| Keywords: | Safe Space; Sharing Fears; Practical Solutions; Overcoming Insecurities |
| Objectives: | Recognizing and overcoming fear. Offering practical solutions. Establishing good communication among the participants |
| Target group: | Groups of people willing to engage in discussion. |
| Duration: | 60-70 minutes |
| Methodology step-by- step: | 1. Divide the participants into groups of 5-6. 2. Ask the participants to write a fear they have about their immediate future on a post-it / small piece of paper. Give them 15 minutes to do this. 3. They should then place it into their group’s container. Ask the members of each group to take it in turns to take out a ‘fear’ from the container. They should read it out and work together to find practical solutions and advice to overcome the fear. This should take 40-50 minutes. NOTE: It is not necessary to admit which ‘fear’ is yours. The aim of the exercise is to establish a climate of trust. |
| Resources needed: | Post-its or small pieces of paper Pens A small container Stopwatch or clock |
| Challenges: | It is possible that some participants will be reluctant to share their fears. |