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=[[Global Education Unit]]=
=[[Global Education Unit]]=


==[[Map Your Meal]]==
===[[Youth of the world!]]===
=Overall Objective=
Overall objective
The project expects to achieve attitudinal change in the way people, and especially young people, consume food, the choices they make and the type of products they support.  
*Mainstream awareness toward global issues within the activities of youth organizations working in different spheres of youth work.                      


=Expected Results=
R1:Increased understanding of global interdependencies, of global issues and challenges


R2: Attitudinal change in young people’s food consumption and production patterns
Target Groups
*'''Youth Organizations and Structures'''
These include NGOs working with youth, informal youth groups, youth councils and parliaments, youth centers and public agencies working with youth or any structure out of the formal educational system, which works with young people and influences their values and behavior. The concrete themes (spheres of work) of the organizations/structures to be involved in the action vary and are not selection criteria.


R3:Young people engaging in the promotion of human rights, sustainable ways of living as well as global justice
*'''Youth Trainers and Facilitators'''
Including non-formal education trainers and facilitators with rich experience in working with young people. They don’t obligatory fall under the age group of TG. They have experience in planning, implementing and evaluating non-formal training seminars and workshops and in using learner-centered, participatory, dialogue-oriented and experiential methodologies.


R4:Greater public awareness of global issues and their interdependence, exemplified with the global food system
*'''Young People'''
The project will focus on the age group 15-28 but the frames are not exclusive. The group includes school, college and university students, young people out of the formal educational system, employed and unemployed young people. In Cyprus the project partner will seek to include youth from both Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot communities.


R5:A stronger coalition of citizens, active in creating global justice, equity and sustainable living


=Target Groups=
Activities
1. Young People: becoming active and responsible global citizens, thus actors of positive change
*Research and Research analysis to identify the attitudes of youth organisations towards global issues
2. Youth Workers, Youth Trainers, Community Educators: They will be engaged in workshops and events that will equip them with skills, tools and understanding on how to include global issues related to production and consumption patterns, sustainable alternatives, human rights, workers rights, economic interdependence, environmental sustainability etc. into their regular activities.
*International Workshop on resource development and Development of Educational Materials
3. General Public: The general public will gain greater awareness and understanding of the global interdependencies and their consequences, especially by learning about the global food system. By using the Map Your Meal smartphone application, citizens will be able to make more informed choices that affect their very own lifestyle, as well as the lifestyle of those involved in the production and supply of the products.
*Training and Cross-sharing for youth trainers and facilitators
*Advocacy and Campaigning
*[[Youth of the World! International Summer School]]
 
 
Expected Results
*Research and Development of educational materials and methodologies tailor-made for young people on global issues
*Building a critical mass of experts, adequately prepared to train young people on global issues
*Providing easily- accessible training opportunities for youth organisations and young people on global issues
*Interactive and participatory Teaching Resources about MDGs with a specific focus on sub-Saharan Africa available the national languages of the four project NMS partner countries and tailored to their school curriculum
 
===[[The World From Our Doorstep]]===
 
Project Aims
*Develop outdoor and experiential learning as a means to introduce global issues of interconnectedness, sustainability and fairness to children
*Foster links with food producers and rural craftspeople so that the project themes are relevant and real to children
*Work with practitioners in regular Focus Groups to introduce learning resources like the “Meet Zogg” storybook and topic boxes, and develop new activities and classroom resources alongside practitioners
*Support practitioners to develop ways to engage parents and families in learning about the project themes
*Enable practitioners and children to establish links with the Cumbria Fairtrade Network
*Support schools and EY settings to establish and nurture links with schools and food producers overseas, including EU and sub-Saharan Africa
*Our final project will be a World from our Doorstep Practitioner Handbook, which will include all the methodologies and activities which have been developed, tried and tested, and which can be used by practitioners to build on and sustain the learning.
 
Target Groups
*Pre-school practitioners, infant teachers, teaching assistants and other adult helpers. The learning materials and activities will be targeted at young learners, aged 3-8.
 
Outcomes
*Increased understanding and confidence for pre-school or infant practitioners to integrate sustainable development and fair trade issues into their teaching and activities with children
*Teachers and practitioners will have access to storybooks, topic boxes and related outdoor learning resources to help teach young children about development issues
*Developed skills and knowledge to engage outdoor practitioners, food producers and craftspeople in working with children, families and members of the school community in learning about project themes.


===Human Rights and Reconciliation – Civil Society Acts Beyond Borders===
===Human Rights and Reconciliation – Civil Society Acts Beyond Borders===
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