Implementation
Implementation
Description of all of our activities during the PDA
"ReSpectrum" took place in Pissouri,Cyprus from 19 to 26 of June 2023 and was implemented by ACPELIA organization. The project managers were Nikolas Nikolaou and Bogos Avedikian and the trainers were Erma Georgiou and Victoria Tkachenko.
DAY 1
- Introduction
We started with the presentation about project objectives, main topic, activities, rules, timetable by project organizers. Afterwards we moved to the self presentation using a special item. We are sitting in the circle. Participants said their name, pronouns, and put in the middle one item that they brought and told how this item is connected with them.
-EXPECTATIONS
and FEARS
Then we expressed our fears and expectations. Every participant was given 2 stickers, on which they have to write their fears, expectations and share with the group. This was an essential activity to share about things that make us feel vulnerable and break the ice between the participants.
Сaring agreement and Youth Pass
Then we worked on a caring agreement - an activity during
which participants agree on certain rules and regulations together and create a
caring agreement. They write down their needs and wants on the paper. After
that, all participants were divided into groups and discussed what they had written.
Then they wrote down 3 common things for each stiker and presented it to the
others to create a common poster.
Afterwards participants took part in the interactive game about Youth Pass competences. There were 8 different stations with tasks to be completed to receive a stamp for every single one. Participants needed to complete their Youth Pass passport in order to finish the task, which was also a part of a team building.
City Race
At the end of the day, participants were divided into different teams to take part in a City Race - an activity during which participants were given tasks to complete together, asking locals for help and advice, gathering stories, and discovering the surroundings.
more photos and tasks from city race in the link: https://respectrum.webnode.page/tasks-in-pissouri/
21 of June 2023
- Problem and Solution Tree
Participants were randomly divided into 6 groups of 6. Each group is given a poster and markers. The task was to create a scheme "problem-solution tree" by choosing one communication problem in the context of sex education. The task was to define the problem and draw a tree with the roots-causes and the branches-results. Another tree should have depicted solutions-roots and branches-effects. Then each groups presented their trees and we moved to debriefing about the learning process.
-Consent and
Kinesthetic Learning
Kinesthetic learning is the process that
results in new knowledge (or understanding) with the involvement of the
learner's body movement (Galeet BenZion).
First, we learnt how to take care of our partner, to ask and to vulnerable. Then, we did the following exercises:
Stimuli
1st One person of the couple gives a touch stimulus to their partner and the partner has to move following the direction of the stimulus.
2nd Roles are switched.
3rd One person of the couple gives a touch stimulus to their partner and the partner has to move against the direction of the stimulus
4th Roles are switched.
Say consent
Stay in the same pair and leader/follower roles switch after every action/reaction. Keep it as a dancing dialogue.
1st If they decide to move following the impulse they say "thank you", if they decide to move against it, they say "excuse me".
2nd While keeping the dancing dialogue they say different words to express acceptance/rejection of the stimulus (eg: no, that's nice, stop...)
3rd While keeping the dancing dialogue, they now stay silent and after a while, they start interacting with other people in the room and reacting to stimuli with body language.
Then we finished with conceptualizing consent and debriefing about our own thoughts and feelings.
-Communication:
Blind Director game
An activity "Blind Director"provided
an opportunity to experience necessity of the clear communication between
people.
The goal was to make a photo-story about sexuality education.
The group was divided in smaller groups (6-7 people) and each person had a different role:
•Director: The Director is the one deciding the
topic of the picture, the settings, costumes etc. but he/she/they 's
blindfolded and is not allowed to do anything physically. Can speak.
•Photographer: The Photographer is the one
manually shooting the picture, he/she/they is has to follow strictly the
instructions of the Director. Can't speak.
•Actor(s): The Actor is the one appearing in
the photo, can be one or more, he/she/they is has to follow strictly the
instructions of the Director.Can't speak.
•Assistant(s): The Assistant take care of the settings and costumes, he/she/they is has to follow strictly the instructions of the Director. The only one who can speak with director and actors.
-Mindfullness: activating all 5 senses
We finished with an activity focused on mindfulness and connecting to our 5 senses. A trainer guided us through a small meditation, then we tried to experience nature in 5 different ways, while being aware of our feelings and reflecting on our emotions after. We finished the day with a body scanning and a reflection to wrap us the day.
22 of June 2023
Day 3
- Identity flower and Gender Galaxy
Activity ´Identity flower´: Participants wrote their names on a pistil. Then, they investigated their identity through the intersecting axes and chose an aspect (privilege/oppression) of each axes. They drew each petal with a size that such aspects play the role in their life, and wrote down the name of each petal. In the end, each participant had a flower with 15 uneven flowers. After each one finished their flower, they shared in a couple and then wrapped up the learning experience with debriefing.
Gender Galaxy
Trainer introduced 5 planets:
- Biological Sex: Female, Male, Intersex
- Gender: Female, Gender non-conforming, Male
- Gender Expression: Feminine, Androgynous, Masculine
- Sexual orientation: Hetero, Bi/Pan, Homo /// Allosexuality vs Asexuality
- Sexual behavior: Sexually attracted to: femininity, women, female / masculinity, men, male
Each participant drew their own galaxy, then we all shared our comments on both tools and how effective they are for non-formal education.
Definitions of violence
The group was splitted into smaller groups. Each team got a different set of definitions and a set of concepts related to gender, violence against women, and sexual harassment, which they had to match together, that is, to put together the concept with its definition.
However, they had more definitions than concepts. Each concept is written on a paper, and each definition was written on a separate paper. Each team should have gotten around 6-10 concepts and definitions to match. Participants had time to go around and read the other concepts to make sure they understand the definitions and the different concepts, and whether they think the match is correct or not.
Each team shortly presented its concepts and asked questions regarding their concepts, and also shared the experiences.
- Forum theater
Participants were divided into groups, each group chose one from 5 types of violence and created a short performance or an active scene about this case. The other groups were taking part in the performance: everyone could say "stop" in the middle and go on the stage to change one thing about the situation. Using forum theatre, participants learnt about non-violent communication and taking active step into solving the conflict.
- Art therapy
We wrapped up the day with a cam exercise - art therapy. Participants were listening to a meditation by a trainer to connect with their body and mind. Then they took a big poster and draw their body, fill it with colors and draw the words that describe their emotions. Then, during reflection each participant shared with their thoughts and experiences of the day.Reflection is important for every participant to be aware of feelings, emotions, new skills, and experiences during the project. It also helps to develop communication competences and evaluate project's productivity. Each participant chose one Dixit card which matches their mood and explained their choice.
23 of June 2023
Day 4
- Best practicies from every country
Each country prepared a poster with a mind map containing a short description about the campaign/case study/activist on sexual and reproductive health in their country. The presentation had to include two points: data and statistics, and an example of best practice. The groups presented situations with sexuality education in Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Armenia, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and Romania.
Visit to Limassol
Afterwards our group visited the Pissouri Amphitheatre and Limassol city, and learned more about the history of Ancient and modern Greece.
It is important to mention, that during the project we also organized 2 intercultural nights during which participants shared about their culture, dance and songs, as well as about history.
24 of June 2023
Day 5
- Workshop on campaigns and tools
This workshop was focused on creating campaigns for social action as well as using communication tools to spread the awareness about sexuality education. The main structure of the campaign was: identify the Problem, create a Message, choose the Target Audience, choose the Channel, evaluate the Results. Then each team had to pick two papers: one topic and one format and write a short plan of a campaign. Afterwards participants presented their draft versions for social campaigns.
- Group work and Presentations
This activity was dedicated to producing the actual campaign at the place: the teams had an opportunity to choose the topic and format themselves and create an educational material about sexuality education. In the end, 2 educational videos, 1 booklet, 1 social media post and 1 group game were created. In the end, participants shared about the creative process and evaluated their results
25 of June 2023
Day 6
- Open Space
In the morning participants had an opportunity to use their space and time to teach each other. Participants had an aqua aerobics session, as well as yoga session.
- ERASMUS+ ( Discussion-Dissemination-Evaluation):
We had a discussion with participants about the importance and the opportunities that can have through Erasmus plus in their professional but also in their personal life.Also,we explained to them what they need to do for the dissemination of the project and how important is to spread our knowledge and expand it through the world and creating at the end more inclusive societies
- Project Rewind
This was an interactive theatre activity during which participants had to recreate each of the 5 project days to remind everyone how the project went like, before they did the final evaluation.
- Evaluation and Youth Pass ceremony
Reflection, evaluation of the program through a questionnaire, as well as through creative posters, writing of the letters to each other, summing up and giving of Youth Passes.
