New Voices & Views on The Impact of Development Awareness Raising

Do citizens in Europe care about global issues? Can an engaging campaign or school activity change the way we think and behave? What is the difference between the demonstrable ‘outcome’ of a campaign or training and its tangible ‘impact’? And how does greater awareness of development improve national and European policies and outcomes in partner countries?

These were among the questions raised at a meeting of more than 70 civil society organisations (CSOs) and local authorities in Brussels last month, each of whom receives funding from the European Commission for own-initiative activities in Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR). With the launch of the 2015 European Year for Development, these questions are also crucial to understanding how this year can impact European development cooperation.

Check out the new Voices & Views piece here - http://capacity4dev.ec.europa.eu/article/impact-development-awareness-r…