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Abstract: “African Transformation” is a participatory tool that enables men and women to examine critically gender and social norms, including masculinity, and how they affect their well-being; to overcome gender barriers in their own life: and to work on eliminating harmful gender norms and supporting positive ones. “African Transformation” is an adaptation of the successful “Arab Women Speak Out” (AWSO) model... more
Abstract: “African Transformation” is a participatory tool that enables men and women to examine critically gender and social norms, including masculinity, and how they affect their well-being; to overcome gender barriers in their own life: and to work on eliminating harmful gender norms and supporting positive ones. “African Transformation” is an adaptation of the successful “Arab Women Speak Out” (AWSO) model to the African context. The key component of AWSO is a series of video profiles showing positive role models of women from relatively low socio-economic status who overcame gender barriers and reached goals they had determined for themselves. The profiles are shown during a participatory, facilitative training, whereby participants review these women’s stories, and explore resources and strategies they can use to attain their own goals.|This guide has been designed to help people explore thoughts, ideas, and behaviors and make positive changes in their lives using a technique called "participatory learning." Participatory learning uses facilitation to encourage people to actively participate in their own learning. The role of the facilitator is key to the success of the program and to enabling participants to use their own experiences and knowledge as a basis for solving problems.|This guide should be used along with the video, audio, and written profiles. The profiles, as well as the discussions, role-plays, small and large group discussions, in the individual sessions help participants analyze their experiences, learn new information, improve their skills of interaction and understand and identify opportunities for change. less
Notes: Part of KT AFR 19. See also: Written Profiles (PL AFR 303); 22 x 28 b&w photos of profiled subjects; Audio Profiles (TA AFR 43 - 2 tapes); Video Profiles (VT AFR 129).
Behavior Change Theories: Empowerment, Social Learning
Formative Research: Following a series of Focus Group Discussions in six different African countries that confirmed the AWSO model was appropriate for adaptation to Africa, a Regional Design Workshop was held in January, 2004, in Kampala, Uganda, to determine what that would look like. The meeting was attended by (primarily) professional women working on gender and women’s issues from across Africa. Participants represented... more
Formative Research: Following a series of Focus Group Discussions in six different African countries that confirmed the AWSO model was appropriate for adaptation to Africa, a Regional Design Workshop was held in January, 2004, in Kampala, Uganda, to determine what that would look like. The meeting was attended by (primarily) professional women working on gender and women’s issues from across Africa. Participants represented a cross section of specialties, including health, education, domestic violence, eliminating harmful traditional practices, and law. An important outcome of that meeting was the recognition that while AWSO focused exclusively on women, African Transformation would need to engage men in order to be effective. A second regional meeting was therefore held in July, 2004 to conceptualize a more comprehensive, inclusive project, building on the original design. Participants included several members of the Technical Advisory Group that had been selected in January, along with men from five different countries with experience in gender, development, and/or men’s projects. less
Pretesting: As part of the “Africa Transformation” project, a five-day training of community facilitators was conducted in June 2005 in Uganda. During the training, the curriculum was pre-tested together with the video among 27 participants who were all community trainers in different community based organizations (CBOs). The workshop participants represented organizations involved in community activities such... more
Pretesting: As part of the “Africa Transformation” project, a five-day training of community facilitators was conducted in June 2005 in Uganda. During the training, the curriculum was pre-tested together with the video among 27 participants who were all community trainers in different community based organizations (CBOs). The workshop participants represented organizations involved in community activities such as HIV/AIDS, Health, Agriculture, Microfinance, Domestic violence and Human rights. less
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