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Guinea Pig VF (S. Prijot) Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: Îles de Paix In Peru, the guinea pig is bred for its protein-rich flesh. For a long time, they grew up within the family itself, without any particular precaution in terms of hygiene and the care to be provided to them. Thanks to the intervention of Iles de Paix, a hundred women were trained in the breeding of these animals, thus making it possible to improve the quality and the quantity of the production. Through this action, many families have seen their food enriched considerably and for some, their income improved. 
Global Citizenship Education Policy and Recommendations Report: Reflections and proposals for the SICA region Year of publication: 2021 Author: Daniel Abreu Corporate author: Central America Coordination Bureau for Education and Culture (CECC) | Central American Integration System The CECC/SICA Council of Ministers has proposed to the Ministries of Education, in the Contingency Plan for the SICA region, to prioritize some approaches and curriculum content. One area of particular relevance is education for the exercise of citizenship, a dimension especially challenged in these times when citizens have seen their principles, values and daily practices critically demanded by the special circumstances of living together in society.The Report explains how Global Citizenship Education is implemented in SICA countries and provides recommendations for strengthening it in different as- pects of policy and teaching practice. 
Integrated Approaches to Literacy and Skills Development: Examples of Best Practice in Adult Learning Programmes Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) Since the first coronavirus case was reported to the World Health Organization in December 2019, millions of youth and adults around the globe – especially those with low literacy skills – have faced increased challenges to securing meaningful work and safeguarding their livelihoods. A more integrated approach to youth and adult learning and education, combining basic literacy, vocational and life skills, is needed now more than ever.This publication showcases selected examples of integrated youth and adult learning and education programmes featured in the UNESCO Effective Literacy and Numeracy Practices Database, also known as LitBase. Implemented in various social, cultural and economic contexts around the world, the programmes featured herein reveal not only the transformative potential that enhancing the quality of youth and adult learning and education can have, but also lay bare the hurdles and potential pathways to consider when planning effective integrated programmes.Integrated approaches to literacy and skills development: Examples of Best Practice in Adult Learning Programmes is useful not only for policy-makers, providers and educators who plan to implement integrated adult education programmes but also for those trying to help the most vulnerable groups reach their highest potential. 
Children's Rights Are They Necessary? Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: CuriosaMente This video rises the question about the need for children´s rights. It describes the historical perspectives of childhood and how their rights were developed, stressing their importance. 
Guide to Prevent Child Abuse in the Family Year of publication: 2010 Author: Cecilia Sirtori Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) This guide seeks to point out a path that leads to cultural change, in which it is possible to replace the deep tradition of using physical and verbal violence for the purpose of setting limits to boys and girls by others methods of discipline. This guide is based upon the principle that humiliating treatment does not educate. 
Caribbean Sheroes Initiative: Civil Society Organizations Advancing Gender Equality; Methods & Tools Year of publication: 2021 Author: Joan Andrea Hutchinson Corporate author: Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) | UNESCO This Toolkit recognizes the achievements and commitment of women activists that engage in Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). It documents the practice and lessons learned of twelve Jamaican Civil Society Organizations that have worked relentlessly to advance women’s rights and social justice, fostering a less violent society and more equal gender relations grounded on human rights. 
Learning to Live Together in Community: Training of Trainers Program for Community Organization; Guide 1 Year of publication: 2007 Author: Adolfo Aguilar Ávuila | María Consulo Sánches Plazas Corporate author: Columbia. Ministry of the Interior and Justice | National Pedagogical University The purpose of this guide is to generate conditions that contribute to identifying conceptual and methodological elements that contribute to the strengthening, integration and creation of an environment of coexistence in the community organization, so that it can be projected with greater probability of success. 
Improving Our Coexistence in the Family: Module 3 Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: Ecuador. Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion In the framework of the 2008 constitution, is it established that the ecuadorian state will guarantee human security throught policies and interinstitutional actions that ensure peaceful coexistence, promote the culture of peace and prevent forms of violence and discrimination. For this policy to be fulfilled, it is necessary to acquire tools and participatory learning that allow us to strenghten family coexistence, trough dialogue, inclusion and recognition of others to reach agreements that allow us to live together. 
What Is Democracy? Year of publication: 2014 Corporate author: Manthra Communication In this video, the concept of democracy is explained to the children. Later, a teacher assigns a task to her students about this topic, then each student presents the topic in a creative way. 
Does Democracy Exist? Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: CuriosaMente In this video democracy is defined from Greek as demos (people) and kratos (power) and a democratic regime as a goverment lead by the people. It talks about who created it and if voting for the governants defines a true democracy.