Global Districts takes part in the DEAR programme Exchange Hub in Brussels to “Rebuild hope”

Between November 12th and 14th, Global Districts was present at the DEAR programme Exchange Hub that took place in Brussels, to interact and learn from other EU funded projects. Under the title “Rebuilding hope and grassroots narratives”, participants had the opportunity to share what each project is working on to reconnect citizens with hope and the values of global citizenship and counter the growing polarisation and public distrust in democracy and institutions. 

16 projects came together at the DEAR – Development Education & Awareness Raising – Programme Exchange Hub in Brussels on the 12-14th of November, one of them being Global Districts. For three days, participants shared the general development of their projects and reflected on grassroots initiatives to reach broader less sensitised audiences, the use of hope-based narratives to tackle polarization and global inequalities, and were able to learn and train tools like “radical listening”  or Youth4Foresight to foster dialogue and map pathways from current challenges to hopeful futures. In addition, the meeting was useful to strengthen the links between grassroots organisations and larger Global Citizenship Education actors for sustained impact. 

16 funded projects present

Funded projects by the DEAR programme present were:

With this meeting, we strengthened our commitment to education and global challenges to improve the participation of socially excluded groups in civic spaces. Furthermore, we learned and put into practice new tools to share with CSO’s and youth groups who offer a holistic and human approach in front of this exclusion.

About Global Districts

Global Districts, funded by the European Commission’s DEAR Program, focuses on critical citizenship education to promote wider inclusion and involvement of young Europeans in local and global challenges. Through this initiative, it promotes a more inclusive society at the local and community levels, fostering a sense of co-responsibility for sustainable development.

Global Districts is coordinated by Fondazione ACRA (Italy), with partner organisations ActionAid Hellas (Greece), Anthropolis Egyesület (Hungary), Association Assistance and Programs for Sustainable Development – Agenda 21 (Romania), Center for Citizenship Education (Poland), Finep Academy (Germany), People in Need (Slovakia), Suedwind Entwicklungspolitik Tirol (Austria), and WeWorld (Italy).