As part of ongoing efforts to promote sustainable water management and climate resilience, a Train-the-Trainer session was recently held to expand the reach of the Groundwater Serious Game. The training, conducted on 22 April, brought together 15 participants from a range of institutions, including Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment (HUNRE), DRAGON-Mekong Institute, Tra Vinh University, InNET, as well as representatives from local government offices, commune authorities, and cooperatives.
The main goal was to equip these new moderators with the skills to independently facilitate the game in their own settings, whether in classrooms, workshops, or community engagement events. The session emphasized not just understanding the game mechanics, but also learning effective ways to guide discussions, adapt scenarios, and connect gameplay to real-world challenges in groundwater use.
The group’s diversity enriched the training. Each participant brought insights from their unique local and institutional context, which sparked thoughtful exchanges on how the game could be adapted to suit different agricultural practices, water management issues, and community dynamics. One key highlight of the session was the constructive feedback offered by participants, ranging from crop selection in the game to the visual layout of the board and the cross-application of proposed solutions. These suggestions are being considered to further refine the tool and make it more relevant to diverse users.
Each institution represented in the training received a game box to begin using the Groundwater Serious Game in their own activities. With the training completed, all 15 participants were certified as official game moderators, ready to host local sessions and foster more informed conversations about groundwater sustainability.
This new group of moderators marks a step forward in making the game more accessible across regions and institutions, and in turning gameplay into a platform for education, dialogue, and action on water resilience.
