authorities, religious leaders, teachers and health workers. The more people hear the pledges and special requests, the more they will follow whether these are put into practice, and the more likely they will be to attend the second Public Meeting. Both the first and the second Public Meeting should not last longer than two hours. They should be scheduled at a time and place that will allow as many community members as possible to attend. The Public Meetings can be held in the same place as session 4 of the Dialogue process, when the male and female participants were all together in a large room with a partition. Who should be invited to the Public Meetings The community at large, including both sexes and all generations. Representatives of the local government, religious leaders, teachers and school directors, and representatives of the health services. Representatives of youth groups, and associations. women’s men’s Respected elders. What should happen at the Public Meetings The first Public Meeting A local government official who supports the Generation Dialogue and a representative of the implementing organisation can welcome everyone and present the objectives of the Meeting: Sharing what the participants learned from each other in the Dialogue sessions. Through their Dialogue, the participants learned to appreciate many of their customs and traditions, but they also agreed that some of these communities’ traditions should be adapted to world. today’s Presenting what the younger and the older participants commit themselves to doing differently as a consequence of the Generation Dialogue process. Presenting how they believe others could contribute to positive changes in the community. Following this opening, the speakers nominated by the Dialogue participants present what they learned from each other and how they want to continue this constructive dialogue process: What we learned from the other generation Older generation: How we want to support the younger hopes and generation’s visions Younger generation: How we want to keep important traditions alive Both generations: What we pledge to do to maintain the constructive dialogue with the other generation Next, the speakers present the pledges and special requests related to son preference. One speaker from each Dialogue group should present: What they pledge to do to help overcome the harmful consequences of son preference
authorities, religious leaders, teachers and health workers. The more people hear the pledges and special requests, the more they will follow whether these are put into practice, and the more likely they will be to attend the second Public Meeting. Both the first and the second Public Meeting should not last longer than two hours. They should be scheduled at a time and place that will allow as many community members as possible to attend. The Public Meetings can be held in the same place as session 4 of the Dialogue process, when the male and female participants were all together in a large room with a partition. Who should be invited to the Public Meetings The community at large, including both sexes and all generations. Representatives of the local government, religious leaders, teachers and school directors, and representatives of the health services. Representatives of youth groups, women’s and men’s associations. Respected elders. What should happen at the Public Meetings The first Public Meeting A local government official who supports the Generation Dialogue and a representative of the implementing organisation can welcome everyone and present the objectives of the Meeting: Sharing what the participants learned from each other in the Dialogue sessions. Through their Dialogue, the participants learned to appreciate many of their communities’ customs and traditions, but they also agreed that some of these traditions should be adapted to today’s world. Presenting what the younger and the older participants commit themselves to doing differently as a consequence of the Generation Dialogue process. Presenting how they believe others could contribute to positive changes in the community. Following this opening, the speakers nominated by the Dialogue participants present what they learned from each other and how they want to continue this constructive dialogue process: What we learned from the other generation Older generation: How we want to support the younger generation’s hopes and visions Younger generation: How we want to keep important traditions alive Both generations: What we pledge to do to maintain the constructive dialogue with the other generation Next, the speakers present the pledges and special requests related to son preference. One speaker from each Dialogue group should present: What they pledge to do to help overcome the harmful consequences of son preference
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