Project on the field GREAT | Human Rights Based Approach

Since January 2008, Terre des hommes – Child relief and ActionAid UK are leading a new EU funded project. On three years time, ‘GREAT’ project is designed broadly around a Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) to development and global interdependency. The project is addressing topics such as Child rights, women’s rights, Food rights, education rights (on skills such as: campaigning, lobbying, fundraising).

The website of GREAT Project is online here.

3 objectives of the action:

1. To enhance the expertise and knowledge of NGOs in the new EU Member States on development issues from a human rights perspective;
2. To enhance networking strategies between European NGOs and Developing country NGOs, highlighting the interdependence of the EU and developing countries;
3. To enhance the active involvement of NGOs in the new EU Member States in engaging their governments on global development issues from a human rights perspective.

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The partners of GREAT project:

• Polish Humanitarian Organization, Poland
• Glopolis, Czech Republic
• Ekvilib, Slovenia
• Foundation Terre des Hommes “Lausanne” in Hungary, Hungary
• Education for Democracy Foundation, Poland
• KOPIN (Koperazzjoni Internazzjonali) (Associate), Malta

Estimated results:

• The expertise and knowledge of at least 60 NGOs in the new EU Member States on development issues from a human rights perspective will be significantly enhanced.
• Networking strategies will be developed and active between European NGOs. These networks will be successfully highlighting the interdependence of the EU and developing countries.
• NGOs in the new EU Member States will be active in engaging their citizens and governments on global development issues from a human rights perspective, contributing to wider EU efforts to mobilize support for more equitable North-South relations.
• Development issues will be treated by policy-makers as an integral part of the foreign policy agenda and there will be a pressure from the politicians themselves to introduce development issues to the political party programmes, parliamentary debates and foreign policy strategy.