Steps

To start, the facilitator distributes CARE International’s Programming Principles and the group read through each principle together, to allow space for questions and ensure everyone understood each principle.

In groups, participants discuss to what extent their project or sector follows the principles and prepared a presentation of their findings in terms of:

 

Principle 1: Promote Empowerment

 

Principle 2: Work with Partners

 

Principle 3: Ensure Accountability and Promote Responsibility

 

Principle 4: Address Discrimination

 

Principle 5: Promote Non-Violent Resolution of Conflicts

 

Principle 6: Seek Sustainable Results

 

Once finished, each group presents their findings and rationale for each principle. Following the presentations, participants discuss:

• What do you think about the other groups’ results?
• Do you have any comments on the process of the exercise? Did anything surprise you?
• How was this exercise useful in exploring the possible range of programming approaches to social justice related to gender and sexuality?
• What could we do to improve our programming approaches? What would help us make these changes? What might stop us from making these changes?
• What are your concerns or thoughts about these potential changes?