Spaghetti game

Energizer

Duration:5 minutes

 

Participants are asked to be in a circle and one at time they go inside the circle. They have just one word to say which is “spaghetti. The facilitator will give each participant one emotion to carry each time they go inside the circle and say “spaghetti”.

 

SPEED-DATING discussion

Duration

30 min.

Objectives

To support participants to increase their understanding on each other’s background and personality and to give space for participants to share their views and understanding on the causes and effects of migration on individuals and the society.

Description

Participants are asked to make two lines facing one line of the other. Participants who are facing each other will form a pair for the game, and the pairs will change during the exercise.

The trainer introduces a few questions and asks the pairs to respond but only by one person in each pair in the first round, and by the other in the next round – so participants can practice active listening and the balance of the sharing are kept.

The recommended time limit for each answer is around 2 minutes. After both participants of the pairs have responded to the question, one full line of participants are asked to move in one direction and form a  new couples and the next question is introduced to them.

questions:

- What can be the causes of migration of an individual?


- What is the difference between a migrant and a refugee?


- How much do you agree with the current definition of a refugee (in

legal terms)?


- What is the effect of migration on individuals and their environment?

 

 

Debriefing & Reflection

 

 

 

 

CROSSING THE RIVER

 

Type of Activity Team-building activity

 

Duration 30 min.

 

Objectives

- To stimulate cooperation, problem-solving and strategy development within the group

- To increase group cohesion

Description

Participants are asked to stand on a line, which represents an imaginary river. The following imaginary context is described: The river is about 8 meters wide. It is very dangerous and poisonous, if one’s body part touches the water, they become blind. The group needs to go across the river, all of them, with the aim of keeping as many people healthy as possible.

Since they cannot touch the river, the group is given some helpful tools, kind of magical papers, that when put down to the river, start to float, and can also hold people on the top without sinking. The only problem with these papers is that the streamline of the river is too strong, so once put down, if no one is stepping on it, it will immediately be taken away (they have less help to use for crossing). The group is invited to start crossing the river. Meanwhile, when someone touch the river (any part of the floor outside the area of the magical paper), they to start again.

The participants can try to cross the river as many times as they wish.

After they managed to cross, or in case they give up, the exercise is finished, and reflection questions can be posed.

 

Debriefing & Reflection