The project, which is co-funded by the European Union through the CERV programme, is being implemented in the period 1.
March 2024 – 28.
February 2026 Year.
The aim of the project is to develop a network of educators and young activists of the culture of remembrance, who will be involved in preventing and combating Holocaust denial and distortion, with the aim of creating a framework for intercultural dialogue and active citizenship.
For educators from Greece, Croatia, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Serbia, the project will offer a range of opportunities for professional development.
Between 30 and 35 teachers and other educational professionals will attend 4-day seminars in each of these countries.
Later, they will work with their students on projects based on local history.
Through learning and research, students will gain new knowledge about the history in their environment, and share it in creative ways with a wider audience.
They will also learn how to identify and respond to manifestations of Holocaust denial and distortion on the Internet.
Later, at an international conference, students will have the opportunity to share their experiences on online monitoring and implementation of local history projects.
Through this process, the project will enable the creation of a European network of young ambassadors of the culture of remembrance and active citizenship.
The most active teachers, together with other educational professionals from civil society and public administration from ten countries, will participate in an international conference in Lithuania where they will share their experiences of working with students through an interdisciplinary approach to learning about the Holocaust and promoting human rights.
This event will discuss concrete steps towards consolidating and expanding the European Network of Holocaust and Human Rights Educators, as well as ways to influence political decision-makers in the context of a culture of remembrance.
Two publications will emerge from this project: a brochure that will present local projects that will inspire other young ambassadors to promote a culture of remembrance and act for democracy; and a teacher’s manual on women in the resistance.