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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Background
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Learn about traditional practices that violate human rights and negatively affect reproductive and sexual health.
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Sexuality
Learn about the basic science behind sexuality and separate myth from fact when it comes to common misconceptions about se...
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Adolescent Development
Learn about how adolescence is classified as well as the physical changes that occur in our bodies during that time.
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Inspiration
Rights, Responsibilities and Abuse in Relationships
Learn about the qualities which make relationships healthy and how abuse is a violation of human rights.
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Inspiration
Experiential Learning: Theorists and Practitioners
Learn about some of the key figures of the 20th century who were connected to the concept of experiential learning.
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Inspiration
Popular Education
Learn about the connection between class struggles, education and social change.
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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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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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Inspiration
Wikileaks
Holding leaders accountable by giving power to the powerless through information. WikiLeaks is a terrific example of using...
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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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Background
What is accountability?
We often complain about government, how funds are misused or whine about the lack of proper public services. We never thin...
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Accountability Watchdog
As a citizen, the first point of contact with government is at the local level. It is very important that government and c...
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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
Underutilized space
This Bit takes us through the underutilzed spaces in community where Citizens have the right to participate in it but rare...
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Tool
Community Score cards as an accountability tool
In this bit you will learn how community score cards can be used to hold duty bearers to account to deliver on basic servi...
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Inspiration
Succesful Communication Strategy of Zapatista Movement
Check out how a small Indigenous farmers movement mobilized a global audience to pressure Mexican authorities.
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Inspiration
Citizen Journalism: Iranian Green Revolution
This bit looks into the importance of citizen journalism in Iran's 2009 Green Revolution and how information was shared wi...
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Background
Civil Disobedience Part I
When can we justify to break the law? Our moms would probably say "never" - but taking this bit you will get three differe...
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Inspiration
Civil Disobedience Part II
As long as laws which deny justice are in place, people will be there to break them and push for change. Discover importan...
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Background
Working with alliances and coalitions
When we are advocating for some policy changes, even if our idea is the greatest one but it is only us advocating for it...
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