TeachMDGs

Overall objectives Support the integration of MDGs into the education system in the partner NMS; *Increase awareness about development issues in sub-Saharan Africa in general and MDGs in particular among teachers, students and teacher trainers in NMS; Contribute to the development of country-oriented teaching resources on the MDGs

Formal Project Description Contract Title TeachMDGs Agreement n° DCI-NSA 2009/202-079 Countries of the action Cyprus, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria Cost of Action €829.534,00 Dates {{{start_day}}}/{{{start_month}}}/{{{start_year}}} - {{{end_day}}}/{{{end_month}}}/{{{end_year}}} Short Description The envisioned project aims to raise awareness about and incorporate development issues in general and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in particular closer into the educational system in four new EU member states (NMS - Cyprus, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Estonia) and to increase teachers’ capacity in development education and the MDGs. Educating the European societies about global inequalities, about the causes and consequences of extreme poverty in especially Sub-Saharan Africa, about global interdependences and about the citizens’ roles and responsibilities within this context is of unprecedented importance considering the complexities of our environment and our interactions on an every day basis. Website http://www.teachmdgs.net/