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Why Is Target 4.7 So Important to the Sdgs? With Paul Bradley, SCVO Year of publication: 2020 Author: Paul Bradley Corporate author: Bridge 47 In this Bridge 47 Network Story, Paul Bradley of The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organizations eloquently talks about why Target 4.7 and Global Citizenship Education is crucial to Achieving the United Nations's SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). 
What's in a Word? The Problem with 'Development' with Dr Karen Pashby Year of publication: 2020 Author: Karen Pashby Corporate author: Bridge 47 Dr Karen Pashby is a Reader at Manchester Metropolitan University and is also part of Bridge 47's Knowledge Exchange Partnership.In this episode, Karen explores development through a post/de-colonial lens, discussing how development is viewed in public discourse and how these effects the field of Development Education. 
Climate Crisis: The Need for Global Citizenship Education Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Bridge 47 This video talks about the climate crisis which is also a human rights crisis, a political crisis, and an economic crisis. And it calls for the fundamental transformation of how we live our lives. To face these global challenges, it emphasizes that we need education that enables us to think critically, connect our actions with their impacts, and act as empowered active global citizens to face. 
Envision 4.7 Event and Roadmap Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: Bridge 47 Envision 4.7 took place in Helsinki in 2019, bringing together 200 education practitioners, civil society representatives and decision makes to create the Envision 4.7 Roadmap, a policy guideline to the future implementation of SDG Target 4.7 in Europe. This video presents the Envision 4.7 story. 
How to Engage Citizens With the Sustainable Development Goals Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Finnish Development NGOs Fingo The purpose of this booklet is to share reflections, successes and learning outcomes from the FRAME, VOICE, REPORT! (FVR) project.It can be used to find inspiration from other civil society organisations (CSOs) working on the same topics and themes you do, but also as a source for ideas for new ways of looking at old issues.This booklet covers both the more theoretical approaches and concrete cases from CSOs across Europe. These cases are examples of the many projects funded by the FVR.The project had its roots in the previous successes and tried and tested approaches of the partner organisations. The aim of FVR! was to secure resources and develop the value-based, high quality work of civil society organisations. The second aim was to enable smaller organisations to learn about EU project funding and to build capacity on how to conduct high quality global citizenship education and development communications. Finally, the overarching aim of the project was to engage EU citizens with the SDGs. 
The Role of Education in Addressing Future Challenges Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Bridge 47 This report, ‘The role of Education in addressing future challenges’, was prepared in response to UNESCO’s Futures of Education consultation. Through this initiative, UNESCO proposes to consider the role of education as a common good in 2050 and beyond. In other words, education is key to building a more sustainable planet and equal societies. In this report, Bridge 47 will focus on the role of education that is transformative and value-based to adapt and respond to the multiple challenges the world is currently facing. Bridge 47 considers as transformative any education that fosters global citizenship, sustainable development, human rights, equality, peace and cultural diversity, as captured in Target 4.7. of the Sustainable Development Goals.Bridge 47 sees education from a holistic perspective, ie. learning that is lifelong and extends beyond formal learning, and life-wide, that takes place in a multitude of contexts and environments. Formal, non-formal and informal learning all have a key role to play. 
Building Cross-Sectoral Cooperation: Estonian Coalition for Sustainable Development Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Estonian Roundtable for Development Cooperation (AKÜ) | Bridge 47 | European Union (EU) This publication presents the members of Estonian Coalition for Sustainable Development, examples of their actions towards a more sustainable future and also some of the activities that the partnerships together have carried over the past few years. It is a great example of a cross-sectoral cooperation and a way of sharing knowledge.