Audience

It was first the students of year 7 & 8

At the same time, we start with the public at large.

About

Human rights and national identity broadly - we explain what is the constitution and we touch also corruption

Created

The Civic Education books in 2004

Workshops for the public start early in 2002-2003

Attitude or behaviour want to create or change

These projects are intended to develop more responsible and active citizens with the intention of producing more accountable decision-makers and more transparent decision-making in Vanuatu. It will achieve this by providing Vanuatu’s citizens with more knowledge about the way their government systems work, particularly about what needs to be done to improve governance in the country.

Aim

To have some adapted materiel able to be utilized in Vanuatu.

Development

Created by a local consultant assisted by a steering committee composed of people selected by the Ministry of Education and Transparency International Vanuatu for the book.

Downloads

Vanuatu school resource.pdf

Audience

For teachers to use with school students aged 6 to 11

About

Active citizenship

Created

2004

Attitude or behaviour want to create or change

Build a positive attitude towards political participation amongst young people by building understanding and interest and giving real experience

Aim

to encourage students to be active citizens by helping them to explore and experience identity, groups, decision-making, systems of government and social action.

Development

Created by the New Zealand Electoral Commission (Helena Catt and Peter Northcote) with a team of teachers. The writer was Bronwyn Wood, a former teacher.

The resource for teachers is available on the web. The resource has seven sets of activities which build on each other and cover identity, groups, decision-making, systems of government and social action. The activities are interactive and based on understanding key concepts related to democracy and being an active citizen.

Downloads

Hands up New Zealand.ppt

Hands up! resource.doc

Audience

All the Youth of Tonga (Age 13 – 35) Married or unmarried.

About

Developing a National Youth Policy

Created

2001

Attitude or behaviour want to create or change

Level of Decisions Making in the Society to be more inclusive of Young People.

Aim

Young people to be more interest and participate in the whole development process of the nations.

Development

Those involved in developing the programme are Tonga Parliamentarian House and Member’s, British High Commissioner, Australian & New Zealand High Commissioner, Tonga National Youth Congress.

The Youth of Tonga has had a Youth Parliament for four times now. This is available in their website. The four youth parliament process of election, registration, resolution, agenda and minute is always reviewed before the next Youth Parliament.

Downloads

Youth Parliament Tonga 2006 discussion on issues.ppt

Youth Parliament Tonga 2006 Election evaluation form.doc

Youth Parliament Tonga 2006 Electoral Roll.xls

Youth Parliament Tonga 2006 evaluation report.doc

Youth Parliament Tonga 2006 overview of training.doc

Youth Parliament Tonga falealea 2004.ppt

Youth Parliament Tonga 2004 Election team training.ppt

Youth Parliament Tonga 2004 evaluation 2004.doc

Youth Parliament Tonga 2004 summary & background.doc

Audience

General population of the Solomon Islands, with a particular aim of reaching those of voting age for the 2006 national general election.

About

National identity, good governance, citizen rights and responsibilities and voter information and education.

Created

2005- 2006

Attitude or behaviour want to create or change

Raise awareness of the general principles of accountable and democratic government and prepare communities to actively participate in the 2006 polls.

Aim

The goal was to strengthen accountability between government and society through promoting understanding of the Solomon Islands government system. The purpose was to support Solomon Island government and civil society agencies to deliver an interim program of civic education across the Solomon Islands. The four component objectives were:

1. To develop civic education curriculum and materials that are

community based, accurate, well targeted and appropriate to Solomon

Islands;

2. To deliver a community based civic education program that broadens

understanding of the role and responsibilities of citizens and

government, particularly candidates for and holders of public office;

3. To deliver a voter education program that will assist Solomon

Islanders to participate meaningfully in electoral events; and

4. To strengthen the capacity of government and civil society to promote

and deliver ongoing civic education in the Solomon Islands.

Development

Jointly funded by AusAID and NZAID as part of the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands. The material was written, implemented and managed by Solomon Islanders. The project was managed by the Australian Electoral Commission.

The Solomon Islands Village Level Civic Education project, better known as the Civic Education Project or CEP was a field program designed to raise awareness of the general principles of accountable and democratic government and prepare communities to actively participate in the 2006 national election. The programme was written by Solomon Islanders, managed by Solomon Islanders and Implemented by Solomon Islanders. It used activity based adult learning techniques adapted for use in a village setting. Over 200,000 people participated in intensive time rich sessions over a 6 months period. The program was divided into two phases; Phase One dealt with civic education topics such as national identity, good governance and rights and responsibilities and Phase Two covered topic areas such as Parliament, representative democracy and voter education. The program reached into the most remote areas of the Solomon Islands and developed the capacity of a large corps of Solomon Islanders to continue civic education work in the Solomon Islands.

Downloads

Solomon Island civic education.doc

Audience

Community leaders, women, youth & church leaders etc and those representing a variety of NGOs or Government Organisations so that the capacity of many organisations are strengthened to promote human rights

About

Human Rights

Created

1997

Attitude or behaviour want to create or change

Help in creating a culture of human rights in the Pacific through community training at a micro-level

Aim

The CPT Program was designed to strengthen the capacity of individuals and organisations who work in the area of human rights advocacy and are actively engaged at the community level.

Development

Patricia Imrana Jalal, Vani Dulaki & Kim Stanford Smith were the initial designers

CP training lasts between 6-8 weeks spread over 2 years & RRRT’s partner organisations in PICs try to select participants on the basis that they will be in strategic positions to mobilise and monitor around human rights issues. RRRT prefers potential CPs to be working in organisations which are already viable so that their human rights knowledge and skills enhances their ability to be agents of positive change. In CPT, participants cover topics and issues including gender, equality and discrimination, Bills of Rights, fundamental rights and freedoms, the legal system, constitutions, democracy, government, good governance, the coup cycle phenomena, family law, development, poverty etc. They also learn skills in lobbying, advocacy and strategies for change. They learn how to run national campaigns, but also micro skills to bring about community change and provide human rights support to individuals.

Downloads

RRRT CPT presentation.ppt

RRRT CPT 06 constit-content.doc

RRRT CPT 06 constit-session.doc

Audience

voters in the 5 Highlands Provinces of Papua new Guinea; as well as candidates and supporters

About

the new electoral system of LPV; human rights; women’s empowerment; active citizenship

Created

MIKS was established 4 years ago but the PNGEC has been working in partnership with them, through AusAID funding of the Electoral Support Program (ESP) since July this year

Attitude or behaviour want to create or change

MIKS and the Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission (PNGEC) are trying to change:

1. entrenched norms in the Highlands, like ‘big man’ politics and corruption so that voters can elect good leaders

2. lack of knowledge about the voting system so that people can use their democratic rights to vote how they wish

Aim

The objective of the partnership between MIKS and PNGEC is to:

1. To increase voters’ knowledge about the election process so they can participate more fully

2. To ensure women can contribute fully to the election process by having greater awareness about the system

3. To increase understanding about the LPV system and its role in electing good leaders

4. To increase understanding within the community of good governance and how the electoral process contributes to this

5. To decrease the risk of the spread of HIV and AIDS during the election period

Development

MIKS have created their own training manual, as well as fact sheets, T-shirts and banners. The PNGEC, through the ESP have created a training manual which incorporates some of MIKS material as we as others. MIKS is now delivering this training to all ESP funded groups in the Highlands

The partnership includes three separate pieces of work:

Project 1: Electoral system awareness raising for the Chuave by-election

Project 2: Train the trainers in 5 provinces so there is a network of educated trainers that go deliver electoral awareness and good governance messages appropriately across the region

Project 3: Training of all electoral awareness projects funded through the AusAID Electoral Support Program

Downloads

PNG voter education.ppt

PNG ce and community learning.ppt

PNG voter education paper 2006.doc