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International Education in Communities
Annex D: Key contacts and resources
Key Contacts
The British Council Education and Training Group
The Education and Training Group Office in Scotland manages the Socrates Grundtvig (adult education) and Youth programmes and services the Scottish youth exchange committee. It also distributes UK Government funding for international Youth activities.
The British Council
Education and Training Division
The Tun
Holyrood Road
Edinburgh
www.britishcouncil.org/etg
Jim.Bartholomew@britishcouncil.org
Eurodesk/European Resource Centre Scotland
eurodesk provides information on European opportunities for young people and those who work with them and is supported through the European Commission's YOUTH programme.
eurodesk@cls.dircon.co.uk
www.eurodesk.org
The European Resource Centre Scotland is part of a UK-wide network which provides European information to schools and colleges, including free publications on the EU for students and teachers. The European Resource Centre is supported by the European Commission.
ercscotland@cls.dircon.co.uk
www.ercscotland.org.uk
Eurodesk and the European Resource Centre Scotland can deal with all your enquiries relating to Europe ranging from funding opportunities for young people to free booklets and leaflets on the EU. The eurodesk online database www.eurodesk.org contains over 150 EU and national funding programmes, organisations and resources and can be searched using keywords. The Europe channel of the Scottish Youth Portal has been produced by eurodesk.
www.youngscot.org
Youthlink Scotland
Rosebery House
9 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh EH12 5EZ
Tel: 0131 313 2488
Fax: 0131 313 6800
www.youthlink.co.uk
Centre for Community Learning and Development
Communities Scotland
27/29 Palmerston Place
Edinburgh
EH12 5AP
Tel: 0131 313 0044
Fax: 0131 313 2680
www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk
League for the Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers (LECT)
7 Lion Yard
Tremadoc Road
LONDON SW4 7NQ
Tel: 0870 7702636
Fax: 0870 7702637
www.lect.org.uk
Eurydice
Eurydice is a European network which provides information on educational structures and systems throughout the EU. This information focuses on the formal sector but recent publications highlight lifelong learning.
Scottish Eurydice Unit
Scottish Executive Education Department
International Relations Branch
Victoria Quay (Area 1B)
Edinburgh EH6 6QQ
Tel: 0131 244 0914
Fax: 0131 244 0354
eurydice@scotland.gov.uk
www.eurydice.org
Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council
CYEC is an educational charity and national voluntary youth organisation. It promotes two-way informal education exchanges between locally based groups of young people in the UK and their counterparts in the Commonwealth. CYEC works closely with youth and community education organisations and schools throughout the UK.
Jim Morrison, Development Officer
CYEC Scotland
30 Wyvis Crescent
Conon Bridge
Dingwall
Ross-shire IV7 8BZ
Tel: 01349 861110 Fax: 01349 861110
Email: cyecscotland@btinternet.com
Learning and Teaching Scotland
Gardyne Road
Broughty Ferry
Dundee DD5 1NY
Tel: 01382 443600
Fax: 01382 443645
www.ltscotland.com
Department for International Development
The Department for International Development (DFID) is the British Government department responsible for promoting development and the reduction of poverty.
Abercrombie House
Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride G75 8EA
Tel: 0845 3004100
Fax: 01355 230881
enquiry@dfid.gov.uk
www.dfid.gov.uk
International Development Education Association in Scotland
Development education aims to bring global perspectives into all aspects of lifelong learning - from school classrooms to universities to local community activities to the media. It also aims to explore the links between people living in the developed countries of the North and the developing countries of the South.
International Development Education Association of Scotland (IDEAS)
Princes House
5 Shandwick Place
Edinburgh
EH2 4RG
Tel: 0131 656 0453
Email: info@ideas-forum.org.uk
www.ideas-forum.org.uk
Scottish Development Education Centre
(for resource sales)
New address is:
22 Colinton Road
Edinburgh
EH10 5EQ
Tel: 0131 447 9205
Fax: 0131 447 9586
Email: mail@scotdec.org.uk
www.scotdec.org.uk
Youth Work and Youth Issues
European Youth Foundation
Council Of Europe Youth Directorate
The European Youth Foundation is a fund established by the Council of Europe to provide financial support to international youth activities.
www.coe.fr/youth /
The European Commission
DG EAC D.1 - YOUTH
Directorate General Education and Culture is responsible for the policy areas of education, training and youth it also deals with topics such as culture and sport.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/youth/ingyoen.html
ERYICA - European Youth Information and Counselling Agency
ERYICA is the umbrella organisation of national bodies, non-governmental or governmental in the area of youth information. They promote European co-ordination and have developed a Europe-wide network of youth information centres.
www.eryica.org /
EYCA European Youth Cards Association
This coordinates and supports Youth Cards and projects on a European level.
www.euro26.org /
EYF European Youth Forum
This is the political platform of youth organisations towards the European Union and aims to promote the interests of young people and their organisations.
www.youthforum.org /
UNESCO - Youth Coordination Unit
http://www.unesco.org/youth/index.htm
UK Unesco Secretariat
www.unesco.org.uk
Christian Aid Scotland
759a Argyle St
Glasgow G3 8DS
www.christian-aid.org.uk
Christian Aid's manpower programme produces free material for youth leaders about a range of international issues that affect young people's lives in the UK.
Lifelong Learning
ALICE Adult Learning Information Centre in Europe
Provides information on the work of non formal education providers in the EU.
http://www.clingendael.nl/alice/ewwwiris.htm
EAEA European Association for the Education of Adults
The EAEA is an association of non-governmental organisations actively involved in the development of adult education throughout Europe. The office in Brussels maintains contacts with international organisations, organises information sessions on European policies and adult education for non-profit organisations. www.eaea.org /
ELLI _ European Lifelong Learning Initiative
ELLI provides leadership in understanding and supporting European policies, structures and attitudes, encouraging and enabling the development of lifelong learning. www.ellinet.org/html/elli.html
ERDI European Research and Development Institutes of Adult Education
ERDI functions as a European network of national institutes active in research and development in adult education. www.die-frankfurt.de/erdi
Social Inclusion
DG EMPL.E.2 - Social Protection and Inclusion Policies
European Commission Unit responsible for social protection and inclusion policies.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/soc-prot/soc-incl/index_en.htm
EAPN European Anti-Poverty Network
EAPN is an independent coalition on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and groups involved in the fight against poverty and social exclusion in the Member States of the EU. www.eapn.org
Active Citizenship/Community Development
International Centre for Community Development
This is a new centre established by the International Association for Community Development. It publishes a newsletter through the International Community Development Journal, organises international conferences and a summer school. It is currently working on a gathering international case studies on use of ICT in community learning and development and researching the state of policy and practice across the world.
International Centre for Community Development
University of Dundee
Gardyne Road,
Dundee DD5 1NY
E mail: iacdglobal.HQ@dundee.ac.uk
www.iacdglobal.org .
ECAS European Citizen Action Service
www.ecas.org
Institute for Citizenship - Speak Out on European Citizenship
www.citizen.org.uk/speakout
IACD International Association for Community Development
IACD is a membership organisation for those working in the community learning and development field. It has around 1500 full and associate members in 80 countries. Its head office is at the University of Dundee, International Centre for Community Development.
www.iacd.com
ICEA International Community Education Association
ICEA promotes community education worldwide and operates through a network of members in more than eighty countries. It identifies and supports models of community education through local, national, regional and international conferences, seminars and workshops. It collaborates and forms partnerships with other associations and agencies concerned with community education.
E mail: c_bornemann@hotmail.com
Politeia Network for Citizenship and Democracy in Europe
The network for citizenship and democracy in Europe is a virtual organisation of more than 1000 people and institutions that are active in the field of citizenship and political education and wish to cooperate at European level. The goal of the network is to promote the social and political participation of the European citizens. www.politeia.net
Resources for Global Child Rights Education in the Community
Information about the full range of learning resources produced by Save the Children can be found online:
www.savethechildrenscot.org.uk
www.savethechildren.org.uk
A small sample of the resources produced by Save the Children relevant to global education in the community:
Rightangle, Save the Children's youth magazine aims to give young people an insight into the way the world really works. Designed for adults working with young people, this lively publication bursts with quizzes, games, activities, briefings, news and resource lists.
React magazine is created by young people for young people. Focussing on children's rights, React promotes the rights and views of young people around the world.
Right Directions: A peer education resource on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
World's Web: Global education pack for work with young people
Children's Rights: Equal Rights? Diversity, difference and the issue of discrimination
Children's Rights: Reality or rhetoric? The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: The first ten years
Bridging the North South Divide: Linkages and learning between the south and the north
Hidden Lives: Voices of children in Latin America and the Caribbean
We also provide training in children's rights, children's participation, and on consultation with children and young people based on the Re:action Toolkit.
Development Education/Global Citizenship
Oxfam
Oxfam International is a confederation of twelve non-governmental organisations working together in more than 80 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice. The Oxfams are strategic funders of development projects; provide emergency relief in times of crisis; and campaign for social and economic justice. http://www.oxfam.org
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards.
www.amnesty.org
www.amnesty.org.uk
World Development Movement
25 Beehive Place
London
SW9 7QR
Tel: 020 7737 6215
Fax: 020 7274 8232
Email: www@wdm.org.uk
Web site: www.wdm.org.uk
Banana Link
38-40 Exchange Street
Norwich
NR2 1AX
Tel: 01603 765670
Fax:01603 761645
blink@gn.apc.org
International Development Education Association of Scotland (IDEAS)
22 Colinton Road
Edinburgh
EH10 5EQ
Tel: 0131 447 7165
Fax: 0131 447 9586
Email: info@ideas-forum.org.uk
www.ideas-forum.org.uk
Scottish Development Education Centre
(for resource sales)
22 Colinton Road
Edinburgh
EH10 5EQ
Tel: 0131 447 9205
Fax: 0131 447 9586
Email: mail@scotdec.org.uk
www.scotdec.org.uk
Christian Aid
International Development Agency with core tasks of fundraising, campaigning and education.
www.christian-aid.org.uk
Save the Children
Leading international children's rights organisation working in Scotland, the UK and over 70 countries to achieve a better world for children.
www.savethechildrenscot.org
SCIAF
SCIAF supports development programmes internationally and responds to emergency appeals and campaigns for a more just world.
www.sciaf.org.uk
Development Education Centres:
Highland One World Group (DEC)
The Education Centre
Castle Street
Dingwall
IV15 9HU
Tel: 01381 621265
Email: Janis.Keast@hcs.ac.uk
Link: www.highlandschools-virtualib.org.uk
Montgomery DEC
120 Rosemount Place
Aberdeen
AB25 2YW
Tel: 01224 620111
Email: mdec.abdn@virgin.net
Link: www.montgomerydec.co.uk
One World Centre (DEC)
189 Princes Street
Dundee
DD4 6DQ
Tel: 01382 454603
Email: deved@oneworld1.freeserve.co.uk
West of Scotland DEC
Renfield Centre
260 Bath Street
Glasgow G2 4JP
Tel: 0141 333 9858
Email: wosdec@wtfc.demon.co.uk
Sources of Funding to support international work in Community Learning
The European Commission's funding programmes provide a range of funding opportunities which can help finance European activities in the community learning sector.
The Youth programmes supports a variety of activities including youth exchange and youth worker training networks. http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/youth.html
http://www.connectyouthinternational.com
The Socrates programme which is for the formal education sector provides opportunities for work with adults through its Grundtvig strand which supports European cooperation projects, education partnerships; mobility for training grants and thematic or project networks. http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/socrates/adult/home.html
http://www.socrates-uk.net/grundtvig/index.htm
EQUAL is the transnational programme which promotes new means of combating all forms of discrimination and inequality in the labour market. www.equal.ecotec.co.uk
LEADER + aims to encourage community groups and bodies in rural areas to develop the longer-term potential of their area through high quality, original and sustainable projects. www.rural-europe.aeidl.be/rural-en/index.html
European Social Fund provides funding for activities that develop employability and human resources in line with the European Employment Strategy. The programme supports
- Active labour market policies
- Equal opportunities for all and social inclusion
- Improving training and education and promoting lifelong learning
- Adaptability and entrepreneurship
- Improving the women's participation in the job market
ESF is divided into three geographical areas: Objective 1,2 and 3. Only Objective 3 is open to participants from the whole of Scotland. Objective 1 and 2 are designated on a geographical basis and in many cases are currently being phased out. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/esf
Objective 3 www.objective3.org /
In addition to the above EU programmes there are a number of European Commission budget lines which support activities relating to health promotion, drugs, older people, social exclusion.
Over 130 EU (including Council of Europe and other European and international organisations) and UK funding opportunities for European activities (Princes' Trust, FCO etc) can be found in the www.eurodesk.org online database
Support available from Local Authorities
Local authorities across Scotland offer support both directly and indirectly to international projects. A number of authorities such as Glasgow, Dundee and West Lothian operate international budgets in support of specific initiatives whilst others offer financial support via revenue grant aid.
Other forms of support include access to council mini buses, meeting space, IT resources and residential centres. In addition to this council officers also give a wide range of advice from finding partners to assistance in identifying and completing funding applications.
Funding for Development Education in Scotland
Recent research commissioned by Oxfam showed that few funders will support core programme costs and that it is extremely difficult for small development education centres to sustain their activities and develop their considerable potential. The research showed potential grant funding for development education in the UK in 2000/2001 of 262.75 million, but dedicated funds for development education in the UK to be only 9.17 million (Oxfam 2001). Almost all of this funding is for the formal sector and the funding available for learning in the community is extremely limited. The international agencies may be able to provide very limited support, and the other possible sources for development education in Scotland are the Department for International Development, the Community Fund and the European Union.
Key Policy Documents
An International Outlook: Educating Young Scots About the World
Scottish Executive Education Department, 2001
ISBN: 0 7559 0008 1
The Global Dimension in the Curriculum
Learning and Teaching Scotland, 2001
ISBN 1 85955 746 5
Education for Citizenship
LT Scotland (still in consultation)
European Commission White Paper
A New Impetus for European Youth
COM(2001)681
European Commission Communication on Making a European Area of Lifelong Learning a Reality,
COM (2001)678
Bibliography
Some Publications to support the International Dimension in Community Learning
National Actions to implement Lifelong Learning in Europe 2001
2001, (Eurydice Survey; 3). ISBN 2-87116-322-7.
Lifelong Learning (second edition) update on the bibliography on Lifelong learning
2001 ISBN 2-87116-326-X
Eurydice
Structures of education, initial training and adult education systems in Europe 2000, third edition
Eurydice
Lifelong Learning: the contribution of education systems in the Member States of the European Union
2000, (Eurydice Survey; 2). ISBN 2-87116-294-8
Promoting European Dimensions in lifelong learning
2001 ISBN 1-86201-048-X
Eurydice
Crossing Frontiers
A guide for youth leaders taking groups abroad
2001 ISBN 0-9537786-4-9
Achieving Core Skills Through Commonwealth Youth Exchange
Journeys Outward.........Journeys Inward
A personal record of Achievement for Commonwealth Youth Exchange
Youth Worker's Kit
Le Magazine
European Commission Periodical covering education, training and youth developments. Available from the DG EAC website
Down to Earth: A Scottish Perspective on Sustainable Development
LTScotland, IDEAS
February 1999
Young People in a Global Society - DEA 2002 (tel:0207 490 8108 www.dea.org.uk )
The Global Learning Challenge: Strengthening global perspectives in Lifelong Learning - DEA 2002 (tel: 0207 490 8108 www.dea.org.uk )
Websites
Database for global dimension teaching materials
www.globaldimension.org.uk
European Commission Directorate Education and Culture
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/index_en.html
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