In the framework of the Slovenian EU Presidency (Jan.-June 2008), the Slovenian platform SLOGA in cooperation with the Slovenian NGDOs has implemented a development education campaign, entitled »You too are part of this world«.
The aim of the project was to raise awareness among the Slovenian citizens and policy-makers about some relevant development issues. The topics, which were discussed within several working groups were: development education, migration, climate changes, unaccompained children, girls and women as victims of armed conflicts, intergenerational dialogue and aid effectiveness.
The peak of the project was an international conference titled »Intercultural dialogue in development education – contribution to development education and awareness raising«. The main result of the conference was the approval of the next mandate for the European multistakeholder group, coordinated by CONCORD, which aims at starting the process of implementation of the European Development Education Consensus.
Following the conclusions of the conference, the SLOGA development education working group was encouraged to continue with the process of formulating the national development education strategy. In September 2008, the SLOGA working group organized a national workshop for officials of the relevant ministries (Ministry of environment, Ministry of education, MFA and Ministry of finances) and for NGOs, in order to present the draft NGDO development education strategy and to plan the next steps for its preparation and adoption on national level. The NGDO initiative was well accepted therefore the working group is planning to prepare a new draft strategy paper to consult strategically with the relevant ministries by end November 2008.
The main added value of the SLOGA presidency project was twofold:
- SLOGA managed to link NGOs active in different thematic fields with development NGOs and development issues,
- SLOGA has gained credibility in the dialogue with the government.
Find more information about the SLOGA presidency project and about its results at the SLOGA web portals: http://www.sloga-platform.org/ and http://www.tuditi.si/
Information provided by Marjan Huc, Slovenian NGDO platform SLOGA
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