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asking them to state why they did or did not move forward. E.g. a student
being the first to speak in a meeting.
7. At the end, ensure volunteers remain in their places in the line but get
those at the front to look back at those left behind. Ask them how they
feel about those ‘left behind’; ask the people at the back, how it felt to see
others ‘striding ahead’.
8. Discuss briefly who is most powerful/has most access to resources and
who has least access/power. Who are the people being ‘left behind’ –
are there a disproportionate number of women in that group? If so, why
might this be?
NB if one participant played the role of the volunteer, it may be useful to
analyse their position within the line-up and what that may say about the
power relations they would have and how they might be perceived by
other people.
15 minutes Round 2
1. Explain that you will now call out some other skills and characteristics.
Some examples are listed below. Ensure you include at least 1 from each
column. Again participants will need to make intelligent guesses as to
whether the characters they are ‘playing’ have these skills.
2. At the end, ensure volunteers remain in their places in the line but get
those at the front to look back at those left behind.
3. Discuss how much more those people with less power and access over
resources and opportunities moved in the second part of the activity
compared to the first. Ask participants if this surprised them. Ask them
what they think the key differences between the two lists are i.e. 1 st list
depends on access to education/resources etc, status and power; 2 nd list
are non-formal skills & qualities, either inherent or learnt from family or
through experience.
4. Summarise that all people contribute to a community but unequal power,
resources and access to resources makes it harder for certain members
of a community. Relate how gender, HIV, disability, ethnicity can create
disadvantages because of stigma and discrimination.
10-15 minutes 5. Summarise that all people contribute to a community but unequal power,
resources and access to resources makes it harder for certain members
of a community. Relate how gender, HIV, disability, ethnicity can create
disadvantages because of stigma and discrimination.
[Source: Skills for Working in Development (SKWID) Training Course, VSO]
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