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- If it is not the same, do they think it is possible to change the situation in their household to
the situation they like most?
- How do they think they can change it or why is it not possible to change it?
Step 3
• Give a summary of the discussion. Stress the fact that things can be changed but people have
to work on it
Notes for the trainer
Just choose one exercise for the topic self awareness, either this one: What is best, or the
previous one: Vote for change. The objectives and main conclusion of both exercises are the
same.
During this exercises it is important that the participants learn to think about their own lives.
Especially about the routine in their life: is what they do every day really what they want to do in
their life? What do they really like and what do they not like and why? Try to get a discussion about
the routine in their lives and why this routine exists.
The participants should realize that things can be changed, although this is not always easy, and
that discussions are needed to express their feelings and to find out how things can be changed. It
is very easy to have a negative attitude towards things you do not like but if you want to change
something you should be strong, try to get support from others and fight for it.
Tip for counting votes
Tip for mixed groups
In case both men and women join the session, make a separate men and women group. Give men
and women voting slips of different colours: one colour for men and another colour for women. Let
all participants vote and make separate lines from the voting slips of men and women. This means
that you get two lines with different colours under each picture. In this way the results can be
compared easily.
Use the following questions in the discussion:
- Do men (dis)like different situations than women?
- If yes, why do they (dis)like different situations?
- Why do women like certain situations?
- Why do men like certain situations?
- What can be changed?
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