Group Education Manual - Peace Corps Wiki

11.11Action PlanningObjectives 1. To develop an action plan for reaching menthrough group education2. To identify organizations with which to link inorder to leverage work with menTime90 minutesMaterials • Flipchart and markers• Enough copies of the Handout 24: The Ecological Model and Handout 25:Detailed Activity Information for all participantsSteps 1. Explain that you would like to focus on how the tools and key lessons from thetraining can be turned into concrete action.2. Distribute Handout 24: The Ecological Model. If there is more than oneparticipant from the same organization, ask them to work together. Since manyof the organizations attending the training are already working with men, askthem to note such work on the Ecological Model, in the column listing existingactivities. To the extent possible, they should separate the activities accordingto the different levels of the Ecological Model. If any activity or program fitsinto more than one level, they can add it to either one of the levels or to all thelevels in which it fits. Remind them that it is fine if they don’t have activitiesfor all the levels. Allow 20 minutes for this. Ask any participants not currentlycarrying out activities with men to think about the kinds of activities with menthey would like to pursue.3. Since this training has focused on the individual and group educational levels,ask participants to look at those two levels in the Ecological Model. Pass outthe handout titled Handout 25: Detailed Activity Information. For each level,they should note all the steps needed to carry out the activity. They should listwho in their organization will carry out each step, their deadline for completingit, what resources are required, and what other organizations they may workwith. Once they have filled out the Individual Level, ask them to do the samefor Creating Supportive and Family Structures. Allow 30 to 40 minutes to dothis.4. Call all the participants back to the larger group and ask each to present theEcological Model focusing on their planned activities.121