Daily Archives: 13 March 2017

13 Mar, 2017

UNESCO Forum on Global Citizenship Education provides a platform for innovative teaching

From UNESCO The Third UNESCO Forum on GCED, which opened on 8 March 2017 in Ottawa, Canada, brought together leading experts, practitioners and policymakers from around the world to examine pedagogical approaches and teaching practices, and to ensure that practical change is brought into classrooms. “Teachers are on the frontlines of bringing GCED into learning

13 Mar, 2017

Improving Vocational Education Brings Opportunities for Young People in Yunnan

https://youtu.be/hu8CFORzAGQ   From World Bank Yunnan Province, on China’s southwestern border, is well known for its beautiful natural landscape and rich ethnic culture. Yet it is also one of the country’s poorest provinces. Its per capita GDP in 2010 was only half of the national average. With 84% of mountainous land, the majority of its

13 Mar, 2017

Young people from South Togo rediscover traditional musical instruments

From UNESCO Six thousand young people from southern Togo were keen to discover the traditional musical instruments of their region. This was made possible thanks to a one-year project implemented by the National Commission for Cultural Heritage (CNPC) of Togo to safeguard this element of the intangible cultural heritage of the country. The project concluded