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Development/Global education
strategies and their
implementation
in EU member states
Development education is an active learning process, founded on
values of solidarity, equality, inclusion and co-operation.
It enables people to move from basic awareness of international
development priorities and sustainable human development, through
understanding of the cause and effects of global issues to personal
involvement and informed actions.
Development education fosters the full participation of all citizens in
world-wide poverty eradication, and the fight against exclusion.
It seeks to influence more just and sustainable economic, social,
environmental, human rights based national and international policies.
Developmend Education Forum
Core working group of CONCORD,
the European confederation of relief and development NGOs.
Priorities:
Advocate for DE role in policies of EU and member states
including funding for DE activities
Monitor implementation of DE strategies and DE in curriculum
Cooperation and coordination activities
Achievements:
Code of Conduct on images and messages
Curricula survey in 2006 and 2009
Various position papers
DEEEP 3
Developing Europeans Engagement for the Eradication of Poverty
DEEEP is a programme initiated by the Development Education Forum
of CONCORD that aims at strengthening capacities of NGDOs
to raise awareness, educate and mobilise the European public
for world-wide poverty eradication and social inclusion.
Objectives:
1. On-going coordination, networking, exchange, learning and
systematisation mechanisms are actively supported and coordinated
2. Political support to DE is increased and translated into concrete
strategies and policies
3. A pan-European framework on quality DE/GE is developed
4. Skills and knowledge of DE/GE practitioners are improved and
increased all over the EU-27
DE strategy:
Why and who?
Development Education
is not only part of formal and informal education;
is not only NGDOs, MFA and MoE;
is not only to get public to support ODA.
DE is (or should be) a core value.
DE should engage all groups of society.
DE shows interconnections between World inhabitants.
The last 3 years indicate increases in:
Planning or the launch of a national DE/GE strategy in 16 countries.
DE/GE taken into consideration in the definition of new education policies
and strategies for delivering the curriculum.
Substantial role of MFA in acceptance, recognition and
promotion of DE/GE themes and goals.
Conversely, Ministries of Education in majority of EU countries
are still reluctant to establish consistent, co-funded/resourced and
collaborative support mechanisms for improving the quality
of ‘global learning’ at all levels of state education.
Ireland - national strategy on DE which runs until 2012
Netherlands - National Strategy for DE was adopted several years ago.
England - the National Strategy is indicated in a Global Dimension in
(and across) the school curriculum.
Finland - MoE has prepared a National Strategy for Global Education
Latvia - national strategy, Development Education Policy 2008-2015,
was created in 2008
Spain – DE strategy launched in 2009
Poland - Preparations are underway for building a national DE strategy
Austria - A Global Education Strategy plan was officially started in in 2008.
Portugal - since 2009 elaboration of a DE National Strategy
(IPAD, MFA, MoE, NGDOs)
Czech Republic - cooperation between the NGOs platform, FORS,
and the MoE started thanks to a Global Education Peer Review process.
Hungary - recommendations for a national strategy have been made
by the Global Education working group of HAND.
Estonia - the formation of a national strategy is in the process.
Lithuania - National Strategy for Sustainable Development is based
on guidelines for the long-term development of the country.
Scotland - National strategy for Sustainable Development includes
education.
Wales - national strategy for Sustainable Development
Germany - The National Strategy for sustainable development
has a strong global education component.
Slovenia - MoE has published a white paper : Guidelines for Rearing and
Education for Sustainable Development from kindergarten up to university
level.
France Sustainable Development Education has increased
its influence in Education forums and media.
Belgium - DE is formally recognised by the Development Cooperation
Ministry, within the auspices of MFA at the federal level.
Luxembourg - no national strategy as yet, but the respective Ministries
are aiming to achieve one.
Northern Ireland - both British and Irish governments have DE strategy
plans.
Denmark - Government formally recognises the importance of an
international dimension in education, though not referring to it as DE.
Greek - DE is not officially recognised, but it is supported to be delivered
in schools.
Malta - Overseas Development Policy issued by the MFA in 2007
has DE elements.
Italy - MoU was in a process before the change of government.
Slovakia - no national strategy. Lack of “clear common understanding of
GE/DE amongst NGOs”.
Romanian - no DE strategy yet.
Cyprus - no national strategy.
Thank you for Your attention!
Mari-Helene Kaber
Association Humana Estonia
Estonian Roundtable for Development Cooperation
Development Education Forum of CONCORD
Vilnius
18.02.2010