An Activist Kit - Start Phase
now availiable for download!
In the Start phase, the SASA! Team starts to foster power within themselves to address the connection between violence against women and HIV - engaging only a small selection of additional community members in this phase.
If we want to inspire activism in others we have to feel that we are activists ourselves. Becoming an activist means coming to terms with the issues of power, violence, HIV/AIDS in our own lives, and discovering the power within ourselves so that we can then engage others.
During the Start phase you will engage in activities with the SASA! Team. Together you will explore the concept of power in relation to violence against women and HIV/AIDS, and you will build a stronger understanding of your community. The Start phase is when you will do the preparatory work required for mobilizing your community.
Click on the document names below to download the components of the Start phase to begin your work!
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Start Phase Start Phase Overview - a step-by-step guide to the Start phase of SASA! |
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Local Activism The Local Activism strategy includes grassroots initiatives that engage family, friends and neighbors in talking about issues often surrounded by silence and stigma. Create informal opportunities for personal reflection, critical thinking and public dialogue about power, violence against women, and HIV/AIDS. |
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Identifying Community Activists
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Media & Advocacy The Media & Advocacy strategy aims to influence public priorities, by making violence against women and its connection to HIV/AIDS a popular media topic and a catalyst for new policies and practices. Engage local leaders, policymakers and journalists to effect wider change in your community. |
Getting Started with Media & Advocacy
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Communication Materials The Communication Materials strategy includes a wide range of creative materials, such as posters, comics and info sheets. They portray the positive and are designed to get people thinking and talking about power, violence against women, and HIV/AIDS. |
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How-to Develop Communication Materials * Please contact us for print-ready files of the material on the Digital Resources DVD.
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Training The Training strategy includes lively, in-depth training modules suitable for anyone exploring their potential as activists. Use the sessions in workshops or short training sessions to guide participants in developing a passion for and practical skills in creating positive change. |
Other SASA! Activist Kit Downloads:
Awareness
Raise awareness about how our communities accept men’s use of power over women, fueling the dual pandemics of violence against women and HIV/AIDS.
Support
Support the women, men and activists directly affected by or involved in these interconnected issues, by joining your power with others’.
Action
Take action. Use your power to prevent violence against women and HIV/AIDS.
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