for Donors, INGOs & In-Country NGOs

Who are these Field Courses for?
• Donor and INGO headquarters staff that want better contextual information about running projects on-the-ground in order to better make programming decisions
• In-country staff wishing to sharpen their development skills or train new staff members
• Consultants and private companies involved in sustainable development

8 day Hands-on Field Courses in Guatemala.
Visit beautiful Guatemala and work side-by-side with villagers in the true context of a rural development project: a remote mountain village. Experience firsthand the real-life needs of community members and the varied challenges faced by implementing NGOs.

Workshops alternate between paradise—a beautiful tropical farm where we live—and a distant mountain village in southern Guatemala—both on the flanks of 11,600 ft. Volcán Atitlan. Visit Upcoming Workshops for a complete list of workshops, or contact us at the Center for more information on our field courses.

2. Field Courses Delivered in Your Country. Field Courses for In-Country NGOs
Who are these Field Courses for?
• In-country staff wishing to sharpen their development skills or train new staff

8 day Hands-on Field Courses Delivered in Your Country.
Experience firsthand the real-life needs of community members and the varied challenges faced by implementing NGOs.

Can't make it to one of our workshops in Guatemala? We bring the workshops described in Field Courses in Guatemala to your country and deliver them to your NGO staff. We will show you how to prepare the workshop in one of your partnering villages, and we will then lead the workshop for your colleagues and your village beneficiaries.

3. Field Courses Delivered at Your Northern Headquarters. Workshops for Donors and INGOs
Who are these Field Courses for?
• Donor and INGO headquarters staff that want better contextual information about running projects on-the-ground in order to better make programming decisions 

Development Workshops for Your Staff at Your Office. Can’t make it to one of our workshops in Guatemala? Let us lead a development workshop in your offices.

Choose from workshops listed in Upcoming Workshops, or have us tailor a workshop for your organization. Contact us at the Center for more information on in-house workshops.

The Center offers its training and workshops internationally. Please contact the Center if you are interested in learning more about how Hands-On Field Courses can increase your programming impact.