Global Change

The aim of the education is to raise participant’s awareness of the challenges for global citizenship in the 21st century.


Course Code
GCI

Course duration
10 weeks

When is the course

GC1: 

GC2 : 


Course Objectives

The aim of the education is to raise participant’s awareness of the challenges for global citizenship in the 21st century and to improve participant’s capacity to form a strong voice in society by facilitating, organizing, and mobilizing people to set up campaigns that promote social change. And to create a network between youth aiming to create social change together.


Course Content

· From theory to practice:  Working with a rights-based approach, Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s), global inequality and how to change it.

· Participatory facilitation, cultural understanding, conflict management and facilitation of public events.

· Campaign planning: What is a good campaign? Generating ideas, stake holder analysis, conducting campaigns and fostering social change.

· Research: Participatory action research method, new media, and mobilization through social media. Fieldwork research with focus groups.

· Communication: Dealing with the press, rhetoric, political communication and advocacy. Creating public debate through new media, blogs, etc.

· Successful events: Performance activities, improvisation, and creative communication. Launching a campaign!

· Networking: Future action planning, coaching, and knowledge sharing. Start up new projects and create social change!


Target Group
Youth and activists working with social change with civil society organizations or social movements.

Fee for the course

 The fee is US$2500     this includes full board and 2 field trips


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