Spearheaded by Arandeep Degun with the support of fellow AIWC Cologne members Mary Dobrian, Janet Davis, Sally Webersinke and Carol-Lyn McKelvey, the project had a great start. The first workshop, the World Wise School, ran for four sessions in April/May. The bright and enthusiastic participants were children of AIWC Cologne members and selected students from the International Friedensschule Koeln (IFK).
Education
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Stacy Lara, FAWCO's Representative to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, reported on a recent conference emphasizing the link between education and peace, poverty eradication, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue. You can read Stacy's report here.
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To read a UN Report on the crucial role of education in the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), click here.
From the report: "The MDGs with targets for 2015 crystallized the growing consensus which emerged during the 1990s, namely, that poverty reduction and the provision of basic social services need to be at the centre of development policy. Of...
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General background about the UN's priorities in the field of global education is here. "The Global Education First Initiative, launched last September by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, aims to put every child in school, improve the quality of learning, and foster global citizenship."
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Girls' Education
FAWCO joined a written intervention on "Girls Education" addressing gender discrimination in education. Despite international consensus on the importance of improving gender parity and equality in education, both from a rights-based perspective and as a means to achieving sustainable development, gender discrimination in education remains a persistent problem. The right to quality education...