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Building Knowledge Exchange Partnerships: Dialogues Across Europe Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Bridge 47 This publication ‘Building Knowledge Exchange Partnerships Dialogues Across Europe’ shares some of the experiences learned from this area of the Bridge 47 project.The Knowledge Exchange Partnerships hosted expert events, on site and online, carried on networking and exchange, disseminated information about GCE on other platforms and collectives, and came together for specific activities, such as workshops, webinars, publications, with the support of the larger Bridge 47 network. 
Realtopia: Message From the Future, Manual For Educators; Engaging Learners in Global Citizenship Education With the Bridge 47 Mobile Game Year of publication: 2021 Author: Jakub Žaludko | Kristine Liepina | Gillion Vaughn | Jana Stahl | Timo Holthoff Corporate author: Bridge 47 Realtopia is a game that displays a post-apocalyptic future, a scenario that humanity possibly faces if it does not change its current trajectory. It raises awareness about the urgency and sever- ity of the real challenges we encounter and at the same time tries to convey that a different future is possible if we all actively dream and work towards it. It aims to motivate and empower players to take real action in the present to navigate humanity towards a more positive future path.This manual gives insights into the development process, a detailed tutorial of how to play the game and some ideas and methods for using it as an educational tool in different settings, both online and hybrid. 
Why Is Transformative Education a Vital Response to the Multiple Challenges of the Future? Year of publication: 2021 Author: Tereza Čajková Corporate author: Bridge 47 This report explores the role of transformative education as described in SDG Target 4.7 in responding to the global challenges, risks and trends of the future, and is split into three sections: Part 1 sets the context based on several foresight reports, suggesting that the physical effects of climate change are likely to intensify during the next two decades as humanity looks unlikely to meet the goal of limiting global warming to under 2°C. The burden of climate disruption and environmental decline is already felt by everyone, but disproportionately by the most vulnerable populations. Social challenges described in foresight reports reflect increasing levels of uncertainty, precarity, fragility and complexity. The future world will likely be more connected, yet more fragmented, characterised by multiple changes taking place at an unprecedented pace.Part 2 reflects on the role of education in times of social and ecological transformation. There is currently increasing momentum for questioning established education approaches in terms of whether they are able to equip future generations to cope with the multiple crises the foresight reports warn us of. Transformative education can contribute to this process given that preparing learners to address future challenges is one of its core commitments. Part 3 provides an insight into the types of learning which may be more suited to coping with these numerous challenges. Transformative learning develops the cognitive abilities to learn from the social and historical shortcomings of the dominant world-view and to address the driving forces responsible for degradation of life on the planet. It can support development of dispositions enabling learners to relate to each other and the world in a radically different way, understanding that we cannot separate humanity from the planet and all other living beings and that humanity may need to learn how to live in, and with the world, without occupying its centre. 
Imagining Transformation Otherwise: Case Studies of Learning Practices Year of publication: 2021 Author: Rene Suša Corporate author: Bridge 47 This publication is written by Rene Suša, on behalf the Bridge 47 project. It features ten case studies of organizations and initiatives from around the world that are committed to bringing about positive changes in society and strive to do that in different ways. Working in diverse social, cultural and political contexts, the organizations and initiatives presented in this publication seek to address the systemic inequalities, injustices and harm they perceive as important. They strive to do that in ways that correspond to their analysis of the problems, their respective theories of change and their available means and resources. Although highly diverse in the ways they approach social change, these organizations and initiatives emphasize the importance of learning and unlearning in their work. This applies in equal measure to those initiatives with an explicitly education-oriented mission and to those that work on other approaches to social change, such as different practices of (internal) organizational transformation. 
A Coherent European Approach to SDG Target 4.7 Year of publication: 2021 Author: Ana Teresa Santos Corporate author: Bridge 47 This document aims to showcase why a coherent approach to Target 4.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDG) will strengthen the European Union’s role in achieving the targets and goals set out in Agenda 2030. The report suggests some pathways to follow in order to make this coherent approach a reality.It explores: Relevance of a coherent European approach to SDG Target 4.7 and connections with other EU processes Funding lines Possible pathways to make the coherent approach a reality 
Out of the Comfort Zone?: Global Citizenship Education and Cross-Sector Partnerships for Sustainable Development Year of publication: 2021 Author: Kerstin Wittig-Fergeson | Harm-Jan Fricke Corporate author: Bridge 47 This publication provides examples of partnerships involving civil society and a wide range of actors in different sectors: from policy makers to academia, from media to health services, from businesses to museums. The partnerships, initiated by Bridge 47, promoted learning about and for sustainable development using a variety of Global Citizenship Education (GCE) methods. Their experiences form the basis for suggestions that aim to encourage further explorations of cross-sector collaborations. 
Cross-Sectoral Cooperation for Sustainable Futures Year of publication: 2021 Author: Jana Arbeiter | Maja Bučar Corporate author: Bridge 47 Cross-sectoral cooperation is important to strengthen the coherence and collaboration, as well as mobilization of resources needed for addressing systemic challenges, implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and enabling transformative change. Building or strengthening cross-sectoral multi-stakeholder groups or coalitions within SDG Target 4.7, can support equipping everyone with the knowledge, skills and competencies needed to contribute to a more sustainable and just future.Multi-stakeholder groups or coalitions in support of SDG Target 4.7 on a local, regional and global level are essential mechanisms for promoting and implementing sustainable development. They can enable coherence and collaboration, as well as pooling of expertise and resources needed for co-creation of the relevant policy proposals linked to the implementation of SDG Target 4.7. Building and strengthening multi-stakeholder groups or coalitions require a clear basis for establishing well-defined relationships within the multi-stakeholder groups or coalitions, well-designed structures and operating procedures and strong coordination. But most importantly, they have the potential to combine key stakeholders from relevant sectors of society, which can advocate for the implementation of SDG Target 4.7 and the (co)-creation of appropriate policies that address global justice, sustainability, and key global challenges. This publication identifies the following recommendations for establishing multi-stakeholder groups or coalitions in support of SDG Target 4.7: Multi-stakeholder groups or coalitions in support of SDG Target 4.7 on a local, regional and global level should be established, and resources should be made available for this. Stakeholders wishing to establish multi-stakeholder groups in the context of SDG Target 4.7 should clearly define their main goals and objectives. Stakeholders involved in multi-stakeholder groups in the context of SDG Target 4.7 need to be strategically identified and cover all major societal sectors, including different components of SDG Target 4.7. Coalitions in support of SDG Target 4.7 should place focus on facilitation, active listening, and peer learning opportunities. Inclusive and flexible coordination and leadership should be applied, stressing transparency, accountability and joint commitment to the cause. 
Transformative Education: Bridging Education for Change Year of publication: 2021 Author: Jana Arbeiter | Maja Bučar Corporate author: Bridge 47 This publication suggests that improvements in the areas of coordination, cooperation, awareness raising and capability development are needed, as outlined in the recommendations below. Policies and strategies at national, regional and global level should adopt overarching visions for transformative education in the form of overarching strategies for SDG Target 4.7. Mechanisms for coordination and collaboration between the different components of SDG Target 4.7 should be established at national, regional and global levels. Awareness of the role of transformative education and SDG Target 4.7 in contributing to more just and sustainable futures should be raised jointly between the different components of SDG Target 4.7. Opportunities for capacity building and upskilling of practitioners and learners linked to transformative education should be enabled and created at national, regional and global levels. 
Unlocking the Transformative Potential of Education: The Alliance Between Lifelong Learning and SDG Target 4.7 Year of publication: 2021 Author: Chris Millora Corporate author: Bridge 47 This paper has found that Lifelong learning as a spectrum of formal, informal and non-formal learning, offers a framework to embrace different forms of learning people gain in various spaces across their lifespan. While several lifelong learning policies emphasise economic benefits, evidence shows that lifelong learning also facilitates active citizenship, tolerance to diversity, empathy, learning to live together, leadership, intergenerational learning, and awareness of social injustices. This paper demonstrated the impact of ALE provisions that bring to centre stage the needs of adults – particularly women – in resource-poor contexts. These programmes recognise the ‘funds of knowledge’ and ‘banks of skills’ already existing in these communities – challenging the deficit discourse that is dominant particularly in development circles even today.Based on these findings, this paper puts forward seven interrelated policy recommendations: (1) acknowledgement, within SDG 4.7 policies, that learning occurs in all life stages, forms and spaces; (2) prioritisation of lifelong learning and transformative approaches to education into local, national, regional and global level policies, including provisions of funding; (3) a focus on the transformative competencies and outcomes of lifelong learning; (4) positioning lifelong learning as a cross- cutting (rather than separate) approach to achieving the SDGs; (5) increased attention to recognising, validating and accrediting (RVA) non-formal and informal learning; (6) involving marginalised groups as stakeholders that can shape policy and not only recipients; (7) increased government support and financing to adult educators and literacy facilitators. 
Transformative Competencies: How to Define and Implement Competencies for SDG Target 4.7 Year of publication: 2021 Author: Johanna Helin Corporate author: Bridge 47 This paper was commissioned to support advocacy for SDG Target 4.7 in European and global policies by exploring the concept of ‘Competencies for SDG Target 4.7’. This advocacy paper draws from a desk review of existing global and regional competency frameworks at national, regional and global levels. The aim is to get a clearer understanding of these transformative competencies and how they help the implementation and assessment of Target 4.7.This paper is divided in three sections. The first section provides background to the different world views that frame the discussion on competencies, before turning to presenting some of the competency frameworks for Target 4.7. The second section gives some examples of how these competencies are being introduced into national education policies, professional skills training and lifelong learning. The paper finishes with conclusions and policy recommendations.