SUHAKAM There were four sessions in the workshop namely Introduction to Human Rights and SUHAKAM; Introduction to HRBP in schools; and, Introduction to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The MOE delivered the fourth session, on school discipline. In the ToT, participants were divided according to secondary and primary schools. They had to demonstrate how they would implement the activities in the modules, coupled with explanations based on their understanding of the CRC. In order to gauge the effectiveness of the workshops, the teachers took pre and post tests pertaining to human rights, the CRC and HRBP. Figure 1: Participants’ Pre and Post Tests Average Scores by Workshop 100% Pre-Test Post-Test 90% Average Score in Percentage 6 80% 80% 80% 70% 60% 50% 79% 79% 72% 72% 52% 55% 55% 60% 56% 56% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Southern Region Central Region Northern Region Eastern Region Sabah Sarawak Workshop Figure 1 shows the average score of participants for each of the six workshops. The results show that the teachers had a basic knowledge of human rights before participating in the workshop. After attending the workshops, their knowledge increased between 10% -30%. The participants gave positive feedback to the workshops, and they also suggested SUHAKAM organise sharing sessions among participants as a follow-up next year. Some suggested that such workshops be held once or twice a year. Participants raised the matter of financial constraints in implementing the HRBP programme in schools, including implementing the Post PT3 / UPSR Human Rights Module as some of the activities required the preparation of materials by teachers.

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