Civic Engagement projects funded by MEPI focused on CSO capacity building and advocacy, and civic education. Projects have aimed to strengthen local engagement, CSO national dialogue, voter ownership, leadership skills and NGO governance.
This slide presentation reviews conflict resolution, starting with the five stages of conflict: pre-conflict, confrontation, crisis, outcome and post conflict. It describes common causes and types of conflict, and then moves on to techniques to resolve conflicts, including dialogue, negotiations, mediation, arbitration and litigation.
This presentation outlines the elements of good citizenship, including the meaning of citizenship, patriotism and how to serve your country. It also reviews the responsibilities of citizens, focusing on both national and community participation.
This presentation describes the rules and importance of communication skills by highlighting research studies on the topic. Activities illustrate effective communication, characteristics of interpersonal communication and how to recognize barriers to effective communication. It also outlines verbal, visual and physical communication, and compares effective speaking and listening skills.
This manual promotes strategic thinking for people working in the field of human rights. It provides tools and tactics to achieve change, including identifying the problem, establishing a common vision, selecting the playground - using a tactical planning tool - uncovering and choosing tactics, and developing an implementation action plan.