BOSCONET, the network of 11 Don Bosco Planning and Development Offices (PDOs) across India, plays a crucial role in consistently enhancing the capacity of its partner organizations in various skill domains. One of its core responsibilities is to empower its constituent partners with continuous skill development.

In pursuit of this objective, BOSCONET organized a comprehensive four-day proposal writing training workshop – ‘Write for Good 2023” for the Salesians and collaborators of Don Bosco Delhi Region from 22.11.23 to 25.11.23 at the BOSCO Delhi, Don Bosco Provincial House, New Delhi with the support of Don Bosco Mission Bonn, and Misiones Salesianas, Madrid.

The inaugural ceremony, held on November 22nd at 9:30 am, was led by Fr. Biju Akkilettu, the Provincial Economer of Don Bosco Province, Delhi, and Fr. Santhanam, Director, BOSCONET, highlighting the importance of the skill required for developing good proposals.

Eighteen participants actively engaged in the program. The workshop covered key components of community development proposals, techniques for problem identification, cause-and-effect analysis, SMART objectives, monitoring & evaluation, risk analysis, activity scheduling, budgeting, sustainability, baseline surveys, survey tools, and question formulation.

This program was a practical, hands-on workshop focused on the technicalities of writing effective proposals for community development projects. Its primary aim was to equip the Salesians and collaborators with the essential skills necessary for creating impactful community development project proposals, thereby enabling positive transformations in the communities.

The concluding valediction ceremony on November 25th witnessed the presence of Fr. Biju Akkilettu and Fr. Santhanam, who gave the concluding speech, emphasizing the need for professionally developed proposals for the development of the marginalised, particularly the youth.

Each participant received a well-deserved course completion certificate, marking the successful conclusion of the training. The successful completion of the workshop in the Delhi (INN) region underscores BOSCONET's commitment to empowering its partners with essential skills for impactful community development.