Human Rights Education

We're here to empower you to create genuine change for young people and their communities through our human rights workshops.

What We Do

We offer human rights interactive and experiential workshops tailored to a range of groups:

Whole -of-organisation groups ie. all staff (from administration to executive leaders)
Multiagency working groups
Young people
Parents and carers

We bring our collective 40 years of deep experience across a range of fields, including human rights education, youth justce, disability, homelessness, policing, domestic violence, mental and women’s health, gender equality and refugees to help groups see how human rights are embedded into our daily personal and professional lives.

For Professional workshop - Human Rights in Practice (Foundations)

These workshops are ideally suited to whole-of-organisation teams or multiagency workshops of 15 + attendees.

The Human Rights In Practice (Foundations) roundtable workshops promote a critical understanding of human rights theory for all advocates of young people. The series covers its key concepts and how these apply to individuals, organisations and governments - in the real world.

The format is an experiential 6-hour session outlining the key concepts of human rights and includes time for reflections and discussion.

It aims to empower staff, equip them with a current and relevant understanding of human rights in practice, build skills on how to effectively negotiate human rights provisions in their day-to-day work, and provide mechanisms for integrating the standards in their work to protect and promote human rights.

For Youth - Human Rights in Action

We deliver the program to young people across a range of settings including: schools, at-risk youth programs and youth leadership groups. The content is tailored to the group and is well understood by young people aged 14+.

Human Rights In Action program is a skill building initiative delivered over 12 hours to young people who want to be able to contribute to greater social justice for themselves, their peers or family, or the broader community. It is an educational and experiential program with a focus on creating safer, more connected communities. It prepares young people for moving forward confidently in the world knowing how to advocate for themselves and others using the human rights frameworks.

To ensure maximum support and best long-term outcomes, the young people are supported by staff or support workers who have completed the Human Rights In Practice workshop and will have a shared language and understanding of human rights in their context.

How It Helps

The benefits of applying this approach can be seen in its impact upon staff, service users, leadership, stakeholders and overall outcomes.

For staff:

building confidence and competence in human rights practice irrespective of experience, current role or training background
reducing moral distress and decision fatigue through systematic frameworks for daily practice
enhancing professional confidence and consistency when working with vulnerable individuals and families
effectively prioritising competing needs and navigate complex ethical decisions under pressure
strengthening communication and de-escalation skills across cultural differences and crisis situations.

For leadership:

demonstrating a clear commitment to ethical practice while mitigating any legal or reputational risks by building on sound, universally recognised ethical frameworks.
staying ahead of evolving regulatory requirements through evidence-based insights
informing strategic planning with comprehensive human rights assessments
reducing organisational liability through proactive identification of compliance gaps
enhancing decision-making processes with established human rights frameworks.

For stakeholders:

strengthening trust and credibility through transparent, accountable human rights practices
building stronger relationships with service users, communities, partners and funders
enhancing organisational reputation through professional oversight and documentation
improving client relationships and engagement through participatory, rights-based practice
demonstrating measurable commitment to ethical standards and best practice.

For outcomes:

identifying gaps and opportunities through systematic assessment approaches
ensuring programs and policies align with international human rights standards
delivering sustainable, culturally appropriate solutions that respect human dignity
creating genuine positive impact while avoiding unintended harm
achieving measurably better results for the people your organisation serves.

The Outcomes

Organisations that have undergone a human rights process typically experience:

improved client relationships and engagement through participatory, rights-based practice, resulting in better client outcomes
increased capacity to address competing needs and navigate complex ethical decisions under pressure
a reduction in moral distress and decision fatigue through the application of systematic frameworks for daily practice
strengthened communication and de-escalation skills across differences
enhanced professional confidence and consistency when working with vulnerable individuals and families.

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