SMORGON SOCIETY OF HUMAN RIGHTS

HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION FOR YOUTH

What is SSHR?

Smorgon society of human rights (SSHR)- non-governmental, non for profit organisation which was founded in 1996 and stands for:

• teaching, promoting and protecting children and human rights within 33 primary and secondary schools and in the curriculum as well
• it's purpose is to promote and co-ordinate development , human rights education in the Youth sector .

• an international dimension and global perspective in education in all its forms
• understanding and respect for all peoples , their cultures and ways of life
• ability to communicate with others after more then seventy years of totalitarism
• understanding for International solidarity and co-operation
• readiness to participate in solving problemsof our community , country and the world at large

Here are a few of our major activities:

• annual competitions among 33 primary and seconadry schools in drawings , posters , essays in the field of children and human rights in co-operation with UNICEF mission in Belarus
• seminars for teachers , social workers and Youth leaders about human rights issues , active and participative pedagogical approach in co-operation with "Human rights in the curriculum " ( Ms. M.Brown -UK)
• workshops for youth leaders in human rights education, social activities in this field
• round table for local authorities and principals on human rights documents and human rights issues in co-operation with OSCE mission in Belarus
• produces relevant youth -centred human rights materials, manuals on issues of justice ,local and global co-operation and solidarity with NGO's from all over the world
• round table with representatives from Latvian Parlament concerning minority rights in Latvia

Recent events organised by SSHR:

• two years experiment about human rights education , democracy values and International humanitarian law in co-operation with Ministry of Education Republic of Belarus
• radio and broadcasts concerning human rights documents
• manual for social workers and teachers about human rights education, pedagogical innovations and new methods of teaching human rights
• peer education programme for students on human rights education
• exibitions ,human and children rights actions within schools and in the curriculum as well

For further information, please contact:

Mr. Vladimir Kalinin (5 foto 175 kB)

Head of the Smorgon information and methodical centre

55/97, Yubileinaja street

231 000 Smorgon

Belarus

tel. +375(01592)52541

fax.+375(01592)33890

e-mail: ikar57@tut.by

P.S. We are looking for co-operation and collaboration with our colleagues abroad in the field of human rights education.