PEACE – Pact for Education, Active Citizenship and Engagement
Goal of the Project
The project seeks to empower small municipalities across the EU to become proactive agents of peace by promoting social inclusion, equality, cohesion and active citizenship. The project partners recognise the unique challenges and opportunities these municipalities face and aim to provide local authorities and key actors such as civil society organisations, education providers, libraries and museums with the tools, knowledge and other information needed to support active citizenship including common European values and democratic participation. The study of Learning Cities from the UNESCO Global Civic Education and Inclusion cluster of cities will provide case studies and information on best practices related to civic education for peace in communities. The Council of Europe Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture will provide for a pool of relevant competences that support cohesion and active citizenship that the project aims for.
Project Outcomes
The project will deliver:
- a set of case studies on civic education for peaceful communities;
- a PEACE Reference Framework for municipalities and recommendations (guidelines) for specific measures;
- a PEACE Cities Manifesto and guidelines for the sustainability of results;
- an educational platform with all the related resources.
The project’s ambition is to come up with practical and existing proposals for civic activities that support cohesion and inspire smaller municipalities to become CITIES OF PEACE.
Project Partners
Institut de Haute Formation aux Politiques Communautaires, Brussels, Belgium
Egyesület Hungary Baranya, Pecs, Hungary
Irish Rural Link, co-operative society limited, Moate, Ireland
Forum delle Citta’ dell’Adriatico e dello Ionio, Ancona, Italy
European Platform for International Cohesion – APS, Pescara, Italy
Coordinator: Academia Istropolitana Nova, Sv. Jur, Slovakia
Project Details
Project Number: 2025-1-SK01-KA220-ADU-000366089
Project duration: November 2, 2025 – May 1, 2028
Project Budget: 250 000 Eur