Public Advocacy for EDR

Advocacy Domain

Public advocacy for EDR within global and local communities through press, ambassadorship, and network.

EDR
Academic Forums

Every year, EDR organizes a Global Forum on Global Citizenship Education to address key issues of relevance to Human Security, Global Governance and Sustainable Development Goals.

EDR also organizes policy and advocacy events on Global Citizenship Education to engage decision-makers, leading experts and practitioners in dialogue on global citizenship issues.

Previous forums

Rethinking Post-2015 Development: Conceptual & Policy Implications Beyond MDGs

An international seminar co-sponsored by the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development and the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston.

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Previous forums

Africa in the 21st Century

Prospects for Secure Sustainable Development, with scholars and policy practitioners of development.

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Forum Overview

Global Governance and Human Security | October 07, 2019
Bridging Global Governance in Collaboration with the Educational Divide Reform Institute
The students, alumni, and faculty members of the McCormack Graduate School and the Global Governance and Human Security PhD program, in collaboration with the Educational Divide Reform Institute, held a forum to discuss how to further grow the Ph.D. program of Global Governance and Human Security.

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Previous forums

Bridging Global Governance in Collaboration with the Educational Divide Reform Institute

An open discussion panel co-hosted by EDR and UMass Boston

EDR
Advocacy Network

EDR’s advocacy work focuses on building awareness and creating a more enabling environment for national and international level to promote the global citizenship education by addressing key issues of relevance to Human Security, Global Governance and Sustainable Development Goals.

Advocacy Network

EDR Ambassador Model

What does it takes to be an EDR Ambassador?

EDR Ambassador’s Initiative is a network of progressive and visionary EDR stakeholders chosen for their influential leadership and champion in the field of transformative EDR education.

Our EDR Ambassadors are selected to foster the transformative potential of EDR’s Global Citizenship Education amongst educators, academic leaders and policymakers and alumni of EDR programs.

Why should you be an EDR Ambassador?

You share our values
You support our approach
You want to engage with our work in your community

EDR Ambassador Responsibilities

  • Giving a presentation to our potential donors, young people and your local community.

  • Recruiting the potential donors or stakeholders of EDR.

  • Networking events with EDR alumni.

  • Informing and influencing key stakeholders both online and in-person.

  • Marketing and writing blogs/articles around EDR initiatives.

EDR Ambassador Privileges

  • Apply for funding for EDR related initiatives and receive financial and advisory support.

  • Access to the greater network of EDR notable alumni, staff, and advisors.

  • Discounted fee when staying in the EDR dormitory in Cambridge, MA for EDR related purposes.

  • Public mentions and highlights on EDR online platforms (website, newsletters, social media).

  • Certificate of recognition following end of position.

Contact us to know more about EDR Ambassador.

    Advocacy Network

    EDR Alumni Network

    EDR Alumni Network is a network and community of previous participants, mentors, and lecturers of EDR programs joined to sustain EDR’s vision of global citizenship.

    Objectives of the EDR Alumni Network

    • To ensure sustainability of EDR mission of social harmony and global leadership via UN SDG after the end of the program.

    • To guide members, particularly previous students, on how to navigate lives as global citizens based on GCED curricula.

    • Word of mouth marketing and public communication to build public rapport for sustaining programs and external networks.