REPORTING TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES TRAINING GUIDE: Part II — Notes for Facilitators Step 5: Group activity: How to meaningfully consult?  Duration 15 minutes a) Ask participants to take a piece of paper and write down individually one short idea (which could be a single word) which replies to the following question: according to you, how can one ensure that consultations with national human rights institutions and CSOs are meaningful? b) Once everybody has written down their response, ask participants to move the paper on to the person next to them, who will be adding one different idea from what is written on the paper they receive. This process is repeated until every participant at each table has written down an idea or word in reply to the question. Allow between 45 seconds and 1 minute per participant for writing down his or her response. This means that a maximum of 5 minutes should be allocated if five participants are seated at each table (5 minutes). c) Ask the last person who wrote on the sheet, at each of the five tables, to list the ideas gathered. Record and cluster the responses on a flipchart (5 minutes). üü Ideas from previous training courses include: acknowledge and maintain the distinct roles of each stakeholder (i.e. national human rights institutions and CSOs are independent actors); ensure transparency, accessibility (e.g., persons with disability but also access beyond the capital in different regions); inclusiveness; conduct consultations in a timely manner; show proactiveness, etc. d) Present the results of the last activity to the group (5 minutes). TIP ÎÎAlternatively, you can briefly brainstorm in plenary with participants on the question (5 minutes). ÎÎProject the question on the screen for ease of reference. ÎÎThe recording and clustering of responses on the flipchart could ideally be done by an assistant facilitator. Step 6: Wrap-up the session  Duration 10 minutes a) Wrap-up the session by presenting the key words the group proposed in each of the questions explored. For example: 78