UNESCO
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural organisation) is an international governmental organisation which aims to improve the quality of education worldwide. WSPA sought collaboration with UNESCO to further humane education and animal welfare as part of the curriculum.
Establishing relationships
In 2006, the WSPA Education team established a relationship with the Ministry of Education in Chile, the National Commission for the Environment, the Woods and Forest Government Corporation and UNESCO.
In November 2006, stakeholders’ support was formalised and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed and formalised with the Ministry of Education and the National Commission for the Environment to conduct teacher training workshops and research in 2007.
This was a huge step forward for the implementation of animal welfare education in the Chilean curriculum. In April 2007, the UNESCO regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean endorsed the WSPA animal welfare education programme. In addition, the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) unit of the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in the Asia–Pacific has given its written endorsement for WSPA’s FCAW programme.
UNESCO’s Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) aims to integrate the principles, values, and practices of sustainable development into all aspects of education and learning. Official UNESCO recognition for humane education and animal welfare as an essential component in the education of children is one of the main achievements of the FCAW Programme. Additionally, we have also been granted permission to use the UN DESD logo on our FCAW resources and materials, which is a wonderful opportunity to help us promote this programme.
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