Beyond THE FUTURE: International Network of Education for Democracy, Human Rights and Tolerance

Looking for an international, intercultural tolerance resource? Check out the International Network of Education for Democracy, Human Rights and Tolerance site. Its list of links alone features organizations from Asia, Africa, South America, Europe, and North America.

The International Network of Education for Democracy, Human Rights and Tolerance consists of “several NGOs (non-governmental organizations), scientists and experts from countries in West and East Europe, Israel, Philippines, South America and the USA” who have “developed interesting and original approaches towards fostering tolerance, democracy and human rights.”

Its goal: to identify best practices, programs, concepts, and models in tolerance education, exchange those ideas and materials within an established network, then disseminate those same ideas and materials for effective public use. Featured books have titles such as Tolerance Matters and Hate Hurts: How Children Learn to Unlearn Prejudice. Consider this quote from the “Challenges” page of this impressive site:

“Cultivating humanity,” as the famous American philosopher Martha Nussbaum points out, presents a major future challenge. It is not surprising that education takes the most prominent role here. After all, education for democracy, tolerance, and human rights seems the most promising field of action in terms of “cultivating humanity.”