Program Details: From RAHMA to AMANAH community training

Seminar Objectives:

1. Participants will demonstrate a nuanced and practical understanding of the RAHMA principles for responding to disclosures of violence through role playing and the opportunity to practice using case studies.

2. Training participants will collaboratively map out the organizations in the room, as a means to understand roles, collaborations, services provided, and plans for moving together as a united community.

3. Participants will demonstrate an understanding of the AMANAH principles by identifying 2-3 SMART goals for their organization, within a one-year time frame, in addition to listing activities that will help them accomplish their AMANAH-based goals.

The workshop will include a combination of presented material, individual reflection exercises, small group discussion, and large group conversation. 

Program:

• Who’s in the room?

  • Mapping of organizations, roles, purpose for attending

• A review of training #1, with a focus on the RAHMA principles

  • Importance of using the RAHMA principles

  • Role playing and examples of how RAHMA shouldn’t vs. should be used

• Clarification about RAHMA-AMANAH-ADALAH

  • Explain the role of each framework and their relationship with each other

  • Clarify: Community organizing; collaboration; spaciousness; being strategic vs. comprehensive (best practices according to the research)

  • Introduce the AMANAH principles and go through each aspect of AMANAH, providing examples and working through activities related to each person’s role in their organization and broader Orlando community

  • Attendees map out what is happening in the broader Muslim community in Orlando related to the work they are doing; SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis; how can they link what they are doing with RAHMA and AMANAH?

  • Map intersections and collaborations between people in the room; create goals towards measurable impact, focusing on RAHMA and AMANAH

• Strategic planning around organizations' role and HEART’s content

  • Brainstorming support for MWO and others in the room

Timeframe: 6 hours of training time, virtually

Location: Zoom

Facilitators: All trainings will be facilitated by HEART staff

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
All registration fees are suggested donation amounts that help us cover the cost of inviting this national trainer to our community. 

$50/Organizational Registration - Up to 5 individuals from the organization can attend the training.  

$20/Individual Registration - for professionals, community leaders and activists.

Please consider making a donation to sponsor another individual to attend the seminar who needs financial assistance.  The Complimentary registration option is available only for those who find the cost prohibitive.

Background Information:

HEART and MWO have been in contact and collaboration training the Muslim community about sexual violence and how to respond with RAHMA. 

Part One: In September 2019, HEART staff members Sameera Qureshi and Navila Rashid facilitated a day-long training with MWO staff and other Orlando-area professionals geared towards how to respond with RAHMA principles in the moment someone discloses about being sexually abused.  Feedback from the training was collected and since then, debrief conversations and future plans have been discussed, as MWO and professionals in attendance are dedicated to deepening their work with the AMANAH and ADALAH principles.  MWO is excited about moving forward with building their knowledge and capacity around the AMANAH principles, as the next step.

This program is coordinated by MWO's Violence Against Women Task Force.  To get involved or for more details about the event, email Esra'a at VAW@mwo-orlando.org or call Sadaf at 407-821-0770.