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STRATEGY / METHODOLOGY :
To develop written visual materials, strategic pedagogues and methodologies which are culturally relevant including gender perspective to service the facilitation of programs in schools, institutions and communities that join to become agent of change.
TRAINING METHODOLOGY: The following of appropriately adopted and modified for each target audience can provide useful guidance for the implementation and evaluation of the project especially for the adults. Namely:-
(1) COLLEGIAL PRESENTATION: Involves using practitioners in the field/resource persons/Human Rights Experts with practical experience and orientation to train the target audience. This method would be applied mostly in training of law enforcement officials. The trainers should ensure that the substance of International Human Rights standards is fully and consistently reflected in the course contents.
(2) T.O.T.: Participants in the training of trainers training courses should be selected on the understanding that their responsibilities will continue after completion of the training exercise. Each beneficiary will be charged with conducting his/her own training and dissemination efforts after training and his/her duty station. By this method, the impact of such knowledge information and skill imparted is multiplied and disseminated throughout the institution or community. The course content should include capacity building components, such as lessons and materials designed to impart training skills to participants.
(3) INTERACTIVE PEDAGOGICAL TECHNIQUES: This method involves the use of creative, interactive teaching method, which after the best hope for securing the active involvement of the programme participants. Other aspect of this method include: Presentation and discussion, panel discussion, working groups, case studies, problem solving/brain storming, simulation/role-playing, field trips, practical exercises, round table discussions and visual aids.
(4) AUDIENCE SPECIFICITY: This entails training and education efforts targeted and appropriately addressed to a particular audience e.g. Parliamentarians, students, lawyers, women, healthcare workers. The content of the teaching would focus more on the Human Rights standards directly relevant to the daily work of the professional trainees with less history of structure of UN.
(5) A PRACTICAL APPROACH: This method involves empowering professionals with knowledge of how to do their jobs effectively within the confines of Human Rights standard. The issue here is What value can a better understanding of Human Rights bring to their work? PRO would design courses, which must include practical information on proven techniques for the actual duties of the participating professionals.
(6) COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION OF STANDARD: This method entails the translation and distribution of relevant Human Rights instruments (and simplified learning tools) to the participants before the facilitator would empower them with constant reference to the instrument.
(7) TEACHING TO SENSITIZE: PRO programmes should be designed to sensitize participants to their own potential for contributing to violative behaviour, however unwittingly e.g. a well-developed exercises including (drama/role play) which can make trainees aware of gender or racial bias in their own attitudes or behaviour can be valuable.
(8) FLEXIBILITY OF DESIGN AND APPLICATION: Training courses under the project must be adapted to the particular cultural, educational, regional and experiential needs and realities of a diverse range of potential audiences within the target group. And in order to truly empower the people course materials are not intended to be read verbatim, but trainers should create their own targeted presentation notes and materials based upon the content of the prepared materials and particular realities on the ground. Training should be tailored according to particular needs of the people and in line with the objective.



  THE ROLE OF SELF-ESTEEM :
The goal here is to send the message that knowledge of Human Rights is a key element of professionalism in the work of target group as such, the trainees/participants should be made to understand that they have much to gain and also much to contribute in this area. Trainers should create a collegial atmosphere in which the exchange of expertise and experience is facilitated and professional knowledge of trainees recognized while professional pride is encouraged. But trainers would not adopt Spoon feeding or School teacher and /or Military approach.

LINKAGE TO PROJECT OBJJECTIVES :
In order to produce the desired impact on the behaviour and attitude of the target audience, it must be clearly linked to the project objective (i.e. objective-oriented training).

Other strategies apart from training courses in seminars, symposia, conferences, workshops, etc includes:-
(a) Human Rights Advocacy and Campaign in Radio, Television and Newspapers.
(b) Use of Human Rights Rally, Advocacy visit and Return visit.
(c) Publication of Human Rights Bulletins, Newsletters, Journals, Pamphlets, Handbooks, Books etc.
(d) Giving free Human Rights Counseling and offering Legal Aid and advice to members of the public as well as instituting Legal Actions in Court and defending them in Courts.
(e) To investigate, research, monitor and document Human Rights violations or issues.

TARGET AUDIENCE :
The general public at all levels of literacy and education especially traders and businessmen to ensure that they are informed of their Rights and responsibilities under Human Rights instruments/standards.

Police, prison officials, lawyers, judges, teachers, and curriculum developers, government officials, the armed forces, development officer, parliamentarians, the media, civil servants and other groups well placed to ensure realization of Human Rights.

Schools, universities professional and vocational training programmes and institutions which should be encouraged and assisted in developing Human Rights curricula.

Appropriate institutions of civil society, including NGO, workers, labour union, mass media, churches, CBOs, traders union, professional bodies, i.e. NBA etc. Vulnerable groups including women, widows, less-privileged, minorities, the poor, the oppressed.








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