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.

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
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
Ice-breakers and energisers

Pot luck

In this fun exercise, participants have 1 minute to cut or tear out an image but very few participants have scissors. Works well as an ice-breaker.

  • 20 min
  • Plenary exercise
  • Game, Ice breaker
Exploring human rights

The clifftop

An intriguing and thought-provoking problem-solving exercise that combines groupwork and plenary discussion with a knowledge input on legal and moral duty bearers.

  • 1 h 5 min
  • Group exercise
  • Draw and discuss
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
Context analysis

Trapped in the spiderweb

Participants stand in a ring and throw a ball of wool or string to each other as they answer questions on the causes of early/forced marriage.

  • 50 min
  • Plenary exercise
  • Game
Action planning

Reforming family law

A four-part exercise including a knowledge input and plenary discussion.

  • 3 h 10 min
  • Group exercise
  • Groupwork
Ice-breakers and energisers

Penny for your thoughts

A simple and effective ‘getting to know you’ exercise, which focuses on what participants have in common rather than their differences.

  • 15 min
  • Group exercise
  • Ice breaker
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

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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.