Overcoming Challenges to Legal Representation
Democracy Web
Tavaana has translated Democracy Web, a civic education curriculum developed by the Albert Shanker Institute and Freedom House. Democracy Web is a study guide for use by teachers, professors, and their upper secondary and lower college-level students. The curriculum offers an overview of the basic architecture of democracy, gives historical background information, and provides a […]
A Study of LGBT’s Issues
Tavaana e-courses are provided on a secure, anonymous platform, and curricula are developed and taught by leading international and Iranian experts, covering a diverse array of civil society related topics such as leadership development, democratic institution building, women’s rights, activism, digital safety, trauma healing, international human rights law, advocacy, civic organizing, secularism and religious freedom, […]
Advocating Liberal Education for Iran
Advocating Liberal Education for Iran, in partnership with the Center for Civic Education and the University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration’s Human Rights Education Resource Center, will build the capacity of education advocates and civil society leaders to press for reform of curricula, education policy and school life.
Nonviolence over the Course of History
Ramin Jahanbegloo’s 9 Tavaana lectures on nonviolence and nonviolent resistance span the history, language, ethics, politics and leaders of nonviolent struggle across the globe. After exploring the Hindu and Jainist roots of non-violent philosophy, Jahanbegloo examines the ideology of Mahatma Gandhi and Ahimsa (“do not harm”). Using the example of Gandhi associate Abdul-Ghaffar Khan, Jahanbegloo then asks […]
Legal Advocacy for Human Rights
This course will focus on practical strategies lawyers and aspiring legal professionals can implement for human rights advocacy, tailored to the Iranian context. Participants will evaluate different avenues for advocacy, including litigation, legal reform, and social change, and how to strategically press for change on multiple levels. They will examine how best to deal with […]
Breaking Tradition: Ending Female Genital Cutting in West Africa Pinterest
At age 10, Mariam eagerly anticipated her West African village’s traditional initiation ceremony. “[I was told that] at a great festivity I should be initiated together with all the other girls of my age, and we would receive a lot of beautiful gifts.”[1] But what happened that day was the beginning of an ordeal that […]