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Ms Tereza Campello
(left), Brazil’s
Minister of Social
Development
and the Fight
against Hunger,
and Ms Nada
Al-Nashif (right),
UNESCO’s Assistant
Director-General
for Social and
Human Sciences,
discuss on 10 July
the achievements
and good practices
made on social
promotion and
inclusion in Brazil.
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Created in 1986, the Brazilian
Criança Esperança programme has
already invested over R $290 million
(US $86.3 million) in at least
5,000 projects, directly benefiting over
4 million people. In 2015, it raised more
than US $6 million in donations. On the
last day of the campaign (15 August),
the 30th edition of the Criança Esperança
Special Show, which showcases projects
highlighting the importance of education
and other themes promoted by UNESCO,
was, as every year, broadcast on Globo
TV, the biggest Brazilian television
network. This show alone drew donations
of over R$16 million (US $4.7 million).
The partnership between Globo TV and
UNESCO will finance 30 social projects
in five regions of Brazil over the next
two years. UNESCO is responsible for
the selection process for the projects,
and provides monitoring.
The Youth Peer Trainers Programme
in Mongolia was developed and
is sponsored by UNESCO with
the Mongolian Education Alliance (MEA)
and other partners. It has enhanced the
capacity of approximately 500 young
people by providing them with
information and skills related to claiming
their rights, effective communication,
© Ana Nascimento/MDS
In August, and for the second consecutive year,
another group of future Youth Peer Trainers
from different aimags in Mongolia were taught
skills in driving change and claiming respect for
fundamental rights and freedoms, as part of
the Mongolia Youth Training of Trainers (TOT)
Programme supported by the UNESCO Beijing Office.
gender-based violence, non-violent
conflict resolution, and dealing with
adversity. In 2015, 36 young people from
14 provinces in Mongolia were trained
− and then they in turn trained their
peers − to live as responsible citizens
in their transition into adulthood.
The programme was structured into
two parts: first, the training of trainers,
and second, providing support to
the trainers to educate peers in their
provinces. During the training, the topics
addressed were knowing and claiming
your rights, fundamentals of leadership,
good governance and participation, nonviolent
conflict resolution, human rights
and equality, and dealing with adversity
and challenges. The pedagogical
approach applied was participatory
and innovative, and based on a training
manual, How to Become a Responsible
Young Leader, prepared in collaboration
with UNESCO and MEA.
© UNESCO Beijing