GCE X Rotary 20140811

1. Fostering Global Citizenship
Youth Programme
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To provide learning opportunities to support
Global Citizenship Education
Service Partner:

2. • GCE (Global Citizenship Education )
• One of the three priorities of the United Nations Secretary-
General Ban Ki Moon’s Education First Initiative (GEFI)
launched in 2012
• A strategic objectives within UNESCO’s Education Programme
GCE background
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3. GCE aims
• To empower learners in engaging active roles both
locally and internationally to face and resolve global
challenges
• To build a sense of global community and common
humanity in the world
• To become proactive contributors to a more just,
peaceful, tolerant, inclusive, secure and sustainable
world
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4. Why GCE?
• Increasing global interdependence and
interconnectedness of people and places
• Collective effort and wisdom at international and
local level to embrace global challenges
• Increasing emphasis on values, attitudes and
communication skills in education for a globalized
world
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5. Global Citizenship Education
• Knowledge : able to recognize global challenges, issues and
trends
e.g. Sustainable seafood (Environmental), Polio (Disease prevention &
child health), Anti-poverty (Economic & community development), Water
issues
• Values
e.g. peace, caring, non-discrimination, tolerance, duty & right
• Skills
- Key skills
e.g. communication, critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-
making, creativity, coping with complexity and uncertainty
- Soft skills
e.g. empathy, listening skills, relationship building and networking
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6. Global Citizenship Education
Barriers
 Little advocacy
 Lack of understanding
of GCE’s objectives
 Lack of social recognition
 Inadequate learning
support
Initiatives:
 Education Reform
 Globalization as an area
of study in HK’s tertiary
and secondary education
 Social inclusion projects
such as Peace for All
Youth Programme
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7. 2013-2014 Peace for All Youth Programme
Celebration of UN International Day of Peace
21. 09. 2013
Sponsor 贊助機構
民政事務局
Home Affairs Bureau
Venue Sponsor 場地贊助Service Partner 服務伙伴
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8. 2013-2014 Peace for All Youth Programme
Peace and intercultural dialogue encouraged
A cultural discovery platform for youth in the context of
PEACE
Community (over 5000 participants) brought together to work
on peace including Macao and Mainland China
Young people engaged in peace related activities : workshops,
performances, country booths, and experiential learning
activities
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9. Schools, clubs and associations in Hong Kong hosted peace related
activities to promote the culture of peace.
Celebration of United Nations International Day of Peace
齊頌聯合國國際和平日 (2013.9.21)
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10. United Nations International Day of Peace
齊頌聯合國國際和平日 (2013.9.21)
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11. Dr. Darwin Chen SBS
Vice President (Culture)
UNESCO Hong Kong
Association &
Chairman of
Organising Committee
of Peace for All Youth
Programme
Mr. Eugene Fong
District Governor
(2013-2014 )
Rotary International
District 3450
Guest of Honour
Mr. Lan Hongsheng
Vice President
Chinese National
Federation of UNESCO
Clubs and Association
Celebration of UN International Day of Peace
More than 40 consulates,
religious leaders and
government officials
attended the
Celebration on 21 Sep
2013.
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12. Officiating guests
Government officials
Consulates
Spiritual Leaders
Celebration of UN International Day of Peace
At St. John’s Cathedral ground 2013.9.21
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13. Peace Seminar
In what ways can media help shape peace in the world?
Panelist
Mr. Andy HO JP
Moderator
Mr. Andrew Wang-fat
WONG OBE JP
Panelist
Mr. Cheuk Fei
MAN
Panelist
Mr. Voranai VANIJAKA
UN International Day of Peace 2013.9.21
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14. Mr. Po Nang LEE
Taoist Tai Chi Master
Singing, Guitar and Piano
Performance by Students from
City University of Hong Kong
Music Society
Band Name: Standla
Annabelle Ka Yue CHAN, Woody
Ka Fai MA, Twinkle Mei Kwan
and Benny Tsz Chun YEUNG
Flute Duet by Students from
Department of Cultural and
Creative Arts, The Hong Kong
Institute of Education
Suki Ting CHUEK and Queenie
Kwan Ting SO
UN International Day of Peace 2013.9.21
Cultural performance
Miss Duang-ramon
Paaptanti
Event Curator
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15. Peacemakers’ ConFest coorganized with HKU
(Feb-Mar 2014)
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16. Peacemakers’ Celebration
12 April 2014, Hong Kong Science Park
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17. Country Booths, Workshops, Cultural Discovery Activities & Exhibition
Peacemakers’ Celebration 12 April 2014
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18. Let’s recap…
• Peace for All Youth Programme 2013-2014
 1 min footage
 4 min footage
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19. Goal
‘LIGHT UP ROTARY’ in our
community through Peace
actions : HK, Macao, Mongolia
and PRC Guangdong Province
Rotary year 2014-15
District Peace Committee
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20. Peace Actions
Aspects of Peace
• Individual peace
• Cultural peace
• Peace with the environment
• Social harmony
• Political peace
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21. UN International Day of Peace
• Sunday 21 Sept 2014
• Community-wide celebration
- Hosting UN Peace Day event for community
leaders, officials and our Rotary families
- Community and school-based peace actions
- ‘Moments of Peace’ photo competition
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22. Peacemakers’ Celebration
Saturday 18 April 2015
• A platform for schools and NGO to engage in
Peace related activities at the Hong Kong Science
Park. Theme: Fostering Global Citizens
• To encourage Clubs and District committees to
participate and showcase their peace related
projects, including UNEP Eco Challenge
programme by the Preserve Planet Earth
Committee
• Country booth programme & Finale for the Day
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23. Country Booth Programme
• Participating schools/teams work with representatives of their
assigned countries (Example Consulates General, Chambers of
Commerce, cultural associations, student ambassadors.)
• With the support of the respective country representatives and
facilitation of teachers/mentors, students work in groups to identify
project learning areas on ‘fostering global citizenship: culture and
peace’
• Set up their country booths and present an aspect of their projects in
an engaging, interactive and entertaining way for their peers and
visitors
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24. District Peace Project
• PEACE, an area of focus since the early day of Rotary .
• Be a Rotary Peacemaker and promote the culture of peace to
our young people and the general public to reach out to over
10,000 people in our District
• Support this Rotary Peace Movement: ‘Light up Rotary & let
our light shine in our communities’.
• Leverage this platform together with you Club service
partners, your adopted schools, sponsored Interact and
Rotaract Clubs to make the impact.
• Be part of this peace effort to nurture this annual project to
become an Icon for D3450 and UNESCO HK, Rotary’s alliance.
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25. Project Funding
• Supported by the Commission on Youth’s Large-scale
Youth Programme Funding Scheme on a matching basis
• Make a contribution to secure the funding!
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26. Be part of Rotary’s Peace Effort!
PEACE matters!
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