DIVERSITY TRAINING

EEFA is able to provide Diversity Training based around the game Diversity which was developed by Suffolk Inter-Faith Resource. This is a non-competitive board game which enables its players to learn basic information about the faiths now being practised in this country. In addition, it encourages them to look at the appropriateness of statutory systems and processes and to consider the significance of personal encounters within our diverse and fragmented society. It is very suitable for the teaching and training of almost all sections of our society; from primary school children to professionals working for the statutory bodies concerned with the welfare and care of our multi-faith and multi-cultural community. The game invites each of its players to assume the identity of someone from a different faith section of society and to experience how that person might feel in daily dealings with fellow members of an ill informed world.

Besides faith, the game gets its players to examine race, sexuality / gender and disability issues. The participants sit around a 3ft x 3ft playing mat. It involves 12 players but it can be used with larger groups. Ideally, a training requires a three hour session – the minimum time is two hours.

A three hour Training Session can be provided for £90.00 (run by one Facilitator) plus travelling expenses. Additional input from one or more of our Faith Tutors can be provided at a cost of £90.00 per tutor/3 hour session

The Game of Inter-Faith & Multi-Cultural Life

The game Diversity and its component ideas are copyright to Suffolk Inter-Faith Resource. SIFRE ©1999