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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Article 18 pronoun swap
A good opening exercise for a session on FORB and gender.
- 30 min
- Buzz group exercise
- Reflect and share
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
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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