Project PEACE (Pact for Education, Active Citizenship and Engagement) is an EU-wide initiative designed to support small municipalities in fostering social inclusion, equality, and democratic participation.

We recognize that small towns face unique challenges, but also offer unique opportunities for cohesion. Our goal is to equip local authorities and key community actors (including libraries, museums, schools, and NGOs) with the tools they need to champion Active Citizenship and common European values.

 

Our Framework To ensure high-quality results, our methodology relies on two pillars of international expertise:

• UNESCO Global Civic Education: We utilize case studies from the Learning Cities cluster to apply best practices in civic education.

• Council of Europe: We adopt the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture to build the specific skills needed for social cohesion.

 

The project will deliver: 

1. a set of case studies on civic education for peaceful communities; 

2. a PEACE Reference Framework for municipalities and recommendations (guidelines) for specific measures; 

3. a PEACE Cities Manifesto and guidelines for the sustainability of results;

4. an educational platform with all the related resources. 

The project's ambition is to come up with practical and existing proposals for civic activities that support cohesion and inspire smaller municipalities to become CITIES OF PEACE.

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2025-1-SK01-KA220-ADU-000366089

Project duration: November 2, 2025 – May 1, 2028

Project Budget: 250 000 Eur