Development Education Learning Portal

The focus of this module will be to develop critical awareness around the MDG 2, which is EFA. A detailed presentation of all issues around EFA will be presented including the factors that constrain the achievement of EFA, gender issues relevant to EFA, the current actions by the international community and international organizations to achieve EFA, the discrepancy in achieving EFA in different countries, the gender divide evident in some countries, and current trends and progress in the area. The role of EU CSOs in achieving EFA will also be discussed. Concrete case studies from Europe - both OMS and NMS - as well as from the Global South will be used to illustrate the main ideas of the module.

Civic engagement and global citizenship means that people will realize they are citizens of the world and that they have responsibilities both to each other and to the world (UNDP, 2002). Global Citizenship and civic engagement is a way of thinking and behaving to tackle injustice and inequality and to collaboratively work for a better global future. The proposed module will help teachers to apply cross-curricular approaches in school practices for fostering Students’ Civic Engagement for progress on MDGs. It will also help teachers design cross-curricula activities so that young people could learn to recognize their role and responsibilities as active members of the global society in the sense of engagement for social and economic justice for all and the protection and restoration of the earth’s ecosystem. It will also aid teachers in designing learning activities that will allow students to connect course material to personal experiences, while developing presentation skills while discussing their findings with classmates.

HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases continue to expand in numbers and reach, especially indeveloping countries. As a consequence, the centrality of prevention and mitigation through education is being recognized in countries and among agencies. Educational interventions across a range of settings should provide the knowledge and encourage the development of attitudes and skills that can limit the spread and impact of the epidemic.

There are two main goals of the present course module, which is comprised of various Learning Objects: i) To prevent new infections from taking place, ii) To reduce stigma and discrimination. The ultimate aim of this course module is to contribute in preventing the spread of HIV, and, other transmitted diseases. Given the huge numbers of deaths that might still be prevented, the importance of effective education cannot be overestimated.