1. Learning and Living Democracy for all
Results and lessons learned
End of the 3rd phase of the current EDC/HRE project
Phase of finalising resources to be ready for the Evaluation conference in 2010

2. Overview
Origins and context
Results
Lessons learned

3. I. Origins and Context
1997, Strasbourg – Second Summit of the Heads of State and Government
2005, Warsaw – Third Summit of the Heads of State and Government
2007, Istanbul – Standing Conference of European Ministers of Education
World Programme for Human Rights Education – First Phase
– Third Phase of the EDC/HRE Project
1997, Strasbourg – Second Summit of the Heads of State and Gouvernement
The Summit launched the project on Eduction for Democratic Citizenship
2005, Warsaw – Third Summit of the Heads of State and Gouvernement
Reconfirmed human rights education as a priority, highlited the role of teachers
2007, Istanbul – Standing Conference of European Ministers of Education
« Building a more humane and inclusive Europe: role of education policies »
World Programme for Human Rights Education – First Phase
The Programme provided a global framework, and the Council of Europe actively contributed to the Programme
– Third Phase of the EDC/HRE Project
The third phase builds up on the past experience developed in the framework of the CoE since 1997, it has consolidated past achievements and prepared a sprinboard for future co-operation in this field.

4. Platform for exchange and co-operation
II. RESULTS
Framework for action
Forum for debate
Platform for exchange and co-operation

5. 1. Framework for Action
Council of Europe draft Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education
Policy Tool - Strategic Support for Decision Makers
The process – submitted to

6. 2. Forum for Debate
Forum on Civic Partnerships for Citizenship and Human Rights Education (Strasbourg, France, 9-10 October 2008)
Regional European Meeting on the World Programme for Human Rights Education (WPHRE) (Strasbourg, France, 5-6 November 2007)
The Forums allowed to bring together key actors in the field of citizenship and human rights education from the states party to the European Cultural Convention
Information was shared, key challenges were identified and possible solutions were proposed
Excellent reports have been prepared and are available in English, French and Russian
The Regional meeting was organised in co-operation with OHCHR, UNESCO and OSCE/ODIHR
The Forum on Partnerships was organised in the framework of the Swedish Chairmanship

7. 3. Platform for exchange and co-operation
Network of EDC/HRE coordinators
Regional initiatives (ex. SEE, Nordic, Black Sea and Baltic countries)
Bilateral Programmes, in co-operation with the EC (ex. Kosovo*, Turkey)
EDC/HRE Pack
Manuals for teachers
Compendium of Good Practice
Network of EDC/HRE coordinators -
officially nominated representatives,
they meet twice a year at meetings hosted by the member states and in Strasbourg ,
over the years the network has become a knowledgeble and influential community of professionals and decision makers
Their role is to inform the CoE and their counterparts from other member states on policies and practicies in their countries, and to disseminate information about the developments at the European level
Regional initiatives (ex. SEE, Nordic, Black Sea and Baltic countries) – allow to go more in-depth on a specific topic (such as democratic governance), and to bring together different groups of actors (ex. teachers, school directors, curriculum developers)
Bilateral Programmes (ex. Kosovo*) –
EDC/HRE Pack – based on the examples of good practice in the member states, a series of manuals for various target audiences has been developed (a separate presentation on this topic will follow shortly).
Manuals for teachers –
Compendium of Good Practice -

8. EDC/HRE coordinators

9. Joint EC/CoE projects
Kosovo
(under UN Res 1244)
Turkey

10. Manuals for teachers 6 part series
The first publication in the new six part EDC/HRE publication series, Children’s Rights has been translated into about six languages, including Azeri, Albanian, English, Macedonian, Russian and French. 
The manual is also being introduced into all schools in the ‘former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’ through a small CoE training project.
Swiss support

11. Compendium of Good Practice
Joint publication by the OSCE/ODIHR, the OHCHR, the Council of Europe and UNESCO
Contains 101 examples of good practice
French and Russian translation will be available in 2010
“Human Rights Education in the School Systems of Europe, Central Asia and North America: A Compendium of Good Practice”
Joint publication by the OSCE/ODIHR, the OHCHR, the Council of Europe and UNESCO)
101 exemplary practices of human rights education, education for democratic citizenship, and education for mutual respect and understanding
Designed for primary and secondary schools, as well as teacher training institutions, the resources included in the publication touch upon the key elements for successful human rights education: 1) laws, guidelines and standards; 2) learning environment; 3) teaching and learning tools; 4) professional development for educators; 5) evaluation. They were selected on the basis of their innovative approaches, effectiveness, adaptability and diversity.
A PDF version of the main part of the Compendium is available on the websites of the partner organizations, in addition to Human Rights Education Associates ( The full version of the Compendium with the Annex that includes full or partial examples of the practices, will be available on CDs as of December 2009.

12. 3. LESSONS LEARNED Importance of strategic partnerships
Added value of the Council of Europe as a platform for co-operation
Participation of practitioners as key to successful outcomes
Need for pragmatic and flexible approach
Strong focus on decisions of the 3rd Summit and Ministerial Conferences
Importance of strategic partnerships - complementarity, funding, dissemination; within the CoE (PACE, CM, HR Commissioner, Forum for the Future of Democracy), with foundations and NGOs (tool on democratic governance for out-of-school partners), with other institutions (WPHRE)
Close co-operation with partners
within Council of Europe
outside (UN, joint programmes with EU, NGOs, etc)
Added value of the Council of Europe as a platform for co-operation – governments and NGOs, countries in situation of conflict
Participation of practitioners as key to successful outcomes – will be further developed in future programmes
Need for pragmatic and flexible approach – the EDC/HRE coordinators and the Ad Hoc Advisory group on EDC/HRE played an important role in providing advice and guidance, in accordance with changing priorities in the member states
Strong focus on desions of the 3rd Summit and Ministerial Conferences – legitimacy and sustainability

13. And some more lessons Ownership Regional co-operation and networking
Ongoing programme evaluation
Developing tangible resources
Dissemination and visibility

14. Thank you! www.coe.int/edc