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

Letter to myself

A very simple personal reflection exercise in which participants write a letter to themselves in their mother tongue.

  • 20 min
  • Individual exercise
  • Reflect
Action planning

Our change journey

Following a brief knowledge input on a simple ten-step process for action planning, groups draw and write their action plans as a visual ‘journey’ on flipchart sheets.

  • 2 h 30 min
  • Group exercise
  • Groupwork
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
Exploring freedom of religion or belief

Dimensions of FORB

After watching one or more of the FORB Learning Platform’s explainer films on FORB, small groups discuss the films’ contents.

  • 30-75 min
  • Group exercise
  • Watch and discuss
Ice-breakers and energisers

Self-portrait

A drawing exercise in which participants introduce themselves by creating a self-portrait showing their head, heart, and hands.

  • 30-50 min
  • Plenary exercise
  • Draw and discuss, Ice breaker
Ice-breakers and energisers

Water pitcher

A simple but effective exercise that introduces participatory learning methods and helps to set the tone.

  • 15 min
  • Plenary exercise
  • Ice breaker
Exploring freedom of religion or belief

The heart of FORB

A quick buzz group exercise that helps the facilitator to gauge a group’s level of understanding prior to or following an input, adds energy to a knowledge input and encourages peer-to-peer learning.

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

Ripples of change

A reflection and discussion based participatory exercise for longer-term evaluation of the difference a training has made.

  • 2 h 20 min
  • Multi-format exercise
  • Reflect and discuss
Exploring human rights

Human rights timeline

Participants contribute individually to creating a joint human rights timeline that shows key events on three different levels: national, regional and global.

  • 60 min
  • Plenary 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.