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Phase I: Facilitator Training

Before the project begins, the facilitators receive fourteen hours of training, at two hours a week for seven weeks. In Brazil, this occurred between July 19 and August 30, 2007. Dates for other countries will be announced.

Phase II: Preliminary Work 

For two months, participants are introduced to the fundamentals of alternative dispute resolution, review concepts with facilitators, set up the ground rules, and complete an in-depth questionnaire to start the information gathering process. In Brazil, this occurred between September 1 and October 31, 2007. Dates for other countries will be announced.

Phase III: Consensus-Building Process

Next, for four months, participants meet with their Sector Administrative Facilitators via an online videoconferencing forum. They have one meeting per week for three weeks, and then in the fourth week, one participant from each group joins the facilitator to dialogue on a national level with those from other sectors. In Brazil, this is happening between November 1, 2007 and March 1, 2008. Dates for other countries will be announced.
  • Module One, Information Gathering (November/December): Participants gather information about the current reality of the dispute resolution system in each country, with an emphasis on the inclusion of different points of view.
  • Module Two, Exploring Perspectives/Building Knowledge and Innovation (January): Participants gain a new perspective on innovative ideas, starting with a concept developed in a different historical, cultural, and socioeconomic reality (the multi-door courthouse). Next, they build knowledge by exploring indigenous dispute resolution methods, by combining ideas, and by expanding options for solutions to identified local issues.
  • Module Three, Systems Design/The Next Step (February): First, participants learn about systems design. Next, they use the knowledge learned through all three modules to create and evaluate different options adapted to their context. 
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