Good Relations
Transforming Voices into Action: The EmpowerHer Journey
EmpowerHer is more than just a project—it’s a transformative journey designed to empower women as catalysts for change within their communities. Funded through the DFA Reconciliation Fund, this initiative blends skill-building activities, mentorship, and networking opportunities with an inclusive advocacy approach. EmpowerHer provides a powerful platform for diverse, underrepresented, and emerging voices to articulate their perspectives on reconciliation. By fostering a shared vision for the future, the project helps communities from different traditions come together. Participants join a dynamic network of changemakers, gain invaluable skills, and access ongoing mentorship and events that support their advocacy journey.
Through EmpowerHer, women not only transform their own lives but also create lasting, positive impacts on the communities they represent.The first component of EmpowerHer is a series of eight structured workshops focused on developing core advocacy and lobbying skills. Each session builds on the previous one, ensuring that participants can apply their learning through practical exercises and interactive discussions. The journey begins with an Introduction to Advocacy and Lobbying, where participants explore key definitions and examine case studies of successful campaigns. This foundation is followed by a workshop on Effective Communication in Advocacy, where attendees craft and present persuasive speeches tailored for various audiences. As the series progresses, workshops cover essential topics such as Building Relationships with Stakeholders, where role-playing activities help hone networking and relationship management skills, and Strategic Lobbying: Planning and Execution, which guides participants in creating actionable lobbying plans. Additional sessions delve into Grassroots Mobilisation and Community Engagement, The Art of Negotiation and Persuasion, Advocacy in Action: Meeting with Policymakers, and finally Evaluating Advocacy Campaigns, providing participants with tools and metrics to measure their impact. Together, these eight workshops equip participants with practical strategies to influence social and political change effectively.
Complementing the workshop series, the four specialised Policy Advocacy Training sessions offer a deeper dive into the policy-making process. These sessions are designed to help participants understand the intricacies of policy development and the roles of key institutions. The training begins with a session on Understanding the Policy-Making Process, where participants map out how policies are crafted and implemented. Next, Engaging with Policymakers focuses on identifying and approaching key decision-makers, leveraging networks, and building strategic relationships. The third session, Drafting Impactful Policy Proposals, provides hands-on experience in writing policy briefs and drafting proposals that are both persuasive and evidence-based. In the final session, participants refine their skills and strategies to influence policy effectively, ensuring they leave with a comprehensive toolkit for making a tangible impact.
GRIT (Good Relations i facilitation Course ) funded through the Reconciliation Fund
Do you currently train or would like to be able to deliver training in the field of positive relations and Citizen Participation. This GRIT (Good Relations i facilitation Course ) funded through the Reconciliation Fund will equip you with the knowledge to do this
Objectives
to develop participants’ competence to deliver and evaluate non-formal education and training activities in the field of peace education at a local levels
to explore the links between peace training and contribution to the development of a human rights and peace culture;
to develop the self-reflection skills
to empower and mentor participants to act as trainers and multipliers of the peaceful values in their community activity/ work
If you think that you would like to make a difference to your community click on the link below to register and complete the course .
The modules will include
• Building Positive Communities
• Politics and Democracy – Ireland /UK looking at current issues as well as the past
• Citizen Participation
• Facilitating Dialogue
• Conflict Management
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Women in Political Life
• FACILITATING individual and group learning processes;
• EVALUATING training courses and workshops; exploring self reflection
• Digital Learning and Inclusion