Our cooperation with NECE

EUSTORY collaborates with NECE – Networking European Civic Education – on various activities. Led by THE CIVICS Innovation Hub, NECE aims to map, form and support an engaged community of civic education champions across Europe.
“Today’s challenges to democracy can only be overcome in alliances. At EUSTORY, we are glad to actively contribute to NECE’s history track.”

Katja Fausser
Programme Director EUSTORY and member of the NECE Consortium

Bridging Gaps Award

In 2024, Körber-Stiftung and THE CIVICS Innovation Hub presented the one-time Bridging Gaps Award. Non-governmental organizations across Europe and neighbouring countries that have successfully implemented youth projects fostering unity in polarised societies were invited to apply.

The programmes or activities should demonstrate innovation, impact, and sustainability in bridging gaps between young people with distinct national, ethnic, political, religious or cultural affiliations. Programmes that include a critical reflection on the historical roots of current conflicts in their work were favoured. Geographically, the area of the Council of Europe is our first reference here.

The prize winner was awarded on 14 Nov in Tirana at the fringe of the NECE Festival 2024 “Borders” in Albania: The UK-based initiative Solutions Not Sides had convinced the jury with their education programme for British secondary schools on the Israel-Palestine conflict. The award was presented to Solution not Sides representative Jess Brandler.

What our NECE-collaboration looks like

Read the key take aways!

  • NECE Lab: Working with Polarised Groups in Civic Education

    How to counter polarisation in youth work? In Sarajevo, civic education specialists, researchers, and activists discussed challenges.

  • Bosnia: Building bridges, where others see walls

    One conversation, one classroom at a time, four activists fight for unity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. How they refuse to give in to division, despite government pressure.

  • “Solutions Not Sides” wins Bridging Gaps Award

    This spring, Körber-Stiftung and THE CIVICS Innovation Hub had presented the one-time Bridging Gaps Award, inviting non-governmental organizations across Europe and neighbouring countries to share their successfully implemented youth projects fostering unity in polarised societies.

Networking European Civic Education

Learn more about the multi-stakeholder network for civic educators to connect, learn and grow.