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    GroupFacilitation ReflectionandFeedback

    A.Whatdoyoufeelyourgroupdidreallywell?Choosethreethingsandprovidesome detailsaroundwhyyouchosethese. OurgroupdidreallywellinaskingguidingquestionsinregardstoGBV.Wewereableto guidethegroupfromtopicswithinGBVtothecasestoryprovided. WecreatedasafeenvironmentforpeopletospeakfreelyonthetopicofGBV.Those involvedinourfacilitationsharedprettydeepinsightsintothetopic Positivegroupdynamics.Weallworkedtogethertotryanddefinetheterminology surroundingGBVtothebestofourabilities. B.Whatwouldyouchangeifyouweretofacilitatethissessionagain?Choosethree thingsandprovidesomedetailsofwhatyouwoulddodifferently. Wewouldintroducethethreeterms(Power,Violence,andConsent)inabettercontext, ratherthanjustthrowingthemoutasindependentandunrelatedtermsforbrainstorming. Inthatcase,participantswillhaveabetterunderstandingofthetopicandtheentire processwouldbemorecohesive. Duringthebrainstormingsession,insteadoftwopeoplewritingdownideas(tryingto followeveryonesthoughts),wewouldassignonepersonforwriting,anotherperson couldrephraseandfurtherarticulatetheideas. Morecleardefinitionaboutthetermsinformedconsentandvoluntaryconsent. Assignonefacilitatortoeachofthesmallgroup,jointheirdiscussions,listentotheir thoughtsclosely,andfurtherleadtheirconversations. C.Atwhatpointsinyoursessiondidyoufeelthatparticipantsweremostengagedand why? Participantsweremostengagedduringthecasestorydiscussions.Havingareal exampleandstorytofocusonanddiscussquestionsaboutreallyhelpedengageall participantsandprovideabetterunderstandingofthethreeconcepts(power,violence andconsent).Bringingbothgroupstogethertopresenttheirinterpretationsalsohelped tofosterproductivediscussionsaboutthetermsandconceptsofthesession.

    D.Howwelldidyoursessionaddressissuesofpower,privilegeandmarginalization? Howcouldyoureworkthesessiontomoreeffectivelyengagewithpowerissues? Inherentlythecontent(genderbasedviolence)addressesaserioustopicofpower, privilegeandmarginalization.Itwasreallyimportantnottotrivializethatissueand maintainacalmrespectfulenvironmentinwhichtohavethediscussion.

    Thereismorethatwecouldhavedonetoacknowledgethefactthatsomepeoplemay havehadpersonalexperiencewiththeseissues,andfounditemotionallydifficultto participate.Perhapswecouldhaveaddressedthatpossibilityinourintroductiontothe session,andmadeandgivenanoptoutopportunitytoanyonethatfoundthattheywere tooemotionallyattachedtoparticipate.

    E.Howwouldyoudescribeyourteamworkinpreparingandfacilitatingthisexercise? Asateam,wecametoconsensusreallyquickaboutthetermsandsensitiveaspectof thetopic.Wedidnthavethestrugglebutprobablyalsoledustolessopendiscussion duringthefacilitation. Withlimitedtime,weeachvoluntarilytookresponsibilityfordifferentsectionswithoutany difficultiestodividetasks.Wewereengaged,motivated,andcooperativeasateam.

    F.Whatisthemostimportantfeedbackthatyoureceivedthatyouwilltakewithyouand apply? Themostimportantfeedbackwereceivedwasthatwereallyneededtogaugetheroom forindividualsthatmayhavebeenavictimofGBV.Thisinsightwasahugelearning curveforusespeciallywhenwelearnedtherewasapersoninourgroupthathad experiencedGBV.Inthefuture,whendealingwithheavytopics,wewillgiveabriefon theseverityofthetopic,givesomestaticsandmakeawarethattherecouldpossiblybe individualsthathaveencounteredthesesortofsituations.Wecouldalsogiveindividuals theopportunitytooptoutofthefacilitationortaketimetogiveinsight.

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