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Teach the World Press Release
September 1st, 2008

Around the World in Eight Games

In line with the Skolasajf theme of Intercultural Dialogue, one which resonates all across Europe this year, participants at Hamrun Skolasajf centre were visited by Teach the World, which is the human rights and citizenship education institute within the People for Change Foundation. The Teach the World representative ran popular games and activities from different countries such as ‘Duck, Duck, Goose’ from the USA, ‘Down, down, down’ from Australia and ‘The Doggie and the Kitten’ from Romania. The children, aged between 8 and 12, who played the games with much enthusiasm, learnt about the values of diversity and likeness - all through nonformal means. "We find that teaching children about different countries and cultures is important not only to enhance general knowledge, but also to live in the increasingly multicultural society that is modern-day Malta" said Christine Cassar from Teach the World.

Teach the World was set up to work towards a society where all citizens of the world, children and adults alike, have access to education, and where this education is a positive tool for empowerment, personal and social development, and intercultural dialogue. Teach the World strives to achieve an informed society by creating and facilitating the use of educational tools aimed at empowering individuals through education, and by partaking in the international campaign for universal education.

More information is available on the Teach the World website www.pfcmalta.org/teachtheworld.html or via e-mail; teachtheworld@pfcmalta.org

DRAFT DECLARATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION AND TRAINING - UNITED NATIONS

Although information is scarce, the United Nations is busy drafting a Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training. This declaration would codify the importance of human rights education, as well as other related areas such as peace and citizenship education. Further talks are expected to take place in January, at the Human Rights Council