PART II, SECTION 7 – STRATEGIES AND TOOLS – NATIONAL LEVEL
USING MODULE 20 IN A TRAINING PROGRAM
EDUCATION FOR EMPOWERMENT - SOME REFLECTIONS
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This module should help trainees understand/clarify for themselves:
- the importance of developing a perspective on education before embarking on conducting educational programs;
- how educational practices can diminish as well as enhance a person�s dignity;
- elements of an educational program for a rights-based approach; and
- some ideas for conducting a creative human rights education program.
Suggested Methods
This module should be presented in a creative way to stress the point that human rights edu�cation should be a creative process.
� Discussion of the song: The song reproduced in the module should be discussed by the participants either in small groups or all together.� The discussion should help clarify the point that education is not a neutral enterprise.
� Brainstorming on education for enhancing dignity: In the next step, participants should brainstorm on the elements of an educational practice that would enhance dignity.� A trainer should summarize the main points contained in the module.
� Identifying some creative methods: Finally, participants should identify creative methods, based on their experience, for conducting human rights education programs.� The identi�fication of creative methods should be an active process with the participants sharing in�formation about methods they have used and the whole group trying them out during the session.
