CA C 1 - Raising Voices

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9. Repeat the game with the other group.
10. You may also want to play the game in reverse (i.e., men have to be ‘activated’) to see how men
react
to being voiceless.
11. The group with the highest number of points is the winner.
Part B – Describing Advocacy (45 Min)
1. Discuss the game with the participants. How is the game reflective of the situation in the community?
Ideas may include:
■ Women’s contributions do not count unless ‘activated’.
■ Women’s voices are silenced.
■ The points of the un-activated women are wasted.
■ The ‘Decision-Maker’ is blind to women’s value and contribution.
■ There are barriers to be overcome in order to increase women’s participation.
■ By using their ‘voice’, community members can influence the ‘Decision-Maker’.
■ Careful strategy for influencing the Decision-Maker is important.
■ Timing is important.
2. Make a list of the participants’ contributions on a flipchart and discuss the implications for women.
Use the metaphorical power of this game to open up a range of issues summarized above.
3. Explain that advocacy is like the sounds that the team members were making to influence the
‘Decision-Maker’.
Part C – Developing a Collective Understanding of Advocacy (45 min)
1. Divide the participants into smaller groups of people from the same or similar workplace/community
and ask them to answer and discuss the question, “What do you understand by the word advocacy?”
2. Ask them to summarize their discussion on a flipchart and choose a volunteer who will present their
work to the main group.
3. Discuss the group’s understanding of the word advocacy and develop a collective understanding of
the word. For example, in relation to our work, it could be any action or intervention that focuses the
attention of the decision-makers on women’s needs and priorities and leads to fair resource
allocation or change in practice based on a value of justice and equity.
4. If time allows, ask participants to share stories and examples of advocacy from their own experience.
Activity 3.5 Closing Comments (10 min)
Objective
■ Review the day’s work and emphasize key concepts.
Steps
1. Briefly review the highlights of each activity completed. For example:
■ introductions, overview, and objectives for of the workshop
■ sharing experiences and reviewed lessons learned
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