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Community participatory tools other community members. It would also demonstrate how your values may affect your interactions with community members. Values clarification is particularly important when it comes to relations between men and women and the roles society expects of them. Since a man and a woman form the basis of the family, it is important to ensure that the two coexist based on shared values. As volunteers you should encourage men to become actively involved in promoting health and general wellbeing in your communities. We will use a series of exercises to draw attention to the attitudes, values, and behaviours of men that harm their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of women and children. Getting men involved in promoting health is an area of great interest. Men as Partners (MAP) is a tool that discuses this in detail but we will limit ourselves to only a few exercises. No two individuals hold identical values. Each person’s values and attitudes are shaped by his or her own culture, upbringing, and life experiences. People behave differently because of differences in values and attitudes. The following exercise is intended to make you aware of the values underlying your opinions so that as volunteers you do not impose them on other community members. Exercise 2.4.9. Exercise 2.4.9 Objective 1. To explain the words- Values and Attitude Time: 10 minutes Question 1. What do the terms ‘Values’ and ‘Attitude’ mean? Box 2.4.13: Instruction to the Facilitator Guide participants to brainstorm what they understand by ‘Values’ and ‘Attitude’. After that read out your standard definition in Box 2.4.13 Value: This is a strongly held belief that is important to an individual. Values are not easily changed or discarded because they are influenced by religion, education, gender, cultural factors or by personal experiences. Attitude: This is a view or opinion that is formed by values and beliefs. How values affect interactions As volunteers you need to recognise and respect the values of the community members that you serve. If you fail to do so the community members may not cooperate with you. The next exercise (Exercise 2.4.10) is to help you understand how your values and attitude can affect your interactions with others. There is no right or wrong answer. Everyone’s’ views should be respected. 139
Module 2 Community Mobilisation and Tools 140 Exercise 2.4.10 Objective 1. To help participants understand how their values can affect their interactions with others Time: 10 minutes Questions 1. What are some common value systems we have in Ghana? 2. Why do we have differences in opinion among a homogeneous group for each of these values? Box 2.4.14: The role of a woman is to bear children Instruction to the Facilitator 1. Post AGREE, DISAGREE and UNDECIDED posters on the wall. Depending on the literacy level of the participants, 3 different colours can be used to represent these. 2. Read the statements in box 2.4.14 one at a time and let them decide where they belong. Let them take a decision on which of the three responses confirms their decision. 3. Let each participant stand in front of the poster that corresponds to the decision he has taken for each statement. 4. Ask a few people in each group the reasons for their choice. 5. Lead the group in the discussion using the questions in the exercise sheet. a. Were you surprised by the responses of your peers? b. How did you feel when you disagreed with other participants? c. How did you feel when others disagreed with you? d. What can happen if you disagree with the community’s values or try to impose your values on community members? 6. Let participant explain why there are differences in such opinion in such a homogeneous group with common characteristics (job functions, education, etc.) using the issue of values systems. The husband must always sign a consent form before a woman has sterilisation The man has to decide what FP method the wife should use A man who helps the wife with the household chores is not a real man Men should discipline their wives by beating them Family planning methods should be given to married women only Community members who refuse immunisations should be left alone A pregnant woman who develops swollen feet will give birth to a baby boy Men have to take all decisions in the house There are two types of malaria i.e. male and female malaria Most women using Family Planning are promiscuous.
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