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    EPIZ Berlin e.V.

    from Berlin

    EPIZ, the Development Policy Education and Information Center e.V. in Berlin, promotes education for global justice and sustainable development. With innovative learning materials and practice-oriented training, it supports teachers and multipliers in political education.

    Association
    Education, Development Cooperation
    Quality Education, Gender Equality
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    About EPIZ

    EPIZ, the Development Policy Education and Information Center e.V., is a renowned center for Global Learning based in Berlin. Since its founding in 1986, EPIZ has been dedicated to promoting education for global justice, human rights, and sustainable development. The center offers a wide range of learning materials, workshops, and training for teachers, students, educational staff, and multipliers of political education. These offerings aim to integrate the topics of globalization and sustainability into the curriculum of general and vocational schools.

    Key Products and Services

    EPIZ develops innovative learning materials and organizes interactive school events as well as practice-oriented training. These offerings are specifically designed to make complex global interconnections understandable and to reflect on one's own role and responsibility in the world. A particular focus is on vocational education, where EPIZ provides job-related teaching materials to integrate topics such as social justice and sustainability into the subject teaching.

    Mission and Values

    The main mission of EPIZ is to use education as a tool for social justice and the promotion of human rights. The center is committed to making perspectives outside of Europe visible and contributing to international understanding. EPIZ promotes tolerant and solidarity-based behavior and supports the formation of an open and just society.

    Sustainability Goals and Initiatives

    EPIZ is actively engaged in education for sustainable development (ESD) and integrates this into its programs. The center promotes the examination of the interactions between local and global levels and between the Global North and South. Through projects like the "Fair School" and "Vocational Education for Sustainable Development," EPIZ contributes to the development and dissemination of sustainable educational initiatives. These initiatives have been awarded multiple times and contribute to the implementation of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

    Current Developments

    EPIZ remains up to date and has recently launched a new website that facilitates access to its offerings. Additionally, the center regularly offers events and training that address current topics such as digitalization and sustainability. EPIZ is also active in networking with other civil society actors and promotes exchange and collaboration at national and international levels.

    EPIZ is a non-profit association that is institutionally supported by the State Office for Development Cooperation at the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Enterprises. The association is registered in the association register at the Charlottenburg District Court and recognized as non-profit. Through its work, EPIZ makes a valuable contribution to diversity in educational work and the promotion of a just and sustainable world.

    Sources:

    1. https://epiz-berlin.de/
    2. https://www.epiz-berlin.de/publikationen/
    3. https://www.epiz-berlin.de/ueber-uns/
    4. https://www.epiz-berlin.de/ueber-uns/team/
    5. https://www.epiz-berlin.de/bildungsangebote/