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ICESCR Training Guide - Module 6: Break Out Group Activity

Facilitator Overview

Introduction

This module will allow participants to implement the information learned about human rights monitoring into situations that are important to the group.

Description

  • Assist participants to break into small groups based on interest in an economic, social or cultural rights issue to be reported to the UN. Each group can brainstorm ways which they could bring their identified issue to the UN, using both personal experience and the information provided through the guide. (30 minutes)
  • Ask groups to report to the larger group with their conclusions, discussing the kinds of strategies they have developed for reporting. Reporting can be followed with discussion to provide further information and insight. (30 minutes)

Time: 60 minutes

Participant Overview - Module 6: Break-out Group Activity

Objectives

This module will allow participants to implement the information learned about human rights monitoring into situations that are important to the group.

Description

The break-out group activity will give you the opportunity to apply the information learned so far in a context that is meaningful to you.

  • Break-out group activity
  • Group Reporting

Time: 60 minutes

Activity: Identification of Issue

Part A:

As a group decide how participants would like to divide into smaller groups. In your smaller groups you will have the next 30 minutes to identify an issue you want to report and possible strategies to bring this information to the United Nations human rights monitoring system.

  1. Human Rights Issue to be Reported:
  2. Possible ways to bring information to UN human rights monitoring system

Part B: Group Reporting

    As a larger group, you will have an additional 30 minutes to discuss and report back on what you have come up with in your small group.

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