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Project Citizen Culminates with Philippine National Showcase
Teams of high school students are out to prove that Philippine youth, contrary to popular belief, are socially aware and politically engaged. Students representing the Pines City National High School (Baguio), Muntinlupa Science High School (NCR), Tinago National High School (Bicol), Davao City National High School (Davao), Tanauan School of Fisheries (Batangas), Regional Science High School of Region IX (Zamboanga), Tagbilaran City Science High School (Bohol), and Luisa Medel National High School (Bacolod) will compete for this year's Project Citizen National Showcase to be held on April 13, 2013 at the University of Makati campus from 9am to 5pm. Project Citizen (PC) is implemented by the Philippine Center for Civic Education and Democracy (PCCED), a non-government organization dedicated to the effective promotion of good citizenship and participatory democracy through education. For its 2013 run, PC is supported by Globe Telecoms., Inc., Tan Yan Kee Foundation and the University of Makati.
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National Commission on Civic Education Re-launches Project Citizen
The National Commission for Civic Education in Ghana is “re-launching” Project Citizen to increase public awareness and to formally inaugurate an Advisory Board. According to the Commission, Project Citizen fits perfectly into its mandate of equipping the youth to effectively participate in local and national governance, thereby strengthening Ghana’s constitutional democracy. Project Citizen is an adaptation from a United States model and has been implemented by the National Commission on Civic Education for the past 5 years.
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Elarbi Imad Receives Honorary Doctorate
Elarbi Imad, Executive Director of the Moroccan Center for Civic Education, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa in June 2012.
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Event highlights success of AFT's Civic Voices project
AFT News | May 10, 2012 - The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) showcased the outcomes of its Civic Voices project, which was developed in collaboration with the Civitas Eurasia and Civitas Russia partnerships of the Civitas International Programs network.
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NCCE Evaluates Project Citizen In Ghana
Government of Ghana | April 3, 2012 - The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in collaboration with stakeholders, including students, at the weekend evaluated “Project Citizen” to inculcate effective citizenship in the Ghanaian youth.
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Project Citizen Students in Ghana Address Illegal Mining
Ghana News Agency | October 13, 2011 - Project Citizen students in Ghana presented their proposal to allow small-scale miners to register their businesses locally. The students say that their proposal would reduce illegal mining. They explained their ideas at a regional Project Citizen showcase in Koforidua.
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Moroccan delegation visits Eastwood High School
The Press | January 20, 2011 - Student Hannah Ward writes about a recent visit to the Pemberville, Ohio, school by a delegation from the Moroccan Center for Civic Education, a partner in the Center’s Civitas International Programs.
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