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Compass - Ashique's Story

This activity gives children an understanding of to child labour, its causes, consequences and how to stop it. The activity relates to the right to education and the right to recreation. (Part of the Compass HRE manual)

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Compass - Beware we are watching

In this activity, students are led to speak about the causes and consequences of globalisation and relocation by transnational companies. By imagining working with trade labours and human rights organisations students an gain understanding of transnational of labour and its implications. (Part of the Compass HRE manual)

 

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Compass - Education for All

In this activity, participants have to locate and match pairs of cards as they think out about the inequalities of educational provision world-wide and how to achieve “Education for All”. Reflecting about education as an human-rights issue, a responsibility for attaining the goal of "Education for All" will be encouraged. (Part of the Compass HRE manual)

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Compass - Just a minute

In this activity, people have to be quick and inventive to talk for one minute on the relationship between sports and human rights. Students understand how all human rights issues are interconnected and indivisible whilst developing self-confidence to express personal opinions. (Part of the Compass HRE manual)

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Compass - Le's talk about sex!

This activity addresses issues and rights related to sexuality, including homosexuality and aims to develop self-confidence to express one’s own opinion on these issues and to promote tolerance and empathy. (Part of the Compass HRE manual)

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Compass - Let every voice be heard

In this exercise small groups discuss issues around what education is and how it meets, or does not meet, people’s needs. Participation in decision-making processes will be discussed. (Part of the Compass HRE manual)

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Compass - Path to Equality-land

This activity involves small group work, imagination, and drawing in order to explore issues of gender equality and discrimination against women. While developing understanding and appreciation of the goals of equality and gender balance, students develop imagination and creativity to envision the future and to promote justice and respect. (Part of the Compass HRE manual)

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Compass - Rights Bingo

This easy activity is a simple quiz and variation of the game, Bingo!, in which people share their knowledge and experiences of human rights. (Part of the Compass HRE manual)

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Compass - Sport for All

In this high-energy activity, participants use their imagination and creativity to design new games. The issues addressed include rules of games, their justification and monitoring, the idea of human rights as rules for living and discrimination in sports. (Part of the Compass HRE manual)

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Compass - The impact of the internet

This activity involves both small group and plenary discussions to analyse issues of the future of the Internet and the use of the Internet for the promotion of human rights. Critical thinking skills are developed while becoming aware of the implications of the Internet and access to information world-wide. (Part of the Compass HRE manual)

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