Civic Empowerment and Social Movements

Enable citizens to claim their rights, participate in & influence public decision-making.

05 - 16 March 2012
02 - 13 July 2012
17 - 28 September 2012

By the end of the course, participants will have a good understanding of the dimensions and challenges of different approaches to empowerment for poor and marginalised people and be able to design, plan and offer advice basing on the needs and wishes of the poor themselves. Participants will also gain a better understanding of social movements, how they form and the dynamics involved; appreciate their strengths and weaknesses, risks and pitfalls. This course therefore, offers participants knowledge, core skills and tools required to run effective civic empowerment programmes and be able to support and facilitate movementbuilding for social justice.

• Civil and Political Rights, Civic Education and Agency
• Civic Empowerment and the Five Element Model
• Governance, Pover ty, Women’s Rights and Gender Dynamics
• Power Analysis, Strengths and Weaknesses of Approaches to Empowerment
• Social Mobilisation, Solidarity and Social Movements
• Civic Competencies: Methods and Techniques, Skills and Tools

Practitioners working with civil society organisations, government and other development agencies operating at both policy and programming levels and are dealing with process facilitation, management and operationalisation of empowerment initiatives.

Single room US$ 1390
Shared double US$ 1170