Meeting the Criteria

Global Education Focus

The Global Education criteria must be met. This means:

• the subject matter of the educational materials and/or activities must be explicitly global,
• the educational materials and/or activities should highlight the relevancy of the issue to those living in Aotearoa New Zealand,
• the project must encourage critical thinking, reflection, and action encouraging New Zealanders to be responsible global citizens, and to create a safe and just world.

Examples of projects that DO NOT have a Global Education focus are:
a. A domestically focused road safety education project aimed at children in Aotearoa NZ. Road safety education for New Zealanders IS NOT a form of education encompassed by Global Education.
b. A 'voting in an election' education campaign in Papua New Guinea. While related to social justice and enabling people to take action, the project DOES NOT target New Zealanders.
c. A campaign to promote peace in a Christchurch community. Although relating to peace education and targeting New Zealanders, the project WOULD NOT meet the criteria of Global Education Fund unless it linked the global situation to the Christchurch community and enabled them to take action that could influence the global situation.

To discuss whether your project could be considered Global Education contact the GLOBAL EDUCATION CENTRE.

Clear Learning Objectives and Outcomes
Learning outcomes must be integral to your project and there must be clarity around them. For example, a resource kit should accompany a documentary on a global issue, and projects are strengthened if there is collaboration with an educator when initially developing them.

Linked to Relevant Curricula
If your project is to be used in the formal education sectors, you need to explicitly state how the project supports the curriculum, course or programme of study. Such as, by reference to:
- the Values, Principles, Key Competencies, and Learning Areas (Strands, Levels and, where appropriate, Achievement Objectives) of the New Zealand Curriculum (revised version, published November 2007); and/or
- Achievement and/or Unit Standards for the NCEA or other NQF qualifications.

Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitoring and evaluation measures should give insight into learning outcomes i.e. not just the number of resources that were produced but how they were received/used.

Add to Existing Global Education Activities
Projects should add value by focusing on an area where there is a need for Global Education resources. Applicants should review the Go Global and Te Kete Ipurangi databases to see if similar resources already exist.

GEF funds non-formal education not informal education

Non-formal education is an educational process that has clear learning objectives and can be monitored and evaluated e.g. A theatre group puts on a play, but it also has clear learning objectives, active participation by learners, and a way to assess the learning. Informal learning is more "vague" and may provide a learning opportunity but does not articulate learning objectives or assess learning or get feedback e.g. a radio programme on a global topic, which has no accompanying learning materials or educational aims or any assessment of learning.