Sample of Current MEPI Training Modules and Educational Materials
October 22, 2009
Title | Format | Delivery Method | Length | Language | Summary of Content | Location of Delivery |
| Create Your Activism Plan | Online Course - html, pdf and flash lectures and interactive assigments. | 1) Computer Lab Workshop 2) Online Instructor-led 3) Online self-paced | 7 Lessons including a lecture, video case studies and exercises Each lesson is 3-4 hrs in workshop setting. | Arabic & English | 1) Introduction: The Building Blocks of Activism 2) Define Your Goals and Objectives 3) Prepare Yourself To Lead 4) Assess Your Civic Environment 5) Develop Your Message 6) Deliver Your Message 7) Wrap up - Finalize Your Activism Plan | www.activisminstitute.org |
| Activism Plan Builder | Interactive questionnaire | Website | Arabic & English | Self-paced questionnaire that the user fills out in order to create an activism plan that includes a Vision Statement, Goals and Objectives, Target Audience and Messages, and a coalition and delivery plan. The user can download a pdf version of the plan. | www.activisminstitute.org | |
| Ac tivist Case Study Interviews | Video clips and Interview Transcripts | Online and as part of Create Your Activism Course | 15 video interviews of 20 min. | Arabic & English | Video interviews of female activists from the MENA region broked into 2-5min clips corresponding with each lesson/topic of the Create Your Activism Course (see above). | www.activisminstitute.org |
| Work with the Media | Online course - html, pdf and interactive assigments. | Website | 6 Lessons including a lecture and exercises. Each lesson is 2-3hrs | Arabic & English | How the media works, and how to use the media to communicate a message to constituencies. Students learn how to organize media briefings and materials and keep the media abreast with plans, events and accomplishments. | www.activisminstitute.org |
| Develop Your Personal Leadership Style | Online course - html, pdf and interactive assigments. | Website | 6 Lessons including a lecture and exercises. Each lesson is 2-3hrs | Arabic & English | Courseabout different leadership styles and best practices. Instructor works with participant to create a personalized leadership plan including communication style and team building. | www.activisminstitute.org |
| Polish Your Public Speaking Skills | Online course - html, pdf and interactive assigments. | Website | 6 Lessons including a lecture and exercises. Each lesson is 2-3hrs | Arabic & English | Course with practical advice and exercises to craft and deliver a message that is memorable and become a more confident, prepared, and in-demand speaker. | www.activisminstitute.org |
| Assess Your Political Environment | Online course - html, pdf and interactive assigments. | Website | 6 Lessons including a lecture and exercises. Each lesson is 2-3hrs | Arabic | Series of readings and assignments through which student analyzes his/her political environment and determines which institutions to use (legislature, media, judiciary, local government, civil society) to pursue his/her Activism goals. Instructor provides practical advice to address the challenges of the ctivist's political realities. | www.activisminstitute.org |
| Readings and Discussions on Dictatorship and Democracy | Text & Discussion Questions | Online Course | 8 Sessions | Arabic & English | Assigned readings and discussion material from academic publications on comparative politics, democratic transition theory, and specific challenges to political transformation in the MENA region. Also included are sources from the wider popular literature on democratization and excerpts from literature on strategic nonviolent conflict. The primary advisor for these modules was Steven Heydemann, former Director of Georgetown University’s Center for Democracy and Civil Society and currently at the United States Institute of Peace. | Online |
| The Iraq Democracy Papers | Paper and Online | Arabic | Series of writings on the Practice and Principles of Democracy the literature of different eras and cultures. Created to feed the debate in Iraq about democracy, by examining how the core principles of democracy have been implemented in other countries. Commentaries by Iraqi writers examine how the writings apply to Iraq. Most texts apply to any country. | www.iraqdemocracypapers.org | ||
| Women Advocates of Special Needs Training Program | Series of workshops | Face-to-Face | Three Phases, series of workshops for each phase | Arabic | Phase I: Parents of Disabled Phase II: Women with Disabilities Phase III:Teachers of Disabled Aim of the workshop is to empower women who either have or care for those with special needs, as well as their teachers, and raise awareness of the rights of the disabled. | Bahrain (2009) |
| Civil Society Training Workshop: Improving Women’s Performance in the Kuwaiti National Assembly | Series of Workshops | Face-to-Face | Four, 3-day workshops | Arabic | To empower civil society to better advocate for the rights of women in Kuwait and promote women's political participation. | Kuwait (2007) |
| Family Law Advocacy Workshops in Bahrain | Training of Trainers and Advocacy Workshops | Face-to-Face | 8 Sessions of ToT, workshops for public | Arabic | ToT sessions on the articles of the family law and their interpretations. Trainers will then conduct sessions on the law to raise awareness among the public on the law's content and the importance of establishing a codified family law. | Bahrain (2009) |
| West Bank / Gaza Asessment | Study | Report | n/a | English | In 2008, the U.S.-Middle East Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research conducted a Baseline Assessment of Breast Cancer Awareness and Care in West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem to better understand ways the Partnership could provide support to the health sector. The assessment provides a report of the current status of breast cancer services in the West Bank and Gaza, collected from a variety of data sources in the Palestinian Territories. The assessment represents an important first step towards improving breast health in West Bank and Gaza as it provides health professionals, advocates, international donors, and policy makers with the information they need to make strategic decisions about where and how to direct breast health resources | West Bank / Gaza and East Jerusalem |
| Introductory Seminar on Social Entrepreneurship | Seminar | Interactive group activities, discussion sessions, panels, guest speakers, lectures, poster session | 4 days (22 hours) | English | The Introductory Seminar on Social Entrepreneurship was the first module of the US-Saudi Women's Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. The Seminar provided students with an introduction to the concept of social entrepreneurship, and laid the foundation of the second module of the year-long pilot program. During the Seminar, students learned the theory and practice of social entrepreneurship; brainstorming techniques to enhance innovation; case study of successful female social entrepreneurs in the Arab world; how to connect with their personal passions; how to identify and research community needs and conceptualize sustainable solutions; and how to develop a vision and present it in a way to get stakeholder buy-in. | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Professional Development Skills Curriculum | Hardcopy, CD | ToT, interactive classes for women, Professional Development networks for women | 5 modules (5-10 days total) | Arabic & English | Recognizing that employers seek individuals with more than just IT skills, WIT offers participants five professional development workshops designed specifically for WIT to give participants the skills they need to successfully compete in today’s knowledge-based economy. Topics Include: Teams in the Working World, Management Skills, Leadership Skills, Professional Presentation and Entering the Job Market. | At WIT Partner Organizations in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen |
| Business Planning for Sustainability Curriculum | Hardcopy, CD | interactive course for management and administrative staff at WIT Partner Organizations | 3-5 days training for PO staff and 1 year to develop and implement business plan | Arabic & English | Developed specifically for WIT, Business Planning for Sustainability trains WIT partner organizations to design and implement a business plan. The training, offered in both English and Arabic, presents a wide range of tools to form the basis for operating a women’s community training center on a cost recovery model. With an emphasis on strategic planning for sustainability, partners learn how to reinvest surplus funds into training scholarships for women and other program activities that further their unique missions. | In Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen |
| Blogging Training | Hardcopy, Powerpoint | TOT & interactive classes for women | 10 hours total | Arabic & English | Focuses on an introduction to the concept of a blog, creating and editing a blog, privacy/security, connecting/networking with others via blogs and how to make money from blogs. | At WIT Partner Organizations in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen |
| Entrepreneurship Training Curriculum | Hardcopy, CD | TOT & interactive classes for women | 3-5 days for the TOT, 5 - 10 days for women participants | Arabic & English | This training is for women starting and building businesses. The focus of the training materials and sessions is on the skills to build a strong business. Material is presented as stories and case studies from which skills are presented, practiced and applied. The curriculum is appropriate for beginning or experienced entrepreneurs. | At WIT Partner Organizations in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen |
| Techniques of the Electoral Compaign and communication | Power Point Presentation | Active/ Participative method | 58 slide | Standard Arabic | The power point presentation highlights the different useful techniques for women to use during the electoral comapigns. It highlights as well the communication strategy for women to use when convincing a voter to give his or her vote. | The power point presentation was presented by IRI trainers during the trainings organized for women in different cities in the 8 regions of North Morocco |
| Leadership | Power Point Presentation | Active/ Participative method | 10 slides | Standard Arabic | The powerpoint presentation presented the potential women candidates about the leadership skills to help encourage women to run for the local elections 2009. | The power point presentation was presented by IRI trainers during the trainings organized for women in different cities in the 8 regions of North Morocco |
| Training Guide for Women: Local Elections 2009 | Booklet | Available at: www.formationmaroc.org | 21 pages | Standard Arabic | The booklet addressed to potential women candidates or willing to help in an electoral compaign. It summerizes different techniques to be used in organizing a compaign during local elections, June 12, 2009. It contains also printed pwer point presentations of "techniques of the electoral compaign and communication" and leadership" | The booklet was delivered at the end of every training session in different cities in 8 administrative regions in North of Morocco |
| "Electoral Campaign Techniques for Women Candidates for Morocco's June 12 Local Elections" | In-person with powerpoint presentations, practical excercises/role-playing | 2 facilitators, splitting into small group workshops, distribution of campaign guide with each of the modules included | 2 days | Arabic and French (as well as regional dialects) | Trainings were facilitated by locally trained trainers who spoke the regional dialects and had expertise on the local communes and electoral laws/systems. Modules covered the following topics: communicaton (including public speaking and media relations), campaign techniques, get-out-the-vote (GOTV), local electoral system and laws, the role of the commune and role of an elected official. | Morocco - Essaouira, Taroudant, Casablanca, Tiznit, Settat, Guelmim, Ouarzazate, El Jadida, Casablanca, Safi, El Kelaa des Sraghna and Rabat |
| Developing and Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility Programs | PDF Brochure | 2 page overview | Arabic & English | A brief introduction to CSR programs | ||
| Making It Our Business Training of Trainers Materials | PowerPoint and accompanying delivery methodology | Training of Trainers | Full day training of trainers program, approx 20 slides for employee training program (30 min) | Arabic & English | A program to train employee volunteers to deploy simple breast cancer awareness messages in the workplace | Jordan, UAE |
| Hope for Hurting Famillies: A Guide to Co-located Centers in the Middle East | Background Manual and Training Powerpoints | Consulting and Training | 11 chapters | English and Arabic | A guide to developing partnerships and co-located centers aimed to address family violence in the Middle East and North Africa | Jordan, Bahrain |
| MENA Businesswomen's Network Hub Operations Handbook | PDF Training Manual | Printed and distributed at meeting | 75 pages | English, French and Arabic | A handbook for Network Hub Managers, institutionalizing Network operations and providing resources and tools for program operations. Topics covered include: NETWORK MEMBERSHIP AND OPERATING STRUCTURE; PROGRAM MONITORING, EVALUATING AND REPORTING; FUNDRAISING; NETWORK BRANDING AND IDENTITY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; EVENT PLANNING; CORPORATE AMBASSADORS PROGRAM; HUB ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS | Region-wide |
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