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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FORB other rights and development

Saara the student journalist

Participants work together in four groups to address challenging questions arising from a fictional case study and to develop codes of conduct for different sectors of society.

  • 2 h
  • Group exercise
  • Case study/scenario
FORB other rights and development

The widows of Kandhamal

Participants read a blog text describing the aftermath of violence targeting a religious minority, identifying which articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights have been violated.

  • 60 min
  • Buzz group exercise
  • Analyse
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
Action planning

What’s the problem

Designed to precede an action planning exercise, this participatory, inclusive exercise helps participants to choose 1-3 freedom of religion or belief (FORB) problems.

  • 55 min
  • Multi-format exercise
  • Think-pair-share
Exploring human rights

The soup of life – human rights gallery

This exercise uses the imagery of ingredients in a pot of soup to help participants explore the needs that they (and all human beings) have.

  • 60 min
  • Plenary exercise
  • Reflect and share
Action planning

Action planning with the gender integration continuum

Participants work together to complete an action plan template, incorporating gender aware approaches.

  • 2 h 40 min
  • Group exercise
  • Groupwork
Context analysis

Change chairs

A fun, physical and thought-provoking game in which participants swap chairs if they agree with a statement read out.

  • 20 min
  • Plenary exercise
  • Game
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
FORB other rights and development

The hate speech barometer

A game in which participants stand on a line between two corners of the room to signify how likely they think it is that a hate speech statement will lead to acts of discrimination, hostility or violence.

  • 1 h 5 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.