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.

FORB and gender

Different dangers

Quick sorting and listing exercises in small groups are followed by plenary discussion.

  • 1 h 40 min
  • Group exercise
  • Sorting exercise
Recognising and analysing violations

Rights and regulations

An interactive team quiz in which participants work together to decide whether a proposed law is a legitimate limitation of FORB or not.

  • 55 min
  • Group exercise
  • Quiz
Action planning

Changemakers stories

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

  • 20 min
  • Buzz group exercise
  • Storytelling
Exploring human rights

Human needs – human rights

An exercise that combines groupwork and plenary discussion to help participants connect their human needs and their human rights under international law.

  • 60 min
  • Multi-format exercise
  • Discuss, Reflect
Recognising and analysing violations

Two minute FORB mini-dramas

In this exercise, groups create and rehearse 2-minute dramas based on simple scenarios that they are provided with.

  • 1 h 30 min
  • Group exercise
  • Role-play/drama
Action planning

Challenging pillars of power

A group work exercise in which participants critically analyse sources of power and ‘pillars’ of power that perpetuate a specific violation of FORB.

  • 2 h 45 min
  • Group exercise
  • Analyse
FORB other rights and development

Touching points – FORB and development

A two-part groupwork exercise. In part one, groups sort a list cross-cutting issues relating to FORB. In the second, groups explore the practical implications of these linkages.

  • 65-95 min
  • Group exercise
  • Sorting exercise
Context analysis

The forcefield

This exercise introduces the forcefield analysis tool. Groups work together to apply it to a specific FORB problem in their local context.

  • 60 min
  • Plenary exercise
  • Brainstorm
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

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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.