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Day 1 . Welcome . The training and its purpose .
SAID ALOUD
Day 1 . Welcome . The training and its purpose .
Aim . To establish a good working relationship between the Trainer and the group , and develop a shared understanding of the aims of the training . To emphasise that you bring your own knowledge and experience to the training .
PART II : THE TRAINING
The Trainer says :
I welcome you very warmly to […]. Thank you for inviting us here and making it possible for us to be together for these three days to develop your ability to be a good helper to women who have been exposed to violence and injustice , and who suffer in their bodies and minds .
I have some knowledge of trauma and reactions to it that I will share with you . But I want to stress from the very beginning that I will rely greatly on your participation , and the insights that you can bring to our thinking , using experience and knowledge that you have already .
You will make crucial contributions to this workshop , because you know about your situation and context , you know your community and those who live in it , and you have thoughts and ideas about what could be different and better .
Before we start , I would like to introduce myself as the Trainer , and give you some practical information about the workshop . Then I will talk a bit about ideas we believe in . In particular I want to speak about human rights and how we can understand a lot of our work and engagement in terms of human rights .
During these three days we will focus on the violence committed against women , on women ’ s suffering , and the strength of women . For too long , violence against women was not taken seriously by society or in the political sphere . It was accepted that this was something that happens privately – at home – or has always been part of war and conflict , an almost inevitable thing , a form of ‘ collateral damage ’. I believe this perspective is changing – fortunately . Violence against women is now seen as a crime as well as a serious human rights violation , something that must be fought , prevented and eliminated in every way possible , in war and in peacetime , at home as well as in public places .