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The ideas suggested below focus on changes through education that will enhance the empowerment of women and girls. UNESCO Education Ministers have stated that “quality education embraces basic knowledge, values and competencies attuned to globalization yet reflecting the beauty and richness of diversity expressed in belief, spirituality, culture and language.” These are important guiding principles to consider in planning programmes. E-learning
and distance learning
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) held a national forum in 2003 on “Educational Equity: Integrating Technology in the Classroom”. The forum gave participants an opportunity to network with experts in gender equality, to explore ways of integrating technology equitably across the curriculum and to develop strategies for initiating change in the classroom, the school and beyond. Go to www.aauw.org/ef/ForumonEducationalEquity.pdf and to www.aauw.org/ef/forumrecap.cfm for further details about the forum and the outcomes. Education
for sustainable development
Unesco has developed an online teacher education programme which explores ways in which women are working to promote sustainable development and how these ideas can be integrated into a teaching programme. Go to www.unesco.org/education/tisf/theme_c/uncofrm_c.htm This site lists a variety of Curricular themes that can be re-orientated to integrate an interdisciplinary emphasis on a sustainable future. Each theme includes an Introduction, Objectives, Activities, References and Credits. Alternatively go to the UNESCO Special Focus pages on Sustainable development - http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=1071&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html There are Action themes on: · Biological Diversity · Fresh water · Local and indigenous knowledge · Towards sustainable human development · The Earth Charter Health
and Family Life Education The UN Population Fund website offers a number of suggestions of how young people can be assisted to develop a sense of identity, a critical feature in developing a sense of responsibility and purpose. www.unfpa.org/adolescents/participation.htm Other sources of information for actions with this issue can be found at: The World Health Organization www.who.org where you can find details about programmes dealing with HIV/AIDS, Smoking, Vaccinations The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS www.unaids.org UNESCO's website includes a Special Focus on HIV/AIDS covering: o Aids and culture o Impact on education o Out of school prevention o School based prevention o Human Rights – Youth e-space o Field Projects
UNIFEM also provides a portal on gender and HIV/Aids - www.genderandaids.org/.
Education
of Boys
In a number of countries governments are considering whether the education system that girls excel at is meeting the needs of boys and preparing young people for real life.
For further ideas go to www.savethechildren.org.uk/education and click on Education Unit, or visit UNICEF's Voices of Youth site - www.unicef.org/voy. Education
for Employment, Economic Independence, Leadership and Decision Making Mediation
and Post-Conflict Education
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