Training Material

The curriculum is designed for training workshop of local councilors. the overall objective of the project is to contribute to the enhancement of democratic governance and gender accountability at the […]

Two seminar packages on the topics of domestic violence and sexual assault. They purport to provide teachers with materials which would be readily adaptable for use in law or related teaching in any Commonwealth jurisdiction. It is a compilation of material that a teacher or student might find useful, particularly because it draws on comparative legislation and case law. The packages comprise a combination of case law, legislation and other relevant material. There is a dearth of material on sexual assault and domestic violence in customary law.

Participation of the citizenry in the governance of their country is crucial to the fight against poverty. It brings about good governance which comes with respect for human rights, the rule of law, gender equality, effective participation in development as well as processes and institutions that can be held accountable. This peer guide is designed for use by peer educators while enhancing the capacity of grass roots citizens in promoting good governance and gender accountability at local level.

This curriculum is designed for training civil society organizations at local level in Uganda to enable them to conduct grassroots civic education. The overall objective is to enhance good governance and gender accountability at the local level. The two day workshops are primarily intended to build capacity in civic organizations.
The training curriculum guides trainers on the steps to be taken and methods to be used to conduct civic education. Through the training the knowledge and skills of trainers is enhanced in concepts of political pluralism, participation and representation as well as the rule of law. There is training in facilitation methods as well as the planning of civic education.

The Resource Pack caters to education decision-makers, educators, specialists and curriculum developers,
as well as other users versed in curriculum issues. These actors can benefit from an international comparative perspective in understanding new trends in the curriculum arena and analysing the decision-making process.

Such trends and the case studies that are used to illustrate key concepts refer to:
The planning and development of curricula: objectives and curriculum frameworks, models for the
curriculum-development process, defining objectives and goals, teaching and assessment strategy
selection, and the implementation and evaluation of reforms.
The administration/management of the curriculum: leading change, school-based curriculum
development, and school and curriculum assessment.

Perspectives about teaching and learning: authentic assessment, student-centred teaching, defining
expected outcomes, and the development of an inclusive curriculum.

Collaborative participation in the curriculum processes: involvement of diverse institutions and individual
stakeholders, as well as the capacity development that is necessary to guide those processes

CEDAW was created in 1979 to overcome discrimination against women in the areas of marriage and family relations, including property and inheritance, civil and political rights, suffrage, employment, education and health care.

ACFODE has prepared this training manual to create awareness among their people about women’s rights. There are two main purposes which are to explain the Convention to ACFODE’s target audience and to produce a training manual for ACFODE facilitators to use.

ACFODE has employed several strategies over the past 26 years to promote gender equality and good governance in Uganda. Many obstacles still exist with regards to women’s rights and freedoms and the notion of gender equality is not fully appreciated in Uganda. In the light of these challenges, debate tournaments have been born as a strategy for deepening and sustaining the gender equality campaign amongst the youth.

This handbook has been designed to be used by debate trainers, judges and adjudicators at all levels. It is also intended too be used by students and debaters who wish to move debates to another level. It provides basic information to trainers interested in conducting community and British parliamentary format debates.

This training manual is available in English and Chichewa for Malawi.
The training manual is targeted at building requisite knowledge and skills
to make basic interpretation and application of relevant National legal and
policy instruments related to HIV and Domestic Violence Prevention amongst
Community-Based Volunteers (CBVs).
This course is targeted at providing CBVs, strategic government departments, traditional and religious leaders with basic legal skills that will enable them to contribute towards the following:
– Providing basic legal information and support to women and girls who are survivors of domestic violence
– Supporting traditional courts with relevant common law instruments they can consider when making judgments in domestic violence-related cases
– Strengthening the domestic violence referral system by creating linkages between traditional and common law referral points.

The training manual is in two languages: English and Sotho for Lesotho
The training manual is targeted at building requisite knowledge and skills to make basic interpretation and application of relevant national legal and policy instruments related to HIV and Domestic Violence Prevention amongst
Community-Based Volunteers (CBVs).
This course is targeted at providing CBVs, strategic government departments, traditional and religious leaders with basic legal skills that will enable them to contribute towards the following:
– Providing basic legal information and support to women and girls who are survivors of domestic violence
– Supporting traditional courts with relevant common law instruments they can consider when making judgments in domestic violence-related cases
– Strengthening the domestic violence referral system by creating linkages between traditional and common law referral points.

Demonstrate and apply knowledge on gender equality – unit standard