Ace Leaders: Visioning Social Transformation for Gender Equality and Women’s RightsMonday, May 6, 2012 – Documentation of Afternoon Process

Visioning social transformation for gender equality and women's rights.

Exercise: “The world we want to see”

3-step exercise in country groups using pictures, not words in order to push people to think in concrete terms rather than fall back on vague generalisations and familiar jargon.

Markers, Flip Chart Paper, Tape

Introduce Exercise: Why, Overview Steps, Give Step 1

Step 1. On a big sheet of paper, draw a circle representing the world/Africa/your country as it is at present. Inside the circle, draw pictures of the 5 major issues/problems faced by women (or 5 main barriers to gender equality in your country). No words allowed!(30 minutes).

The pictures are put up on the walls for everyone to see, explanations only if asked for.

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Step 1

Step 2. Draw another big circle on a fresh sheet of paper, representing the world/Africa as you would like to see it in 5 (or 10?) years. Inside the circle, draw pictures of 5 things that would show that this future world is better for women (“more gender-equal”) than the first one. Again, no words allowed.(20 minutes)

The pictures are again displayed and explained if needed.

Step 2

Ethiopia

Kenya

Uganda

Rewanda

Step 3. Place the two worlds side by side and connect them with the arrow cut-outs provided. Use at least 5 arrows. These arrows represent what you/your organisation are doing and can do to move from the present situation to the desired situation. Write a key word or phrase on each arrow to describe each intervention. You can number the arrows if you wish to show the sequence of interventions.(30 minutes)The completed pictures are displayed on the walls. Beth will document for the wiki. After the tea break we can display on the projector

Uganda - Debrief

Discussion in Plenary

Facilitator does pattern analysis of drawingsLeads discussion/reflectionIntroduces new idea/change/why – speaks from point of passion/advocate for change