Development education

bezev engages itself in various fields in order to improve the life of people with disabilities, especially in Africa, Asia and Latin America. bezev is an education and information centre and acts as an interface between theory and practice. bezev intends to establish a closer network between the academic knowledge of Special Education and the practical work of development cooperation agencies. bezev performs lobbying work in the area of development policy. People with disability should be involved on an equal footing in all development policy schemes.

http://www.interkom-ev.de/

Over 25 years ago, the ‘One World in School’ project was launched. Since then, the project has been meeting its goal to introduce tried and tested teaching material that promote a positive attitude towards children and peoples , if possible, in all primary and secondary schools by means of different measures. Our main efforts are divided into four tasks, which have proven to be the cornerstones of our work to actively support teachers:

1. The magazine Eine Welt in der Schule (one world in school)
2. Material lending
3. The website
4. Our teacher-training sessions

The German Institute for Human Rights, Berlin, informs about human rights issues in Germany and in other countries. Its intention is to contribute to the prevention of human rights violations and to the promotion and protection of human rights. The various functions of the institute include information and documentation, research, policy advice und human rights education within Germany. The Institute co-operates with international and national partners. In particular, it is concerned with the promotion of human rights treaties, with issues in the framework of security policy, peace policy and human rights, and with strategic issues with regard to human rights policy. The Institute offers seminars, lectures, and services in the field of human rights education. The Institute was founded in March 2001 following an unanimous decision by the German Bundestag of December 7, 2000. Three federal ministries provide the financial basis of the Institute: the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development.

FAKT is a non-profit consulting agency with a focus on development education work and campaigns, technology management (water, renewable energies), agriculture, vocational training, trade promotion as well as
project management.