Project Description:   Creative Cities is a multi-theme three year cultural and artistic partnership between people in East Asia and the UK to develop creative cities with successful knowledge economies.   Learning Point:   Large scale projects run across a region, such as East Asia, can provide a range of points to engage participants on specific local [...]

Project Description: Develop a multilateral project which can demonstrate the enriching quality of cultural diversity, through an event that explored historic transatlantic relationships through the medium of artistic expression. Learning Point: Cultural exchange provides a flexible focal point for multilateral programmes which can allow numerous partners to engage in a demonstration of themes such as cultural diversity. Organisation: British [...]

Project Description: The Network Effect – Moscow, sought to bring future leaders from across Europe together to develop their networks and leadership skills while the organisation of the event to develop stronger ties with Russian cultural organisations. Learning Point: Multilateral events based on strong partnerships can work even during times of tension between national governments. Organisation: British Council [...]

Project Description: The aim of the Peacekeeping English Project is to reduce, resolve and prevent conflict worldwide through improved English language communication. Learning Point: The success of Peacekeeping English is in identifying a specific contribution which the programme can make as part of a broad national and international security agenda. Organisation: British Council Full case study Peacekeeping English

Project Description: Provide an opportunity for engagement between representatives of the culturally diverse populations in Sudan while teaching participants lifesaving skills to attempt to reduce the number of people drowned in the Nile. Learning Point: The engagement of individuals in previous projects to identify participants for Nile Swimmers provided efficient means to attract individuals to the programme. Nile Swimmers [...]

Project Description: Bolstering human potential for a new style of leadership for social positive change in Africa and the world. Learning Point: To influence is at times involves letting go of the reins – to participate and not lead – to be the learner and the teacher, to be able to reassess ones position and be vulnerable in [...]

Project Description: Create a means to develop strong links between schools in Japan and the UK to support the exchange of ideas and approaches to education, through the Hampshire Neyagawa (Osaka) School Link project. Learning Point: The success originates from building on local success to model wider practise for the future. Rather than viewing exchanges as one off [...]

  Project Description: To implement educational policies for equality in gender, race/ethnicity and sexual orientation in the classroom, by sensitising teachers towards the issues of discrimination and encouraging a positive appreciation of diversity.   Learning Point:  The success of the project can be attributed to having approached it from the point of view of the participants [...]

Project Description:  To build greater trust and understanding between UK society and Muslim communities in Sub-Saharan Africa Learning Point:  There can be a danger of a listening/dialogue project trying to do too much – but with proper institutional commitment the model has much to offer. Organisation:  British Council  Full case study Intercultural Dialogue in Africa

Project Description: Work with Sudanese artists and writers to help them to understand and overcome the conflicts which have scarred their country for the past fifty years. Learning Point: Resonance; the careful choice of location resonated with the participants and later with the media to ensure wider impact for the programme. The facilitative approach, providing [...]