Group Education Manual - Peace Corps Wiki

• Cry in public when you feel like crying• Encourage a neighbor to seek counseling for his abusive behavior• Tell a sexual partner you are not ready to have sex with them• Insist on using a condom even when your sexual partner does not want toAdvancepreparationBefore the session begins, create a “Spectrum of Courage” on a wall in the trainingroom by posting the “Least Courage” sign on the left side of the room and the“Most Courage” sign on the right.Steps 1. 1. To begin, ask the participants whythey think men should be concerned about violence against women andchildren. During the discussion, review the key points and ensure that they arecovered.2. 2. Next, ask the group to develop ashort list of actions that men can take to prevent violence, especially againstwomen and children, and to promote gender equity in their own relationshipsand in the community-at-large. Write these on a flipchart.3. 3. Pass out the cards to participants.4. 4. Ask the participants to examine thefollowing situations and determine where they fall on the “Least Courage-Most Courage” spectrum posted on the wall.5. 5. After all the cards have been postedon the wall, review each and discuss with the entire group whether they agreeor not with the placements of the cards.6. 6. Divide the participants into groupsof six to seven people. Hand out three to four cards and ask each group tocome up with a role-play that depicts one of these situations. Ask them to beclear about what they would say and do to promote gender equality, respect forothers, and healthy relationships.7. 7. Once each group has presented itsrole-play, discuss the strategies used, and action taken, to prevent violence.Closing8. 8. Summarize, by first askingparticipants what they have learned from the session, and if they think theycan take action to end violence. End the session by reviewing the key points.Men can play a critical role in setting a positive example for other men by treatingall others with respect and challenging other men’s oppressive attitudes andbehaviors. Most men care deeply about the women and girls in their lives, whetherthey are their wives, girlfriends, daughters, cousins, other family members orfriends, colleagues, fellow parishioners, or neighbors.When some men commit acts of violence, it becomes more difficult for women totrust any men. In other words, as a result of the actions of some men, all men areseen as potential rapists and perpetrators. Men commit the vast majority ofdomestic and sexual violence and therefore have a special responsibility to end theviolence. It is, in other words, men’s work to end violence committed by men.77