Education: the power to change the world

Fifty years since the establishment of the Sahrawi Refugee Camps, CISP is reinforcing its over four decades of commitment to this population, in part through the support of AICS. This integrated and multidisciplinary intervention, built upon the proposing NGOs' decades of expertise, is designed to improve the living conditions and enhance the resilience of refugees in the Sahrawi Camps.

CISP's actions aim to empower young Sahrawis, providing them with tools to better navigate their lives amid the pervasive uncertainty and frustration caused by the international political-diplomatic deadlock over the Western Sahara issue. The intervention is structured around four key sectors: education, health, food security, and environment.

In education, the goal is to guarantee quality, inclusive schooling, particularly for children and adolescents at risk of dropping out. This involves expanding access by constructing new schools, strengthening teacher skills, and implementing essential programs like school feeding and the provision of hygiene kits. The project places significant emphasis on child protection and the inclusion of people with disabilities.

This project endeavours to enhance the capacity of the education system in eight European countries through the application of Global Citizenship Education (GCE).

With a primary focus on empowering educators and fostering student engagement while developing a sense of co-responsibility for local and global sustainable development, the initiative focuses on four main global challenges: international inequalities, climate changes, gender inequality, and migration.

Building upon the previous Get Up and Goals!, the GET project intends to ensure an improved integration of GCE in school curricula through the design and dissemination of teaching and learning materials, by fostering active engagement of students, and by stimulating dialogue with national educational authorities and the civil society.

All actions are designed to leverage resources and participatory methodologies so to enhance teaching practices, nurture critical thinking skills, and cultivate a culture of lifelong learning.