VIPP_Unicef
VIPP_Unicef
VIPP_Unicef
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Life boat<br />
The participants are told they are on a ship which is sinking. They<br />
have to get into life boats, but their capacity is limited. Depending on<br />
the size of the group, the facilitator calls out that the life boats are only<br />
for 2, 3 or 5 people, for example. Then, in five seconds, participants<br />
have to form groups of 2, 3 or 5. The facilitator eliminates those who<br />
have drowned - groups which are bigger or smaller than the announced<br />
numbers. The facilitator then announces new numbers so that<br />
regrouping is necessary until there is only one group left. This exercise<br />
is a quick energizer to allow people to move around quickly, interact with<br />
each other, make quick decisions and thereby become less inhibited.<br />
The mail<br />
Participants and facilitators sit in a circle on the exact number of chairs<br />
minus one. One person (perhaps the facilitator to begin with) stands<br />
in the middle and announces: "I have a letter for those who (for<br />
example): ... are wearing black shoes,... have a moustache,... had a<br />
shower today... work for an NGO,... live in the countryside,... don't<br />
like garlic", etc. The participants who are wearing black shoes, for<br />
example, have to change chairs. The person in the middle uses the<br />
movement of people to sit on one of the empty chairs. The one who is<br />
left without a chair now stands in the middle and delivers another<br />
letter. This exercise gets people moving around and forces them to observe<br />
and discover things about fellow participants.<br />
<strong>VIPP</strong> TECHNIQUES<br />
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