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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Recognising and analysing violations

Persuasion or coercion

A buzz group exercise in which participants discuss scenarios from different parts of the world.

  • 60 min
  • Buzz group exercise
  • Case study/scenario
Recognising and analysing violations

The president’s advisors

In this role-play exercise, the participants have just been appointed as the President’s Religious Affairs Advisors and have to work together to make recommendations to the President.

  • 55 min – 1 h 35 minutes
  • Group exercise
  • Role-play/drama
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 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
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
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 and gender

Article 18 pronoun swap

A good opening exercise for a session on FORB and gender.

  • 30 min
  • Buzz group exercise
  • Reflect and share
FORB other rights and development

Speaking of religion

A think-pair-share exercise in which participants reflect on barriers to freely expressing religion or beliefs in their context.

  • 1 h 20 min
  • Multi-format exercise
  • Think-pair-share
Exploring human rights

Paradise island

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

  • 1 h 40 min
  • Group exercise
  • Draw and discuss

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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.