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ESTDEV funds new projects to support global education in Estonia

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This year, four projects totalling 80,000 euros received funding from the global education call for proposals organised by the Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV).

The selected projects will focus on integrating global education into the Estonian education system.

Global education aims to raise active global citizens who know what is happening in the world, the causes of events and how they affect us. This call for proposals was designed to find ways to promote global education by supporting the development of children’s and young people's skills, knowledge, and attitudes in accordance with the global citizen competency model and Estonia’s strategic educational goals.

"Increasing global awareness in Estonian society is important because every person can change the world for the better through purposeful action. The global education projects supported by ESTDEV focus primarily on equipping young people with the necessary skills, knowledge and values ​​to help them cope with the challenges of the 21st century," said Kristi Kulu, ESTDEV's programme manager for Education.

Funded projects

Viljandi High School plans to systematically introduce the global citizen competency model and the foundations of global education into the school’s daily activities.

Grant amount: 4,170 euros

NGO Mondo will focus on issues of planetary sustainability, including climate change and climate justice, and help promote global awareness and responsibility among Estonian youth.

Grant amount: 30,000 euros

MTÜ Videoõps will produce global and civic education videos for its YouTube channel. Providing young people with information on global and civic education in a familiar format will combat bias and misinformation spreading on social media.

Grant amount: 16,320 euros

The Peipsi Center for Transboundary Cooperation will develop a new educational programme and corresponding digital learning materials to support the implementation of the global citizen competency model. The programme will support the study of global justice, climate justice and interdependence using an improvised filmmaking method.

Grant amount: 29,510 euros

Project funded last year opens discussion on permanent changes to national curriculum

Last year, Tallinn's Pelgulinna State High School received ESTDEV funding and created a three-course global education module for the school's curriculum. In March of this year, Pelgulinna State High School students began a petition calling for global education subjects to be taught in every school in Estonia. The petition is open for signing until the end of this year.