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 Module One: Getting Started

  • Workshop Objectives

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Module Two: What Does Self-Confidence Mean To You?

  • What is Assertiveness?

  • What is Self-Confidence?

  • The Four Styles

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Module Three: Obstacles to Our Goals

  • Types of Negative Thinking

  • Case Study

  • Personal Application

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Module Four: Communication Skills

  • Listening and Hearing: They Aren"t the Same Thing

  • Asking Questions

  • Body Language

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Module Five: The Importance of Goal Setting

  • Why Goal Setting is Important

  • Setting SMART Goals

  • Our Challenge to You

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Module Six: Feeling the Part

  • Identifying Your Worth

  • Creating Positive Self-Talk

  • Identifying and Addressing Strengths and Weaknesses

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Module Seven: Looking the Part

  • The Importance of Appearance

  • The Role of Body Language

  • First Impressions Count!

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Module Eight: Sounding the Part

  • It"s How You Say It

  • Sounding Confident

  • Using "I" Messages

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Module Nine: Powerful Presentations

  • What to Do When You"re on the Spot

  • Using STAR To Make Your Case

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Module Ten: Coping Techniques

  • Building Rapport

  • Expressing Disagreement

  • Coming to Consensus

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Module Eleven: Dealing with Difficult Behavior

  • Dealing with Difficult Situations

  • Key Tactics

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Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

  • Words from the Wise

  • Review of Parking Lot

  • Lessons Learned

  • Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations

Empowering Underserved Communities for Resilience & Sustainable Impact

Communities across marginalized regions face systemic poverty, social exclusion, environmental degradation, and weak governance structures.

 

This Orpe Human Rights Advocates' Program presents a comprehensive, doctrine-driven approach to community development that leverages 15 foundational doctrines: Self-Help, Participatory Development, Empowerment, Sustainable Development, Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD), Human Rights, Social Capital, Liberation/Transformational Justice, Decentralization, Equity & Inclusion, Holistic/Integrated Development, Social Justice & Peacebuilding, Partnership & Collaboration, Modernization, and Dependency.

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Through concrete, integrated activities, including self-help groups, participatory budgeting forums, legal empowerment programs, renewable energy projects, rural connectivity for empowered communities, cooperative development, reconciliation dialogues, and multi-sector partnerships, this initiative seeks to:

  • Strengthen local capacities and autonomy

  • Ensure equitable access to resources and rights

  • Promote sustainable economic and social development

  • Build resilient, cohesive, and peaceful communities

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By connecting doctrine to action, the project aims to create lasting impact, reducing dependency, fostering empowerment, and advancing justice and inclusion.

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