CA C 1 - Raising Voices

CAC 1
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CAC 1
3. Under each category, ask the participants to think of as many things as they can that they would
find supportive and would help them achieve the objectives of their Action Plans.
For example:
■ Self: learn more about how violence affects the community, learn listening skills, learn time
management skills, develop better relationships with other colleagues, keep better record of my
activities, learn more about what motivates me, learn to share how I am feeling, etc.
■ Other Participants in the Group: help convincing supervisors, make learning materials, share
experiences, listen and encourage, share skills, provide feedback, co-facilitate or support in
activities,
plan joint activities, etc.
■ Institution/Employer/Supervisor: provide opportunity to develop knowledge and skill,
departmental endorsement of the Action Plan, resources to implement activities, recognition and
encouragement, legitimacy, weekly meeting with supervisor/colleagues, etc
■ (Name of your Organisation): training, feedback, analytic tools, ongoing support, learning
materials, co-facilitation of activities, exposure to journalists, contacts that can facilitate work,
monitoring assistance, etc.
Part B – Sharing Ideas About Support Mechanisms (30min)
1. Ask one or two people to share their thoughts about the support they need and ask others to add
their ideas.
2. Facilitate a discussion regarding how important ongoing support is for implementation.
3. Affirm your organisation’s commitment to support participants and, if appropriate, make a plan for
follow-up support. This may mean just agreeing on a date and time to meet individually or it could
mean a more detailed discussion of how and when you will continue support from here.
4. If your schedule allows, invite participants to visit you at your office between agreed meeting times
if they need assistance.
Activity 1.22 Review and Evaluation (1hr)
Objectives
■ Allow participants to reflect on and assess the workshop.
■ Bring closure to the process.
Steps
Part A – Evaluation Form (30 min)
1. Using the workshop schedule, summarize all the work you did together.
2. Hand out the evaluation forms and ask participants to fill them out. Remind them the forms are
anonymous and that you would appreciate honest feedback.
Part B – Group Discussion (30 min)
1. Ask a participant to collect the sheets and put them in an envelope to protect confidentiality.
2. Ask each participant to take five minutes of quiet time and think about how s/he experienced the
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