To support a strong Civil Society: Promote Civil Society – Show Civil Courage

This method aims to increase participants' understanding of civil courage and the core values and functionings of a democratic civil society. By engaging in the activities, participants shall get a feel for what civil courage is and that it is fundamental to democracy. Not only will this activity raise participants' general awareness and understanding of civil courage, but they will also learn to identify occurrences of discrimination and how to counter prejudices. 

Participants shall learn about civil courage and democratic values, democratic citizenship. The aim is to raise their awareness of civil courage, which strengthens and fosters a democratic civil society.

It is recommended to implement this workshop/reflection unit with groups you already know and have worked with; also it is advised that the participants are familiar with each other and that they have already established a fair amount of trust with each other.