Our Rights, Our Story - Funky Dragon

O U R R I G H T S O U R S T O R Y
The Workshops
A series of fun and interactive methods were developed within the 5 themes. Each theme has
a number of different activities.
As well as activities to gain information from young people, there were also icebreaker
games, scene setting activities and evaluation exercises. The full session with all activities
included would take around 2 hours to run.
Project staff adapted the sessions to take into account the time available, the size of the
group and the needs of individuals. The games and activities were never changed. This was
to ensure that all those taking part did the same thing.
The Interviews
In total 37 interviews were carried out with young people from specific interest groups.
Each young person was given a disposable camera and asked to take pictures of their
community and important people and places to them. This was to help them put their
rights into the context of their own lives. The pictures were then used as discussion points
throughout the interviews. Due to the nature of specific interest groups, using these methods
allowed for differing levels of confidence and competence to be taken into account. It also
provided them with the opportunity to express their opinions in a variety of ways.
Introduction to research findings
As you read through the different sections of the research findings you will very soon notice
that they have been written by different people, with different styles of writing. As so many
people have written the various parts of the report we have not attributed any of the
sections to any individuals.
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