Engage – a role play experiential game This is a creative and experiential way to engage with the community and other stakeholders in making positive changes and impacts in areas where they are facing challenges, as well as navigating the political environment. The Engage game places Activators into a number of tricky interactions and situations where they have to converse with and confront a number of characters in order to achieve their goals. There are many blocks and many difficult interactions that need to be navigated. The tasks require resilience and strong interaction skills to complete.
Education Training Unit: The Spheres Government ACTIVATE! invites the Education Training Unit (ETU) to conduct a workshop on the spheres of government. The aim of the workshop is to orientate participants in relation to the responsibilities of the three spheres of government in South Africa, National, Provincial and Local Government. Participants have an opportunity to reflect on why governance roles, responsibilities and duties are allocated across the three spheres and to reflect on how this understanding can assist them to navigate the political landscape.
The National Budget Participants explore and unpack the National budget using a participatory learning methodology. Participants are given the equivalent of the year’s budget in simulation money and are asked to allocate the simulation money to the cost centres based on the actual National budget. Participants compare their allocations to the national budget and discuss how the national budget allocations reflect the core functions and the priorities of the national government.
Inspiration Guest speakers are invited to engage with participants on social-political topics and debates. The sphere is enriched by selected talks and examples that include Peter Block – Community, Ben Okri – The Tough Alchemy of Africa and Mohammed Yunus - The Grameen Bank, a social business model. All participants receive a DVD copy of all talks and a range of selected articles and reference books that include The National Development Plan, The National Youth Policy and the Municipal Councillors Handbook.
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