Training bits are small pieces of inspiration, tools or background in activism and social change. Each training bit has something for you to learn, to act upon and to share with other activists. You are free to choose the bits you want and do them in your own pace.
Training Bits
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Inspiration
Examples of tax campaigns using social media
Many large organisations have used social media to amplify their offline campaign activities and to sign up a range of peo...
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Tool
Complaints and Resolution
Learn about some tools you can use to make complaints to service providers in times of emergency or after disasters.
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Tool
Memes
What does a white dove make you think of? Peace? That could be because someone managed to create a strong meme! Take this ...
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Background
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) AND HIV
Learn about how you can get sexually transmitted infections and HIV, as well as ways for prevention
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Tool
Making Powerful Posters
Learn about how to design effective posters and how you can use this media most effectively.
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Background
How does corruption impact women?
This bit takes us through the situation of women in an unaccountable and corrupt governance system. We will look into how ...
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Inspiration
Wikileaks
Holding leaders accountable by giving power to the powerless through information. WikiLeaks is a terrific example of using...
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Background
Researching for your campaign
Advocacy is all based on research and if your research is good then you can win what you are advocating for else your cred...
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Tool
Public Hearings
Discover how to use public hearings as an accountability tool to share evidence and bring community issues centre stage.
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Inspiration
Case: Schtop Tax Dodging!
ActionAid's Schtop Tax Dodging campaign was a good examples of choosing the right media to mobilize an audience of beer dr...
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Tool
Interface Meetings
An interface meeting is a form of public face to face meeting between community members and service providers. This bit wi...
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Inspiration
Nepal: The Role of Youth After the Disaster
Youth should always play a role in defining society, but they are often held back by traditional structures. In emergency ...
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Background
Why is it important to campaign on tax?
Tax is powerful. It funds schools and hospitals everywhere. Every year, unfair international tax rules let companies dodge...
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Tool
Power Mapping
This tool can help you to analyse power relations. If you understand how power relations function, you will be better plac...
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Tool
Awareness-Alignment-Engagement-Action
Learn about this communication model to bring your audiences to a state of awareness and from there to a state of action!
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Background
Claimed Space
If there is no space for raising your concerns about political, social and economic issues, you might have to create it yo...
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Background
Mobilising People From Online to Offline Action
Digital tools are a great way to reach people, but how do we move people from taking action online, like signing a petitio...
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Inspiration
Examples of imagery used in tax campaigning
Here we look at several campaigns which have used imagery to invoke support for their organisational activity. We will exp...
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Tool
Message Sun
Learn how to use the Message Sun tool to help you communicate your campaign to others.
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Tool
The Onion Tool
When we think about power and how to approach it, we need different tools to help us analyze how power works – and thereby...
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