An interactive course to lead, innovate and inspire change.
Join the global movement for more effective and radical change through this essential course on social and environmental justice.
**THE ESSENTIALS**
Course length: 6 weeks
Time commitment: 6-7 hours per week. Core live sessions every Tuesday and Thursday
Price: $495 USD
Groups of 10+: $445 USD
Language: English
Delivery method: Live participatory online sessions | Interactive online learning tools | Small team discussions | Online forum | 1-2-1 with Facilitators | Self-led learning and reflection | Facilitator Q&As | 10+ optional group events such as networking, film screenings, weekly regional reflections and panel discussions
Next course dates: 26th April to 4th June 2021, with core live sessions every Tuesday and Thursday (special arrangements for those celebrating Eid Al Fitr)
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1,173 people have completed this course from 450 organisations in 38 countries.
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THE REASON
We’ve been destroying our world and its people for generations. The solutions we have been using are no longer enough. We have to do better, and we must act now. The Justice Based Approach will revolutionize the way you work on humanitarian, development, social change, and environmental justice initiatives in ways that will impact both your work and your life.
As we face a time of intense and rapid change, we must create space to step back and consider some of the most pressing issues facing the world. This course will explore new approaches, real life examples, tools, and perspectives that will re-energize you with new knowledge and skills, as well as renewed hope and direction.
- RADICAL THINKING
You will develop the skills to think critically about the systemic challenges facing our sector and wider society and your role in solving them.
- BRAVE LEADERSHIP
You will develop as a leader and become more effective in bringing about positive change and lasting impact.
- TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMMING
You will develop your ability to ask challenging questions and utilize tools that will transform the way you design programmes, lead your teams and live your life.
This course is participatory, innovative and proven to be incredibly impactful. Join us!
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THE COURSE
With a Justice Based Approach, we reflect on why -- after 25 years of rights-based approaches -- inequality, environmental destruction, oppression, and impunity are bigger challenges than ever before. We will critically challenge and explore many assumptions about methodology and practice in the following areas:
All Five Pillars of the Justice Based Approach
Power and oppression
Strategic and personal leadership
Effective programme design
Development theory and history
Evidence-based decision-making
Participatory approaches
System analysis
Localization and decolonizing aid
Rights-based programming
Monitoring and evaluation for learning
Ethical programming and accountability
Climate and gender mainstreaming
We will also explore a number of innovative and exciting alternative approaches to social and environmental change that you can apply to your work.
The course will challenge you, inspire you and give you the tools to support communities and partners to lead change that is truly transformative.
THE APPROACH
Our style of online delivery creates genuine human connection, facilitates deeply reflective and thoughtful discussions, and leads to real impact and effectiveness.
The course uses mixed methodologies including participatory live sessions, interactive online tools, reflection, movement, games, small group discussions, an online forum, and self-led learning and reflection. Our facilitators run weekly Q&A sessions and you have the opportunity to book one-to-one calls with them throughout the course. We also send inspiring, short daily emails with additional resources for those that want more!
Each week we also offer a variety of optional sessions to dive deeper into some of the key themes of the course, to have fun and get to know each other better. Previous sessions have included panel discussions, regional meetups, hackathons, and film screenings.
This course is designed and facilitated by United Edge co-founders Daniel and Matthew Kletzing. With combined experience of more than 30 years in the humanitarian, development and human rights sectors across Asia, the Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East, they bring a wealth of hands-on experience and expert facilitation skills.
Our Facilitators are joined by a global group of Team Leaders, all of whom have completed the course previously and are experts in their field. They support small groups during the course to explore the themes in more depth during team discussions.
THE PARTICIPANTS
The course is designed for leaders of development and humanitarian agencies, as well as broader civil society and individuals who want to create positive social change or environmental impact in their work, life and community.
A highlight of the course for many participants is the opportunity to connect with and learn from people from across the world. Our 2020 course had participants from 38 countries!
We welcome participants from all levels of organisations and from diverse departments to the course, which creates a rich mix of experience and perspectives. We encourage senior staff to join the course with their teams. The course will be conducted in English.
How to register:
Visit www.unitededge.net/events to book your place.