Citizenship education
Learning at school and in society

Citizens participation, Ecuadorian Society (Ecuadorian Government-Society Cooperation Program)

Ecuador

It is a social consensus program of all the actors involved in education at different levels. Some important agreements are sanitary education for children; innovations to improve elementary education; educational communication strategies through the "Caravans for Life" (Circus without a tent, with community artists, which educates and entertains at the same time).
Other examples might be mentioned of elementary education quality improvement, namely: school preparation methodology for boys and girls without pre-school education; formation of quality demonstration centers for horizontal training of male and female teachers; shared management for the implementation of educational policies with the participation of both governmental and non-governmental organisms; international cooperation agencies and international organisations.

The program is carried out with the inter-sectors coordination at a local level between the institutions in charge of drinkable water supply, health, nutrition, initial and elementary education, through the formation of inter-institutional Committees. INTERNATIONAL PLAN Ecuador actively participates in all actions through its respective programs. Besides, it has initiated an in-room citizen's education process by means of carrying out active participation processes (innovative pedagogical processes, students' governments, values awareness, strengthening the creation of school regulations, etc.).

The hard economic crisis of Ecuador makes the living conditions of boys, girls, youths and women more and more difficult. Discrimination, violence, ill-treatment, children's mortality and the lack of good quality education show the critical situation of inequity and social injustice. That is why the Ecuadorian society has started becoming aware and establishing strategies, which allow, in the mean and long terms, to overcome the inequalities in a rights-based situation.

Government of Ecuador and INTERNATIONAL PLAN (NGO),
Ms. Mirta Raimondo,
National Learning Consultant in Ecuador
or Manuel Cárdenas Muñoz,
Regional Education Consultant,
511 Yañez Pinzón and Orellana - Corner Quito Ecuador
Tel : (593-2) 558 931
E.mail : cardenam@plan.geis.com

Institutional Partners
City halls, at provincial, regional and national level.

1999-2000

INTERNATIONAL PLAN through its specific projects