CA C 1 - Raising Voices

CAC 1
Activity 1.16 Warm-Up and Review (30 min)
Objectives
■ Reflect on the previous day’s work.
■ Emphasize the continuity of the learning process.
Steps
1. Start with a game. Ask participants if they know any warm-up game. If a participant volunteers a
game, ask them to explain it to the group and lead the activity. If there are no suggestions, use one
of your own games or see appendix P for some suggestions.
2. Briefly remind the participants (one or two sentences) about the work you completed on Day 1 and 2.
3. Ask participants if they have any comments or views about the work. If a major issue emerges,
negotiate a special time for in-depth discussion.
4. Give a brief overview of the work for the day.
Activity 1.17 Community Mobilisation (2 hrs) (for Project Staff)
Objectives
■ To develop a common understanding of what is meant by community mobilisation.
■ To identify essential components of an effective community mobilisation project.
Steps
Part A – Defining Community Mobilisation (20 min)
1. Begin by asking the participants to consider the work they did in Activity 1.2: Women’s Lives, and the
subsequent group discussions.
2. Ask them to take a few minutes individually to consider what they understand by the words
‘community mobilisation.’ Ask: what does community mobilisation involve?
3. Ask them to write down their thoughts in their notebooks.
4. After about five minutes, ask them to share their thoughts in the main group.
5. Discuss the ideas being shared as a group. Some of the key concepts they share may include:
■ Introducing ideas in the community that allow as many people as possible to cross the bridge
from ‘Here’ to ‘There’ (Activity 1.2).
■ Inspiring as many community members as possible to take action.
■ Developing a collective response by persuading decision-makers, as a group, to focus their
attention on the issue.
■ Developing a sense of collective responsibility within the community about the issue of domestic
violence and develop a will to come up with an effective response.
■ Strengthening the capacity of a wide range of people to take action.
■ Developing mechanisms that address domestic violence on an ongoing basis.
6. Ensure everyone is clear about the concept and understands what is meant when you say your
organisation is involved in ‘mobilising the community to prevent domestic violence’. If you need
additional information, you may want to refer to the Introduction of the Resource Guide (page 13).
Mobilising Communities to Prevent Domestic Violence
CAC 1
287