Ethics Education Fellowship
Contributing to Global Citizenship and Building Inclusive and Peaceful Societies.
The Ethics Education Fellowship program seeks to strengthen the sustainable delivery of ethics education programs for children in formal education settings to advance global citizenship and build more peaceful and inclusive societies.
Ethics education equips learners with 21st-century competencies, helping them develop mutual understanding and respect, empathy and critical thinking. It nurtures in children the capacity to work together with others across religious, ethnic and cultural identities.
The Fellowship program is made possible through a partnership between the Ministries of Education of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Mauritius, Nepal, and Seychelles, with Arigatou International, the Guerrand-Hermes Foundation for Peace, KAICIID International Dialogue Centre, the Muslim Council of Elders, the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity, the UNESCO New Delhi Cluster Office, and the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa, in collaboration with the National Commissions for UNESCO of the participating countries.
Ethics Education can:
Empower learners
to respond to the ethical challenges they face and to work together with others to contribute to transform their communities.
Equip teachers
to provide educational spaces that nurture in learners the kind of ethical values and ethical reflection practices that can equip them to flourish and thrive.
Impact education systems
by tackling bullying and violence in schools, improving intercultural and interreligious dialogue and learning, and supporting quality teacher training, contributing to improve learning outcomes.
Our Impact
30 fellows
have been trained to serve as trainers
324 teachers
have been trained to facilitate ethics education in their classrooms
8,034 children
have been reached across all six countries
06 Ministries
of Education involve
“The Ethics Education Fellowships brought substantial value to schools by improving classroom dynamics, and enhancing school reputation; to teachers by supporting professional development, promoting lifelong learning, cultivating inclusivity and diversity.”
Prof. Nehal Ahmed Director General, Directorate of Secondary & Higher Education, Bangladesh
“For the Indonesian context, the workshop is very enriching because the experiences the teachers had is in line with their needs in the implementation of the Pancasila Students’ Profile Project. The workshop helped teachers understand more about ethics education, and more importantly, it enlightened them to make ethic education more visible and practical in their classroom.”
Ms. Euis Lesmini DjuandaSchool Principal and EEF Fellow, Indonesia
“Ethics education is the focal point of this critical timely topic; it is a mean to strengthen education programs that foster ethical values in an intercultural learning context. It aligns well with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 4.7, which aims to promote a culture of peace and non-violence, global and democratic citizenship, and appreciation of cultural diversity.”
Ms. Merna EulentinPrincipal Secretary for Education, Seychelles
“From the lesson we learned I realized many things we were doing wrong – for example before speaking you need to know and think carefully as it may hurt others’ feeling. We also learned that we should not be bullying people. It is also about helping others if they are being hurt.”
Child Participant School Student, Seychelles
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Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
Explore the impact and the learning outcomes reached through the Ethics Education Fellowship. Access our Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Report and the Executive Summary here!
