A5 TESTIMONIALS AND PERSONAL COMMITMENT

Objective

To document the diversity of participants and their commitments to integrating SRHR and HIV interventions for young people.

Activities

Individual commitment statements

15 minutes

■ Write out the statements (below) in large letters on separate sheets of flip chart paper and pin them up in different parts of the room. You can add other statements if you wish. Ask participants to individually complete one or more of the statements.

In te grat io n is impo rt an t be cause…

I thin k this area of wo rk has po te nt ia l in my coun tr y be cause…

Me et ing th e ne eds an d righ ts of yo ung pe ople is impo rt an t be cause…

Th e one ne w thing I have le ar nt in this training has be en

In te grated SRHR and HI V in te rventions for yo ung pe ople will make a di fference in my coun tr y or co ntex t by…

I am de dicate d to wo rking wi th yo ung pe ople in al l th ei r di ve rs it y be cause…

Sharing commitment statements with the group

25 minutes

■ Read out the statements again and af ter each one ask for a show of hands from participants who completed it Then ask if anyone wants to volunteer to share their statement.

Documenting commitments

20 minutes

■ This should be fun! If possible (depending on time and budget) arrange a photographer in advance to take professional portrait photographs of participants holding up their statements (in bold and legible handwriting!) on flip chart paper – and perhaps a group photo at the end.

■ You could also encourage participants to stand by a statement they would like to talk about and use a mobile phone camera or other video equipment if available to record them

■ Another idea is to ask participants to write their statements on large Post-it notes and stick them to the flip chart sheet whose statement they have completed. These can then be grouped into common themes discussed with the group and documented in the evaluation. They can be kept anonymous if participants prefer

■ Alternatively, you or the participants themselves can write their statements on flip chart paper to include in the workshop evaluation

Key messages

■ To be successful will take the personal and professional commitment of everyone involved

■ We all must take responsibility for translating the learning from this training into actions that will contribute to the success of READY and similar initiatives that aim to integrate SRHR and HIV for young people in all their diversity.

Facilitator’s tips

■ You can do this activity in many di fferent ways. The main thing is to keep it quick and light-hearted but meaningful. The session should be fun, reflective and action oriented