ICD projects
Key:
- CHK - China
- CSA - Central and South Asia
- EA - East Asia
- ME - Middle East
- NENA - Near East and North Africa
- RANE - Russia and North Europe
- SEE - South East Europe
- SSA - Sub-Saharan Africa
- WENA - West Europe and North America
- UK - United Kingdom
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Connecting Classrooms http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-connecting-classrooms.htm
Connecting Classrooms builds lasting partnerships between schools in the UK and others around the world. Through these partnerships, the programme develops trust and understanding between young people in different societies, creating a safer and more connected world for the future. |
Olga Stanojlovic |
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Active Citizens Active Citizens will develop individuals into skilled, motivated, informed, responsible and active citizens through a unique and flexible learning package for the individual and the community which promotes self-discovery and professional confidence, broadens cultural experience, develops fundamental life skills and facilitates engagement in community improvement. Active Citizens’ online magazine:
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Mike Hardy |
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Global Xchange http://www.vso.org.uk/globalxchange/ The Global Xchange programme is a six-month exchange programme which gives young people from different countries a unique opportunity to work together, to develop and share valuable skills and to make a practical contribution where it is needed in local communities. Global Xchange is a partnership managed by the British Council, Voluntary Service Overseas and a range of overseas partners. Its vision is to build a world where active global citizens create positive change and build mutual understanding and respect. |
Tom Miscioscia |
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Global Changemakers http://www.global-changemakers.net/
Global Changemakers will create and support a large global network of young activists of the future and social entrepreneurs aged between 16 and 25 and develop them into Changemakers. The British Council is currently working with the World Economic Forum (WEF) and, based on the success of this collaboration, will work with other international forums such as the UN to ensure that the youth voice is heard and the participants' skills are shaped by the experience. The aim is to create a powerful global network for action that provides opportunities to share experiences and help young people make practical and visible differences in their communities, countries and regions.
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Stephan Roman |
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Skills for Social Entrepreneurs
‘Skills for Social Entrepreneurs’ is an exciting way for young people to set up sustainable businesses for positive social change by providing opportunities for young people to help them make a difference in their communities and linking UK and East Asia organisations and individuals and work with partners who can make technical and financial contributions to develop social enterprise training opportunities for thousands of young people. |
Hugh Moffat |
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Africa Dreams and Teams http://www.britishcouncil.org/africa-dreams-and-teams.htm
Managed and developed by the British Council and the Youth Sport Trust with local in-country partners, it uses sport to develop international Young Leaders and establishes partnerships between schools around the world. We run training courses for overseas local tutors, who then train young people to act as Young Leaders and organise sports festivals and events in their community. The Dreams + Teams school links provide a platform to explore together, through sport, issues such as equity, cultural diversity, inclusion, religion, ethics, global citizenship and communication. |
Philip Goodwin |
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InterAction Africa www.britishcouncil.org/africa-leadership.htm InterAction is a high-profile British Council initiative that supports emerging African leaders as they face up to the challenges of the 21st Century. From April 2009 InterAction / Trust the Difference will become part of a new global programme called ‘Active Citizens’ to be launched in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2009. This means that we will no longer run the InterAction programme. Active Citizens will build on the transformational leadership methodologies used by InterAction to develop content and models. We will be working with communities under Active Citizens for positive social change.
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Philip Goodwin |
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ICD Africa Tom.broadhurst@britishcouncil.org Intercultural Dialogue Africa seeks to build understanding and trust between and within communities in UK and Africa. Using a programme of research and face-to-face collaborative activities between people from the UK and 12 Sub-Saharan African countries, the programme aims to challenge stereotypes, build appreciation of cultural difference, share peace-building insights and prepare young people to be actively engaged in their communities. A core element of the programme is a research strand that aims to:
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David Higgs |
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multi-regional |
Open Cities
Open Cities is a regional project initiated by the British Council in 2007. The main purpose of the project is to develop policies and strategies focusing on the economic and social integration of foreign migrants (first and second generation) by tracing the ways in which they contribute to city success, ‘openness’, competitiveness and cultural diversity.
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Sue Barnes-Bubic |
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PD pilot ICD Les.dangerfield@britishcouncil.org
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Les Dangerfield |
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CHK |
Turner www.britishcouncil.org/china-arts-ukinchina-turner.htm
The first major exhibition of J.M.W. Turner works will open at The National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) in Beijing in April. The exhibition is curated by Tate Britain’s Ian Warrell, working with Xu Hong, Deputy Director of the Curatorial and Research Department at NAMOC, and with the British Council managing the exhibition whilst in China. J.M.W. Turner: Oils and Watercolours from Tate Britain will be the first comprehensive exhibition of Turner’s works to be shown in China. Martin Davidson, Chief Executive of the British Council said: “This exhibition forms part of a wider approach to build understanding between the two countries. As the cultural relationship between China and the UK continues to strengthen, I am hugely optimistic about future partnerships in the arts and creative industries between the two countries.” |
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Young Advocates http://www.britishcouncil.org/hongkong-creativity-and-society-sports.htm
Young Advocates inspires the able-bodied and disabled everywhere to be engaged in sporting activity as a means to enhance quality of life in terms of health, social inclusion and cross-cultural understanding. The project helped Beijing and China to have a Paralympic legacy by contributing to the 2008 Paralympic Games and will play a direct part in the cultural and educational programme of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The British Council's Young Advocates programme (YAP) supports the spirit of the Paralympic Movement and the Paralympic Games in Beijing 2008 by training 240 young people worldwide - both disabled and able bodied - to advocate the potential of sport to benefit a diverse range of people in the community and promote social inclusion around the world. |
Robin Rickard |
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English for Teaching - Teaching for English (ETTE) http://www.britishcouncil.org/nepal-programmes-ette.htm
The English for Teaching: Teaching for English (ETTE) project is for teachers of English living in far-flung areas in the Central and South Asia region. ETTE is particularly for teachers who have not yet benefited from training or development opportunities. ETTE helps school teachers improve their performance in the classroom by improving their access to materials, methods and opportunities for their professional training and development. |
Jeremy Jacobson |
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Leadership for Entrepreneurship |
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Cultural Relations Symposium Jason.james@britishcouncil.org
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Jason James |
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Springboard http://www.britishcouncil.org/me-social-development-springboard.htm?mtklink=me-springboard
The Springboard project provides personal development opportunities for women in the Middle East by facilitating the development of sustainable organisational links between the UK and countries of the Middle East. It also challenges public perceptions of the role and contribution of women to Middle East and UK societies. It enables women to achieve greater recognition and influence and to fulfil their potential in both their work and personal lives. This programme is run around the world for all sorts of organisations including universities, government departments, city councils, banks, the BBC, and HSBC to name but a few. The British Council has inaugurated this programme in Arabic to help Arab women to realise their potential and achieve better positions in both their personal and professional lives.
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Jim Scarth |
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Voices Philip.goodwin@britishcouncil.org
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Philip Goodwin |
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Access to Employment Perception Change: People are aware of the value of fair access to employment, and recognise the full range of roles women can play in professional life. Agenda Setting: Enabling young people to advocate equal opportunity in access to employment. Agenda Setting: Key stakeholders in the employment sector support and engage with young men and women seeking fair access to employment.
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Belief in Dialogue
Capacity building: Facilitating the capacity of mainstream religious leaders and institutions to engage in international dialogue. |
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English in the Classroom Bhaskar.Chakravarti@britishcouncil.org
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Bhaskar Chakravarti |
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Go4English and teacher development
Go4English is an innovative English language learning website which can help you develop your English skills through interactive word games, songs, stories, competitions and poems provided in English and Arabic. |
Sally Goggin |
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NENA |
Innovative Approaches to Learning http://www.britishcouncil.org/morocco-support-education-partnership.htm
The Innovative Approaches to Learning regional project works with schools and teachers to develop innovative new student-centred approaches to learning in the classroom through 15 pilot partnerships connecting primary schools in the Near East and North Africa with the UK. It also aims to enrich pupils’ and teachers’ learning through intercultural dialogue via these international partnerships. |
Sally Goggin |
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InterAction NENA See InterAction Africa |
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ICT in education http://www.britishcouncil.org/egypt-education-projects-reform-ict.htm
Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Education is a British Council project that aims to develop Teachers’ skills in teaching their classes using modern technology. This project runs in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, East Jerusalem/West Bank and Gaza through the use of ICT as an enabler as well as a subject, and aims to develop a strategic vision and policies for ICT in education. |
Ken Churchill |
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Media in Society http://www.britishcouncil.org/ps-rights-and-society-media-in-society.htm
In 2004 the British Council designed and launched a project which sought to develop the power of media in the region to raise awareness of the key social issues facing young people in the region, and in particular the scourge of unemployment The Media in Society project focused on building a network of media expertise across the 6 participating countries (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian Territories and Egypt) and the UK, working through two leading UK partners in the Guardian Foundation and the BBC World Service Trust. A programme of networking and capacity building was then devised on a national, regional and international level, bringing journalists from each participating country into contact with their counterparts in the UK and across the region. |
Charlie Walker |
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New Writing Literature www.britishcouncil.org/syria-projects-new-writing-literature-regional-project.htm
One of the key projects organised by the British Council in the Near East and North Africa Region is the New Writing / Literature Regional project which includes British Council offices in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, and Tunisia in collaboration with the Council’s Literature, Drama and Dance Departments in London. The Project aims to provide links and opportunities for collaboration between publishers, translators, writers and playwrights in the region and the UK. The project works in three main areas: literature and publishing, theatre and a edi-Café . |
Paul Doubleday |
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Performance platforms Paul.doubleday@britishcouncil.org
This is a broad-based programme using performance to promote dialogue between artists and audiences in the UK and the Levant. Plays with British and Arab theatre practitioners will be showcased in the region and in Britain, accompanied by opportunities for debate and dialogue and by capacity-building exercises in writing, performance and technical skills. Empowering young people to express themselves through theatre is an important ambition. |
Paul Doubleday |
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Quality Assurance in Education http://www.britishcouncil.org/egypt-education-projects-reform-quality-assurance.htm
Project that helps ensure the quality of education by supporting governments with education reform programmes; offering expertise from UK school professionals; and providing UK standards in vocational qualifications, Higher Education and scientific research as international benchmarks. It also helps the development of national quality assurance systems for education and training. |
Martin Daltry |
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Women @ Work www.britishcouncil.org/lebanon-women-at-work.htm
The Women at Work project encourages young women in the region and the UK to explore different career options and challenge perceptions and stereotypes of the types of careers that are suitable for women. Through a series of activities it aims to establish links between professional bodies in the region and the UK. It will identify and work with women role models who will talk about their experiences as women in non- traditional careers and encourage and challenge attitudes among young people in the region to consider alternative employment paths. Project activities will include: exchange visits between professional women in NENA and the UK; awareness-raising activities in schools and universities; project photo exhibition to tour in the UK and the region; and regional networking events. |
Charlie Walker |
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Widening participation |
Philip Goodwin |
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Challenges in School www.britishcouncil.org/hungary-regional-projects-challenges-in-schools.htm
Challenges in Schools is an international project on the social and economic issues facing education systems across Europe between 2008 March and May 2009. The project works with ’the next generation of European influencers' – students, innovative teachers and education professionals - in partnership with ministries of education, leading educationalists, and representatives from schools in the UK and central and northern Europe. International teams of schools develop a vision of ‘the school of the future' in order to: - use ICT tools extensively;
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David Martin |
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Dreams and Teams http://www.britishcouncil.org/sport-dreams-about.htm
see Africa Dreams and Teams |
Richard Everitt |
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Intercultural Navigators Ewa.puzdrowska@britishcouncil.org
Intercultural Navigators is an adaptable, flexible and easily customised training programme for diverse young leaders delivered through a cascading model. It aims to connect the UK to the European/international cadre of 10,000 young influencers who can operate effectively in challenging circumstances in a diverse, interdependent world, and build long-term relationships with UK communities. The Navigators learn to engage in constructive dialogue about difficult issues, negotiate common ground with people from different backgrounds, build European-wide networks for shared learning, influence change agendas through joint activity, and champion cultural relations as social capital. |
Tuija Talvitie |
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The Future City http://www.britishcouncil.org/norway-futurecity.htm
The Future City is a new project initiated by the British Council and developed with the help of UK partners and partners in Norway. The main component of the project is a type of board game. The idea of the game is to focus on issues that will affect our cities and communities in the future whilst at the same time encourage leadership skills, citizenship and working with democratic processes. It can be used to focus on specific urban spaces or to focus on issues that might be challenging local communities, like the lack of involvement in the electoral process. |
Stephen Shaw |
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The Network Effect www.britishcouncil.org/networkeffect
The Network Effect has been created to nurture networks between the next generation of leaders. By providing forums for debate, a creative perspective on critical issues, and helping to build the capacity required to address them, this project aims to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing Europe in the future. Using a variety of methods - learning-by-doing, challenging content, teamwork, and online networking - it aims to sustain a network of future European leaders committed to making a difference. The Network Effect is aimed at young professionals from all across Europe, aged between 25 and 35, with a European outlook. Network Effect forums are held approximately every four months and hosted by different British Council offices in Europe in partnership with local organisations. Each event addresses a specific set of issues and consists of a challenging programme of debates, real-life visits and creative problem-solving activities. |
Roger Budd |
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Entrepreneurial Leadership Jeff.streeter@britishcouncil.org
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Jeff Streeter |
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Living Together http://www.britishcouncil.org/livingtogether
Living Together is a programme designed to make a major contribution to the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. It is being delivered by the British Council in over 20 countries in Europe, with the support of a wide range of partners, including the Council of Europe. Living Together encourages collaboration and action on issues arising from the complexities of living and working in the continually changing societies of today. The project focuses in particular on the impact of migration on home and host societies, and the way in which minority communities interact with and participate in public life. Living Together promotes the belief that dialogue between people is an essential component in learning to embrace diversity, which is crucial to the development of societies in the long term. The Living Together programme incorporates a range of approaches and activities across Europe and the UK in order to engage with influencers from different communities. |
Liliana Biglou |
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Migrant Integration Policy Index 3 (MIPEX) http://www.britishcouncil.org/brussels-europe-inclusion-index.htm The Migrant Integration Policy Index measures policies in 25 EU Member States and 3 non-EU countries (Norway, Switzerland and Canada). It uses over 140 policy indicators to create a rich, multi-dimensional picture of migrants’ opportunities to participate in society. Led by the British Council and Migration Policy Group (MPG), and co-funded by the European Commission, it is the largest study of its kind ever conducted. It covers six policy areas which shape migrants’ journeys to full citizenship: the ability to work, to reunite with family members, to reside long-term, to vote, to acquire nationality and to be protected from discrimination. The goal is to encourage fact-based dialogue among citizens, civic leaders and policymakers. |
Michael Bird |
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Arts in Areas of Conflict |
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Debate to Action http://www.britishcouncil.org/connectyouth-programmes-debate-to-action.htm
Debate to Action (DTA) is a capacity-building peer training programme developed in partnership with the World Bank Institute. It is based around international and national development aimed at young leaders from youth organisations. It is currently running in Africa and the UK and provides opportunities for implementing the Millennium Development Goals within the community. It also offers skills building, interaction and Intercultural Dialogue between Africa and the UK. Participants learn about international and national frameworks for development - including the UN's Call to Action on the Millennium Development Goals - their own roles within these frameworks and how to share information effectively with other young people as well as making an impact in their communities. DTA is a youth empowerment through participation programme which encourages Active Global Citizenship and creates opportunities for interaction and Intercultural Dialogue. |
Philip Goodwin |
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Power in the Voice www.britishcouncil.org/africa-power-in-the-voice.htm
Power in the Voice is a British Council Project with volume. This three-year programme, which recently came to an end, was designed to celebrate people finding their voices and expressing themselves. It tapped into the wealth of oral and performance traditions, the rhythms, the sounds and the messages of speech and song. During the programme, performance poets, rap artists and storytellers worked with schools and youth groups throughout Southern Africa and the UK to explore their lyrical, vocal and soulful talents. Power in the Voice provided lots of opportunities for people to learn new skills in performance poetry, storytelling, rap and a variety of related arts, through a series of competitions, collaborative workshops, exhibitions and talks. Professional artists worked with schools and youth groups, preparing them for the various Power in the Voice competitions. |
Simon Ingram-Hill |
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INDIE http://www.britishcouncil.org/INDIE
Inclusion and Diversity in Education (INDIE) is a British Council led project aimed at promoting social cohesion and raising educational standards in culturally inclusive schools. It is run in collaboration with local and regional education authorities from nine EU Member States: Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. |
Paul Docherty |
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Our Shared Europe www.britishcouncil.org/fr/brussels-intercultural-dialogue-our-shared-europe.htm
The aim of Our Shared Europe (OSE) is to create more understanding and awareness of the many contributions that Muslims have made in history and continue to make in present-day Europe. By doing so, OSE seeks to strengthen the bonds of mutual knowledge and trust between Muslims and other majority and minority communities in Europe. To realise these aims an initial concept paper was developed in consultation with a group of experts in 2007. Consultations were held across Europe to develop ideas that could be incorporated within the project. Although not a final programme, several possible activities were identified: • Shape and inform public debate and thinking about the Muslim contribution to European societies and identities through conferences, awards series, and commissions of experts and policy makers;
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Stephan Roman |
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Transatlantic Network 2020
TN2020 builds innovative collaborations between young North Americans and Europeans to address challenges that will define their generation. Designed to run until 2020, we are creating an expanding network of emerging leaders (aged 25 to 35) from the fields of business, arts, civil society, media, science and politics, and encouraging and empowering them to develop solutions to global issues. These young people from Europe and North America are working to revitalise links and build new connections for the future. |
Sharon Memis |
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75th Anniversary http://www.britishcouncil.org/new/en/about-us/75th-anniversary/
2009 marks 75 years of the British Council’s work in cultural relations. Activities to celebrate this special anniversary include a programme of events and sharing of inspirational stories. By hearing from people around the world who have been involved with our work and enhancing our existing cultural relations activities, our 75th anniversary programme aims to help more people to benefit from our cultural relations work in the UK and globally. Discover a story of engagement - about our 75 years of work and achievements in the context of global events. |
Mark Herbert |
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Evaluation Toolkit for Active Citizens
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Mike Hardy |
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Cultural Relations Award Sheila.lumsden@britishcouncil.org
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Sheila Lumsden |
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Cultural Relations Futures Cathy.stephens@britishcouncil.org |
Cathy Stephens |
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Global Disability Cons Programme |
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InterAction UK
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Scotland Schools project
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Paralympics and Diversity Saad.halawani@britishcouncil.org
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Saad Halawani |
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University Partnerships for Intercultural Dialogue (UPID) |
Mike Hardy |
Case studies from Global Xchange (42KB)
Intercultural Dialogue in Africa Project Review (5337.75KB)
