GONG is currently working on training teachers to acquire the skills to teach students about civic engagement and participation in policy making. Because GONG believes in civic participation, it included an “Education for Citizenship Literacy” module in its curriculum to educate teachers about political decision-making processes and civic engagement. Workshops on these topics were held…
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Media Literacy in Schools
An educational program for educators and teachers tackling media literacy is one of the most important educational programs that GONG has designed. It aims to equip teachers to properly educate and inform their students about the significance of media literacy today. The program also focuses on teaching students how to develop a critical approach towards…
Protect those who exercise the right of access to information
In light of the shocking news that Jan Kuciak was likely killed as a result of his work as an investigative journalist and whose freedom of information requests may have been passed to the subject of his inquiry, we the undersigned, are calling on the EU for immediate action to safeguard journalists exercising the right…
After joining EU, Croatia lost political will to fight corruption
On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day, observed on December 9, the nongovernmental election-monitoring organisation GONG on Friday warned that after it joined the European Union, a lack of a true political will for fighting corruption at all levels was evident in Croatia. GONG council president Nenad Zakosek told a news conference held outside parliament…
Ambassadors of Solidarity
Intercultural learning involves learning about differences, other cultures and their customs, openness of communication, building relationships with others, and developing awareness that building a community in which we live is only possible with the involvement of all of its participants. Training for intercultural competences for young people, with the aim of interconnecting young people and…
Teaching Interculturalisam for Solidarity & Inclusive Society
From 2 to 7 of July, a joint seminar by GONG and Nansen Dialogue centre was held in the city of Zadar in Croatia. Combining and upgrading two of the GEAR project partners’ educational seminars that already proved to be successful – Nansen Dialogue Centre Osijek’s Intercultural Education for Inclusive Societies and GONG’s Civic Literacy …