and Balkan Europe
by IECOB & AIS Università di Bologna
This area collects information on academic centers, state institutions, political and no profit organizations promoting the exchange of contacts and supporting institutional collaboration
Independent Society for Education and Human Rights (SIEDO)
The Independent Society for Education and Human Rights is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, leader in Civic Education. Members of this organization are e united by their beliefs in the democratization of society through their own examples and through civic education on the basis of democratic values.
The SIEDO organization was established in February 1996, by a group of young lawyers and pedagogues. At present it has 18 members. It is not and it does not intend to become a mass organization. Only 7-10 employees take part in the permanent activities of SIEDO, while more employees take part in different programs without being members of the organization.
SIEDO's goal is to avail through its programs, pedagogues of all educational levels, educational system managers, students, local Public Administration representatives, local advisors, mayors, penitentiary employees, journalists, and civil society representatives. At present, the SIEDO programs reach over 1,500 individuals.
In 1997 SIEDO signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education and Science and Amnesty International, according to which they promise to support educational democratic reforms. This agreement also stipulates elaboration of some thematic materials, mutual information about implemented activities in Human Rights and Civic Education domain.
Objectives
• The democratization of society through education
• Supporting democratic reforms in education
• Promoting and respecting the principles and values stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other national and international documents on human rights
• Active cooperation and participation in national, European, and international projects on civic education
• Active involvement in educational institutions related to civic society
• Permanent teaching staff training in democracy and Human Rights
• Elaboration of Civic Education Standards.
Programs
- Created basis of a united concept Civic Education standards on the national and international levels, accessible for lyceum students, teachers, schools
- Elaborated the Human Rights Education, Civic Education, Law Education autochthon didactic material (student’s manual, teacher’s guide) for lyceums
- Created a teachers network, of those that can facilitate training on Civic Education/Law Education, and can elaborate their own educational materials, and can be used as instructors in different training/programs
- Initiated collaboration between superior education institution, SIEDO and lyceums
- Started elaborating yearly school programs, a variety of Civic Education manuals, offering an example of a new discipline on a lyceum level
- Consolidated a partnership between a segment of Civil Society (SIEDO) and authority from the educational domain (the Ministry of Education)
Partners
SIEDO collaborates with: Cordaid (Netherlands), Street Law, Inc. USA; USIS (United States Information Service), Center for Civic Education (California); Social Science Education Consortium (Colorado USA), IOWA University (USA), UNICEF-Moldova, Resourse Center for Human Rights NGO’s (CReDO), Swedish Helsinski Committee, League for Human Rights Protection (LADOM), Ministry of Education, Institute of Educational Science, Pedagogical University “I. Creanga”, Center for Human Rights from RM, European Youth Exchange Moldova, Center of Information and Documentation of the Counsel of Europe in Moldova, Center of Information and Documentation on Childs’ Rights from RM, DEEP Consortium (USA).
Available languages
- Rumanian
- English
Direct Link
View the website of the Independent Society for Education and Human Rights in (Rumanian)
View the website of the Independent Society for Education and Human Rights in (English)
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