Training Programme Aim and Design

The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), in collaboration with the Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI), delivers an advanced training and support programme tailored for the Grape platforms and their advocacy campaigns. This five-year initiative commenced in December 2022 and now welcomes a new cohort of trainees and advocacy champions annually.

Each cohort undergoes an intensive 18-month training period, during which they actively advance the advocacy campaigns.

The four Training Modules

Capacity Building: Local teams receive high-level training through intensive online and in-person workshops. The courses unravel the economic and sociological conditions for inclusive social and economic transformation and conflict resolution.
Theological Reflection: The teams will engage in biblical and contextual theological analysis as a basis for contextual engagement.
Research and Advocacy: Facilitated through EPRI’s mentoring, the teams conduct participatory research, compile quantitative and qualitative research agendas and publish findings to enhance the advocacy work.
Results-Based Management: The advocacy programmes aim at high-impact outcomes through iterative monitoring and learning.