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Global Districts

Localised and Informal Critical Global Citizenship Education for Wider Inclusion and Engagement of European Youth in Local and Global Challenges

“Global Districts” is an empowering initiative that aims to nurture a more inclusive society, focusing on involving young people, particularly young women and those less involved in global challenges. Through a range of activities, including training and community involvement, the project enhances global awareness and sense of responsibility of young citizens in both urban and rural settings. The project engages a broad spectrum of young individuals, encouraging them to address local and global inequalities and contribute to sustainable development. Young community leaders, activists, youth groups, grassroots civil society organisations (CSOs), teachers, educators, and public decision-makers will take action for gender equality, sustainability, and other local and global challenges.

Main objectives:

  1. Extending the perspective of global education beyond the school setting; involving marginalized groups in local action to combat global inequalities, based on their needs, approaches, and priorities, in order to link the local and global dimensions of youth activism;
  2. Engaging young people living in the EU in the fight against global inequalities;
  3. Ensuring that key actors in non-formal education introduce practices and methods to young people who are less engaged, helping them to become active, critical global citizens.

What target groups does the program aim to reach?

  • Young people living in rural, remote, and isolated communities who have not been exposed to the concept of global education.
  • Disadvantaged groups living in metropolitan areas (e.g., young people with limited economic opportunities or those experiencing educational deprivation).
  • Young people who are marginalized and/or excluded because of their migrant background or ethnic origin (e.g., Roma).

 

Additional groups that must be involved in order to reach the target groups:

  • young community leaders and activists;
  • youth groups and grassroots civil society organizations that will carry out activities together with young people who are less involved;
  • youth workers and staff at youth centers, teachers, and educators who can serve as multipliers;
  • local, national, and EU-level policymakers and officials, as they are in a position to promote policies and practices that create a more inclusive social environment for young people who are less engaged, and especially for young girls.

Partners:

  • ACRA, Italy (coordinator)
  • ABD Welfare and Development Association, Spain
  • Action Aid, Greece
  • Finep Academy, Germany
  • Anthropolis Association, Hungary
  • Agenda 21, Romania
  • People in Peril, Slovakia
  • Center for Citizenship Education (CEO), Poland
  • Südwind Tirol, Austria
  • WeWorld, Italy

Results available:

Our research, which examined the roles women play in Hungarian civil society initiatives, has been completed.

Research results are available from here.

A brief summary of the situation in Hungary is available from here.

We have compiled the useful materials from the international training session on intersectionality here.

The project is co-financed by the European Union.