We are currently conducting several projects on increasing equity, equality, inclusion, and anti-racism in schools and non-formal educational settings. Annually, we implement teachers in-service training projects nationally reaching in total several thousand teachers every year.
In Helsinki municipality, we are currently organizing a set of more than 150 anti-racism workshops for early childhood education and pre-school staff members, teachers, and school principals. We have trained more than 2,000 teachers and youth workers on participatory equality planning in 2015–2020.
One of our new approaches to peace education is to use documentary films to create creative spaces for transformative learning moments where sensitive and difficult issues can be tackled together. Yearly, we publish various toolkits, manuals, and training materials for teachers and youth workers, most of them are outcomes from international projects. Our international work is mainly funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. See below some of our current and recent international projects.
Creative space for dialogue is a Erasmus+ project which brings together almost one hundred experts in the fields of culture, media, art education and youth work from Finland, Serbia, Slovenia, and Poland in 2022. Apply to the workshops!
Gender Equality Charter Mark The international Gender Equality Charter Mark (GECM) provides tools for equality work and
Global Learning for Sense of Belonging The GloBe (2021 – 2023) brings together the notions
Recognising, managing and transforming hate speech in youth settings for more inclusive Europe.
Pedal for Peace Is there anything in common with Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and the small, idyllic and demilitarized islands
The project provides teachers and other professionals with tools and skills to tackle hate speech, discriminatory bullying, and excluding practices in schools.
International Study Visits What does interfaith work in Scotland or gender-sensitive youth work in Finland
European Voluntary Service – Work Experience in Europe During 2017 and 2018, we sent several
Anatomy of Ostracism Controlling discrimination and increasing inclusion and equality in education settings. In the summer
Our projects are mainly funded by the Finnish government. The most important funding partners are the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs as well as the Finnish National Agency for Education and the European Union.
An official partnership with consultative status has been established between UNESCO and the Peace Education Institute.
