Online training courses focus on freedom of religion

The Freedom of Religion or Belief Learning Platform provides resources to help individuals, communities and decision-makers learn, reflect upon and promote freedom of religion or belief for all. It includes resources for personal study and for educators and facilitators to use in group trainings. The core resources have been developed in dialogue with specialists and with reference people from a range of religious and belief backgrounds.

Here you can find interactive, experience based group exercises and other resources to help you design and lead group learning. The exercises aim to build positive attitudes towards and knowledge about freedom of religion or belief as a human right for all, although many adapted and used to build knowledge of other human rights too. The resources can be used with a wide range of target audiences from the grassroots to decision makers. Do remember to adapt the exercises to your audience and context, including any risk factors.

For whom?

Learning platform resources are useful in a wide range of contexts and for a wide range of audiences.

Parliamentarians, diplomats and development professionals
Officials responsible for making or implementing public policy, including officials of the justice system such police, lawyers and judges
Members and ordained or lay leaders of religious and belief communities
Training institutions for religious leaders such as theological seminaries
Educational bodies teaching/students studying human rights, democracy, law or religious studies
NGO staff and business leaders working in contexts where serious violations occur
Staff within human rights and freedom of religion or belief organisations
The media

By whom?

The Freedom of Religion or Belief Learning Platform is an initiative of the Nordic Ecumenical Network on Freedom of Religion or Belief (NORFORB) in partnership with a wide range of secular and faith based organisations that seek to promote the human right to freedom of religion or belief for all, as given in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

New offerings:

The Freedom of Religion or Belief (FORB) Learning Platform continues to offer resources and opportunities. FORB has begun the process of developing three online training courses on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FORB) – one for FORB trainers, one for community leaders and one for development professionals working in contexts of gross violations of FORB.

Training places are available for a facilitated five-week online course focusing on capacitating people who would like to train others on FORB issues. It includes modules on human rights education and facilitation skills, as well as modules on human rights, religious literacy, FORB, context analysis, and strategy development.

FORB representatives hope that the course can contribute to the development of an international network of FORB trainers from a wide variety of religious and belief backgrounds and a wide range of organisations.

FORB anticipates beginning trial runs for the Community Leaders Course and the Development Professionals course during autumn 2019 and spring 2020.

FORB is an initiative of the Nordic Ecumenical Network on Freedom of Religion or Belief in partnership with a wide range of secular and faith-based organisations that seek to promote the human right to freedom of religion or belief for all.

Visit the Freedom of Religion or Belief (FORB) Learning Platform