Exercise bank

Search our collection of over 70 participatory learning exercises to find different types of exercise, for different audiences, focusing on different FORB related topics.

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FORB other rights and development

The hate speech barometer

A game in which participants stand on a line between two corners of the room to signify how likely they think it is that a hate speech statement will lead to acts of discrimination, hostility or violence.

  • 1 h 5 min
  • Plenary exercise
  • Game
Ice-breakers and energisers

Pass the basket

A simple participatory exercise allowing participants to contribute ground rules anonymously.

  • 15 min
  • Plenary exercise
  • Ground rules, Ice breaker
Action planning

The double diamond

This exercise introduces the double diamond model of structured idea development for action planning.

  • 3 h 30 min
  • Multi-format exercise
  • Brainstorm
Action planning

Who am I

In this exercise, participants draw their personal and professional networks and imagine the role they could play to promote FORB within those settings.

  • 15 min
  • Plenary exercise
  • Draw and share
Ice-breakers and energisers

Emoticons

A physical energiser in which participants create emoticons/sculptures with their faces and bodies to represent how they feel about what they have learnt in a session.

  • 20 min
  • Plenary exercise
  • Energiser
Context analysis

Research teams

Using research questions and reports on the state of FORB in the country, participants work in groups to investigate different dimensions of the right to freedom of religion or belief.

  • 1 h 50 min
  • Group exercise
  • Analyse
Exploring freedom of religion or belief

FORB in my day

A think-pair-share exercise in which participants reflect on how they think, believe, belong, practice, question and refuse in their daily lives.

  • 30-45 min
  • Multi-format exercise
  • Think-pair-share
Action planning

Changemakers stories

Three changemakers’ stories are read out in plenary and then discussed in buzz groups.

  • 20 min
  • Buzz group exercise
  • Storytelling
Evaluation and follow-up

Head, heart, hands

A simple personal evaluation exercise for participants, using the imagery of head (knowledge), heart (attitudes) and hands (skills, action).

  • 25 min
  • Individual exercise
  • Reflect and share

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Illustration Pakistani Christian women holding lit candles at mass.Illustration Pakistani Christian women holding lit candles at mass.

The FORB learning platform’s collection of exercises on FORB is such a treasure trove. There are so many useful exercises – my favourites are One step forwards and Once upon a time.