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ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE PROJECT MANUAL BASIC COURSE Uganda Version Revised 2007 ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE PROJECT Revised 2007 By M.A. Peace and Conflict Studies Programme, WHY THE REVISION OF THE MANUAL. With the numerous trainings that have been conducted in Uganda and her neighbors, it has been noted that a few concepts in the training manuals need to be revised to fit in the African setting. This is because the many of the available manuals were developed in USA and had no references to Africa In addition, the program has grown in experience and broadened in coverage of people with a lot of differences, hence the more reason to respond to the growing need to revise and expand the manuals to cater for the recognized differences. Some of the concepts have been revised to simplify the language for easier understanding. Also examples and role plays from Ugandan context have been included. Moreover, gender and AIDS sensitivity have been highlighted. Furthermore to make it appropriate for the rural context and not just for university students and urban folklore, the manuals have been revised by simplifying exercises and citing everyday examples to meet this target. That is, the manuals have been made more elaborate enough to cater for the illiterate class that is still dominating the African community. Furthermore we are putting particular effort in the training of new trainers, that they develop a sensibility for their target group and learn how to respond appropriately, instead of sticking to the manual verbatim 2 ACKNOWLDGEMENT AND CONTACTS The revision has been an outcome of concerted efforts of Komuhangi Judith Sheenah, Bangirana Narcis, Omaada Esibo, Grace Kiconco, Teko Patrick, Stefan Friedrichsen and Anika May. To you all we are indebted. Contact: Judith Sheenah Komuhangi Project Officer Faculty of Arts, Department of Religious Studies M.A. Peace and Conflict Studies Programme Civil Peace Service Project P.O. Box 7062, Makerere University Kampala, Uganda Mobile: (+256) 077 2 415939 Office: (+256) 041 543364 Email: [email protected] www.peacedatauganda.info Stefan Friedrichsen, Project Team leader Faculty of Arts, Department of Religious Studies M.A. Peace and Conflict Studies Programme, P.O. Box 7062, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda Tel.: 0772-684756 E.mail:[email protected] http://uganda.ded.de/makerere 3 Table of Contents WHY THE REVISION OF THE MANUAL.....................................................................................................................2 ACKNOWLDGEMENT AND CONTACTS .......................................................................................................................3 SECTION A................................................................................................................................................................................7 THE ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE PROJECT .......................................................................................................7 AVP MISSION.....................................................................................................................................................................9 THE AVP MODEL................................................................................................................................................................9 We Learn by Experience..............................................................................................................................................9 The Best Way to Kill the Program Is to Require People to Attend It. ........................................................9 The Process Works by Itself.....................................................................................................................................10 The Way for the Program to Grow Is to Train New Leaders. ......................................................................10 The Program Is Blessed with Good Training Manuals....................................................................................10 In Our Organization Power Seeps Up, It Does Not Trickle Down..............................................................10 The True Source of Nonviolence Is Spiritual Power........................................................................................11 Local Coordinators.......................................................................................................................................................11 THE AVP PROGRAM IS A "WIN-WIN-WIN' MODEL." ........................................................................................................11 HOW TO USE THE AVP BASIC MANUAL .................................................................................................................11 CHECKLIST FOR PLANNING A WORKSHOP ..............................................................................................................14 OPENING TALK ...................................................................................................................................................................15 Points to be Covered...................................................................................................................................................15 SECTION B..............................................................................................................................................................................18 INTRODUCTION TO TRANSFORMING POWER...................................................................................................18 Points That Might Be Covered in a "Transforming Power Talk"..................................................................18 How to Give the Talk...................................................................................................................................................19 INDIVIDUAL TRANSFORMING POWER TALKS ...................................................................................................19 Transforming Power has 4 basic principles ........................................................................................................21 TRANSFORMING POWER TALK .....................................................................................................................................24 TRANSFORMING POWER TALK .....................................................................................................................................25 TRANSFORMING POWER QUERIES .............................................................................................................................31 TP Queries. The Secret Three..................................................................................................................................32 TRANSFORMING POWER INDICATORS ................................................................................................................33 SECTION C..............................................................................................................................................................................43 TRAINING STYLE AND THE ABC*S OF EMPOWERMENT ..............................................................................43 THE TEAM................................................................................................................................................................................46 TEAM BUILDING............................................................................................................................................................48 WORKING TOGETHER: LAYING THE GROUND RULES...................................................................................48 NOTES FOR “LEAD” FACILITATORS.......................................................................................................................51 WHEN THINGS GO WRONG:..........................................................................................................................................54 DEALING WITH TEAM CONFLICTS..........................................................................................................................................54 PROCESSES TO USE AFTER THE WORKSHOP .......................................................................................................................54 WHEN THINGS GO WRONG:..........................................................................................................................................55 COPING WITH DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR...............................................................................................................................55 QUERIES ON SEXUALITY AND AVP........................................................................................................................60 SECTION D .............................................................................................................................................................................61 AGENDAS ................................................................................................................................................................................61 PRE-WORKSHOP PREPARATIONS ..........................................................................................................................................61 CRAFTING AN AGENDA ..............................................................................................................................................62