Global Citizenship Education

The power of raising awareness about global education and sustainable development

Educating and Training to Save Lives This first World Tsunami Awareness Day will focus on education and evacuation drills : two areas where UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission has been at the forefront. These two themes come together in the Japanese story " Inamura no Hi ", which tells how a farmer anticipated the 1854 Ansei Nankai earthquake and tsunami, and saved his fellow villagers by burning his entire rice crop to alert them to the danger. The "Inamura no Hi" story exemplifies the power of knowledgeable citizens to save lives. Education, community awareness of tsunami risk and preparedness go hand in hand with the development of Tsunami Warning Systems. After all, a perfect warning will be useless if people do not know what to do in case of an emergency.

Make sure the teachers are well educated, trained, qualified and are a helping hand in achieving the fourth goal of sustainable development " QUALITY EDUCATION"

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Here is what worlds biggest leaders think about the importance of Global Education

What are global perspectives? Global education has five learning emphases or perspectives: Interdependence and  globalization  – an understanding of the complex social, economic and political links between people and the impact that changes have on each other Identity and cultural diversity  – an understanding of self and one’s own culture, and being open to the culture of others Social justice and human rights  – an understanding of the impact of inequality and discrimination, the importance of standing up for our own rights and our responsibility to respect the rights of others Peace building and conflict resolution  – an understanding of the importance of building and maintaining positive and trusting relationships and ways conflict can be prevented or peacefully resolved Sustainable futures  – an understanding of the ways in which we can meet our current needs without diminishing the quality of the environment or reducing the capacity of future generations to meet the