CA C 1 - Raising Voices
CA C 1 - Raising Voices
CA C 1 - Raising Voices
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<strong>CA</strong>C 1<br />
Steps<br />
Part A – Brainstorming Consequences for the Community (15 min)<br />
1. Remind the group of Limmy’s story (Activity 1.10).<br />
2. Ask the participants: “What are the consequences of domestic violence for the community?” Write on<br />
flipchart the points that emerge from the discussion. Ask open-ended questions, such as:<br />
■ How does the violence experienced by Limmy affect the community?<br />
■ What kind of relationship did Limmy have with her neighbours?<br />
■ What did it mean for the contribution and participation of Limmy and her children in community life?<br />
■ What implications did it have for the health sector within the community?<br />
■ What impact did it have on community resources such as social welfare services or the police?<br />
■ What did Limmy’s lack of access to her money mean for her business?<br />
Part B – Preparing Mock Election Speeches (15 min)<br />
1. Emphasize that domestic violence affects everyone in the community.<br />
2. Divide the participants into three groups. Ask them to imagine that there is an election coming up in<br />
their local community and domestic violence is a big issue. Ask participants to work in their groups to<br />
develop a short speech (5 minutes) that explains to their audience that domestic violence is a problem<br />
and that it affects the entire community. The audience will be critical of what is being said, so each<br />
group has to work hard to convince their audience that domestic violence really does affect the<br />
community and why something needs to be done about it.<br />
Part C – Presenting and Discussing Speeches (30 min)<br />
1. Ask each group to present their speech. A volunteer may present the speech, but everyone in the<br />
group should questions from the ‘audience’ of participants. Join in and ask questions that may help<br />
the thinking process. Be willing to help the speaker if s/he is struggling.<br />
2. Record on flipchart the main points of the arguments produced by the different groups.<br />
3. Discuss the issues that came up in the speeches.<br />
Activity 1.13 Taking Action (2 hrs)<br />
Objectives<br />
■ Inspire participants to begin thinking about what the community can do to prevent violence.<br />
■ Explain your organisation’s vision and how you could work in partnership with various participants.<br />
Preparations<br />
■ Cut about sixty pieces of paper (approx. 20cm x 10cm) from flipchart for Part A.<br />
■ For Part C, prepare a short presentation of the project describing its objectives and main strategies. In<br />
your presentation, emphasize the following:<br />
● Your organisation is only one of the actors needed to prevent domestic violence and that all the<br />
participants and their institutions are also needed.<br />
● This workshop is the beginning of a partnership between participants and your organisation to<br />
work together to prevent domestic violence in the community.<br />
Mobilising Communities to Prevent Domestic Violence<br />
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