Reflections on the Asia Workshop

The Village structure was a very important tool, covering everything. 
Phaly, Cambodia

Meeting good people, learning new tactics and trying to see how it can be used in different contexts. 
Waseem, Pakistan

The workshop is very helpful for human rights activists in order to find more accurate tactics to achieve their goals.
Mashadi, Indonesia

The tactical mapping session was GREAT! 
Bunthan, Cambodia

Visual mapping techniques are very helpful to clearly develop tactics and strategies. Arie, The Netherlands

The main facilitators–Nancy/Philippe–are great, both professional, with my impression they lead the workshop more actively. 
Asfinawati, Indonesia

I am very happy to be in the New Tactics Workshop. I was not aware that we need to think tactically in developing new programmes. I found it useful. I have learned a lot. 
Jee Hyeon Kim, Korea

The Asia Regional Training Tactical Workshop represents the faces of many Asian peoples whose human rights are violated many a time. The Workshop also gives me great opportunity to meet and learn about successful experiences of some great human rights defenders. I am going back with extra motivation.
Asif, Bangladesh

I came from a different paradigm (non-funding) and most of the people are from a funding paradigm. There is a big gap between them.
Sowmya, India

It was a wonderful opportunity to get to know people from different parts of the world.
Anonymous

Interactive theatre for changing society gave me new insights.
Anonymous

The workshop created an opportunity to develop a tactical inventory.
Anonymous

Having more knowledge and understanding of different strategies and tactics being used by those working on human rights issues would enable people in managerial posts to be able to formulate effective and efficient human rights related projects in the future. 
Keo Chenda, IOM, Cambodia

Tactical mapping was very good. That helped me to clarify who is my target [and] what is more effective.
Anonymous

Generally, many workshops offer some participants to participate actively. But in this workshop, all of the participants can join together actively. 
Anonymous

The greatest parts were tactical mapping and spectrum of allies - I learned how to be more practical than theoretical. 
Endah, Timor Leste

The greatness of the training is that we have a chance to learn new tactics. Also we have an opportunity in how to make tactical mapping which is useful in identifying the actor, before we go on for the other activities.
Maio, Forum Asia, Thailand

It was great to meet so many people from different cultures and working backgrounds to share with each others’ experiences. Most useful–group work, interactive activities, feeling of togetherness and friendship.
Pengpeng, China

It’s good to be in such a multi-cultural setting and to share knowledge and experiences and see for any possibility, and to see our learnings can be applied in other countries. Group work was most useful: we can seek the options for dealing with issues with different possibilities in different issues. I also learned about technical possibilities that can be beneficial and crucial for advocacy and networking.
From Dinesh, Nepal

It is a great opportunity to be here, for re-examining my tactic as well as learning new tactics from other people. Tactical mapping is very important for me to take back home to start a new program.
Anonymous

I learned how to include the view of society minority/majority into my work. 
Rakib, Bangladesh

I learned varied tactics that are useful which I want it to be replicated in my country and I want to immediately go back to my work to try, the "blacklisting of parliament members" a tactic from Korea.
Cholpon, Kyrgyzstan/Thailand

I learned how to manage a group, and analyze and develop a tactic.
Chuba, Malaysia

The New tactics programme is a new inspiration for me that I can use in my country. 
Anonymous

This workshop showed me the importance of building my skills and my organization’s capacity to advocate our campaigns effectively through creative use of media.
Thu Ha, Vietnam

Through workshop tools, networking, looking at what others are doing, they provide me with confidence and inspiration in utilizing them in my context.Shanon, Malaysia

As a programme manager, I develop programs about education and monitoring. I gained knowledge on how to involve key stakeholders and build plans tactically. It was very useful for me.
Jiyam Shrestha, Nepal

There are really no new tactics, only new ways of seeing things, new history unfolding and shifting perspectives if we must. And yes, of renewing our commitments and passion to contribute to social change and to our peoples’ liberations. 
Mucha Arquiza, Philippines

It was a really fantastic wonderful time which we spent in Chiang Mai together. We learned a lot from each others’ experiences. And see creative work and all exercises were very wonderful. 
Shazia Azhar, Pakistan

The workshop is inspiring and motivating. I don’t want to give any priority for anything in the workshop because they all are inspiring and motivating factors for me.
Willy Balawala (Indonesia)

This workshop has given me an insight into planning our projects where we need to work with various stakeholders. I would now plan our activities as per my learnings from tactical mapping, spectrum of allies, etc. and move forward accordingly.
Anonymous

It is very important for me to learn new tactics. I will expand these tactics in my work.
Thushita, Sri Lanka

This workshop is an excellent opportunity to utilize commonalities of the Asian context to address globalization challenges. 
Estela, Philippines

Workshop highlights: The myth-reality-value exercise was good for developing slogans. And the "utilizing religious perspectives" new tactic could be used. Anonymous

It is a great opportunity to hear about exciting work of human rights activists throughout Asian countries.
Jennifer, United States