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.

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
Recognising and analysing violations

Children and FORB – rights and responsibilities

A problem-solving role-play exercise based on a fictional scenario, in which participants work together to recommend a course of action.

  • 1 h 20 min
  • Group exercise
  • Role-play/drama
Ice-breakers and energisers

Tell all!

This exercise provides a fun, interactive start to a session. Participants throw a ball to each other, saying something they remember from the previous session.

  • 10 min
  • Plenary exercise
  • Game, Ice breaker
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
FORB and gender

The expert advisors

In this role-play exercise, the participants have just been promoted to the role of Technical Experts on FORB for all at the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

  • 1 h 40 min
  • Group exercise
  • Role-play/drama
Ice-breakers and energisers

Fistfight – push and pull

A fun physical game. There are two ways to run the game. In pairs, participants either try to open the other person’s fist using any means they can think of, or they try to pull their partner across an imaginary line into their own space.

  • 10 min
  • Plenary exercise
  • Energiser
Recognising and analysing violations

FORB around the world

A group discussion exercise based on case studies, designed to follow a knowledge input on understanding violations of FORB.

  • 1 h 5 min
  • Group exercise
  • Case study/scenario
Evaluation and follow-up

Complete the statements

A simple participatory evaluation exercise, which is good for capturing qualitative data and feedback about the training.

  • 35 min
  • Plenary exercise
  • Feedback
Exploring freedom of religion or belief

The dots

A simple, effective non-verbal game. Requires no previous knowledge of freedom of religion or belief (FORB) among participants.

  • 20 min
  • Plenary exercise
  • Game

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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.