Course=20
Prospectus for the On-line Training
Brief =
Background
The online training is part of the online =
support,=20
peer learning and backstopping component of the Gender Violence Training =
project=20
in the 12 SADC countries.
This is designed to be a cost effective =
way, in=20
terms of time and logistics, to continuously strengthen the skills =
gained during=20
training workshops on reporting gender violence in the region.
This online training has been planned to =
run=20
parallel to the 16 Days Campaign and related activities that Gender =
Links and=20
other organizations will be doing. This will provide cross fertilization =
of the=20
two processes, as participants to the online training will constantly be =
referred to the Gender Links website where related information will be =
posted=20
during the Sixteen Days. A parallel on-line training for Portuguese =
speaking=20
colleagues in Angola and Mozambique will also be running at the same =
time.=20
Course Content
As already mentioned, the training is =
closely linked=20
to the Sixteen Days Campaign. As some of you might be aware, the =
international=20
theme for this year=92s Sixteen Days is =93Culture and Gender =
Violence=94. The=20
topics to be discussed during the training are closely linked to the=20
international theme, and at the same time are issues that emerged from =
the=20
training workshops conducted in the region and also in some provinces in =
South=20
Africa. These include:
- Week 1: Getting everyone on board and testing =
the system,=20
sharing and getting an understanding of the ground=20
rules.
- Week 2: Culture, including issues of tradition and =
custom=20
in relation to human rights and violation of rights. (the ongoing case =
of=20
abduction in Swaziland will kick start the discussion) =
- Week 3: HIV/AIDS and gender violence, in relation to =
issues of=20
marital rape and culture, AZT for rape =
survivors)
- Week 4: Property grabbing, where increasing levels of =
poverty and=20
deaths in the region have seen an increase in the cases of property =
grabbing,=20
mostly done in the name of culture. =20
- Week 5: The role of men in combating gender violence, and the =
development=20
of a men=92s movement in the region
For each week, the facilitator will refer=20
participants to the Gender Links Website for =93resources for =
journalists and=20
communicators=94, where contact information on experts, =
organizations,=20
institutions and bibliographies relevant to the topic discussed will be =
posted=20
and made accessible. Also available on the Information section of the =
web will=20
be related information on legislation on the topic in the respective =
countries=20
in the region.
Process
Participants will be part of a closed =
group=20
(listserve) sharing ideas and information on defined weekly topics. No =
one else=20
will have access to your email address or to the discussions unless they =
subscribe and get access through the moderator.
Each Monday the moderator/facilitator will send out a =
short=20
brief case study/story with provocative questions around the issues =
raised in=20
the article for all to share their opinions. The group will share their =
opinions=20
through out the week, facilitated by Alice Kwaramba (Gender Links). =
Each=20
Thursday of every week, we will invite an expert/resource person on =
the=20
issue to give an expert opinion on the issue to help us sum up the =
discussion.=20
Resource persons have been identified from the region on the various =
topics to=20
be discussed.
Each Friday, the facilitator will summarize the =
discussions and=20
share the summaries with the group. =20
Some Ground=20
Rules
Here are some Guidelines and ground rules =
that we=20
need to agree on as a group to ensure the smooth running of the =
training.=20
- Participants will commit to =
participating for the=20
Five weeks
- Short and brief responses summarizing your opinion, and =
NOT=20
whole essays or articles, to give all an opportunity to share and not =
too much=20
to go through. Where you have whole articles or documents you want to =
share,=20
send them to the moderator at the email address given, and they will =
be posted=20
to the information section of the web for those interested to access =
it.=20
- All responses and opinions should be =
circulated=20
and shared by Wednesday of each week, to allow for the resource =
person/expert to go through the ideas shared and give her opinion from =
an=20
informed position. This will also allow for the facilitator to sum up =
the=20
discussion and share the summaries with all on the=20
Friday.
- All responses should be in Word =
format,=20
which is easily accessible by all. Messages should be in the normal=20
sentence case, and NOT capital letters as this is often=20
confusing.
- Do NOT send any attachments, to =
safeguard=20
against spreading viruses to each other. If you have a brilliant =
article,=20
story etc you want to share with others, cut it paste it into the text =
in the=20
body of the email.
- Do NOT send pictures/Graphics as =
these may=20
bog down others=92 systems. Although pictures often make for good =
resource, try=20
and describe them rather than send them out.
- NO use of offensive language. While people =
have=20
different opinions it is important to respect other people=92s =
opinions and not=20
deliberately use offensive language to push for your own opinion. This =
also=20
includes NO use of swear words that may be offensive to=20
others.
Expected=20
Outputs
- A report will be compiled at the end of =
the five=20
weeks and shared with all participants. This will highlight the major=20
challenges and gaps in information in the respective topics to be =
covered.=20
This will be useful resource to all participants as it will give =
pointers to=20
areas for further research.
- All the summaries will be posted on the =
website=20
where they will be accessed as resources by =
all.
- The group is envisaged to continue =
communicating=20
and sharing ideas after the 16 Days, as a regional network exchanging =
of=20
information and sending out alerts around issues of gender violence.=20
Feel free to share ideas that can help =
make the=20
course more interesting and beneficial.
For any queries and issues for further=20
clarification, contact:
Alice Kwaramba (Senior=20
Researcher)
Gender Links
1 Ernest Oppenheimer =
Street
Lakeside Place
Bruma 2198
Johannesburg
Tel: +27 (0) 11 622 =
2877/7796
Fax: +27 (0) 11 622 =
4732
Email: =20
alice@genderlinks.org.za=20
research@genderlinks.org.za
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