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ACTIVITY: STAND BY ME

OTHER SUCCESSFUL ACTIVITIES AND METHODS USED DURING THE RESEARCH PHASE INCLUDED: Sessional Outdoor Learning Experiences – Paddle sports, Climbing, Walking, Biking Residential experiences – life skills, workshops, diversion.

Adventure Challenges – Mourne Challenge (Hill-Walking and Camping) Mindfulness activities – Soundbath, Yoga, Bodyscan. Silent walk in Nature

Feel Good Fridays – Non-structured ‘drop-in’ time specifically for the group to come on a Friday afternoon to chat and discuss any issues on their mind. Reflect on the week passed and consider decisions for the weekend ahead. Regular off-site activities took place during these sessions, including the above activities. Charity fundraising and volunteering for a local Cancer Charity

CORE COMPETENCY 1 AND/OR 2

Type: Group or Individual

Aim: To reduce gender based violence Objective: To identify how victims of GBV can be protected Methodology:

Step one: The facilitator provides the participant/s with a flip chart sheet or large piece of paper and different coloured markers. Participants are asked to first of all think back to what gender based violence means and how it can present itself (examples can be drawn upon from previous exercises or alternatively, the facilitator should have examples prepared in order to prompt the participants). Participants are asked to individually think of a time when they have witnessed this type of incident. Some common environments are in school, in the community, in the home or online. Step two: Participants are asked to consider what they saw (using pictures of words) Step three: Participants are asked to think about how they responded (using pictures of words) Step four : Participants are asked to think about the action they took. Did they engage in it? Did they ignore it? Did they intervene? Additionally, what informed these responses? For example, if no action was taken was it because they did not recognize what was happening? Was it because they felt they hadn’t got the skills to be assertive? Was it because there were too many perpetrators? Whatever the reason, it is important to acknowledge the comparisons between participants. Step five: Participants are asked to review the incident again this time considering what could SAFELY be done to intervene in some way. Some suggestions for intervention are using distractions; informing someone in authority; standing up to the perpetrator Tools: Flip chart Several different coloured markers

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