Human Rights Education to Inspire Change

Working with educators to develop and distribute human rights educational programs that give young people the tools they need to make a difference

What We Do

  • Free, High Quality Educational Resources

    Designed by our team of educators and young changemakers to be easily integrated into an existing curriculum, we offer a library of flexible human rights curricula, lesson plans, posters, videos, and other educational resources that encourage young people to make a difference. Covering a variety of topics, age levels, and lengths and developed for offline accessibility, these resources were created to meet the needs of every classroom.

  • Training & Support

    We offer both formal and informal training to prepare educators to integrate human rights with their existing curriculum and support their students in creating positive change. Our 8 week Certificate in Human Rights Education combines skills-development webinars, independent reflection, and peer-discussions to prepare educators to lead human rights educational programs that inspire students to help others.

  • Working Across Political and Religious Spectrums

    We are thankful to work with educators across political and religious spectrums. We strive to develop non-political and non-religious resources that present factual information on human rights and encourage students to develop their own thoughts and conclusions. Our team represents a variety of political, religious, and cultural backgrounds working together to build nuanced human rights educational programs and resources for all classrooms.

Money should not be a barrier to human rights education.

All programs, training, and support is provided free of charge

 

Working with Classrooms Around the World

México

“As an educator I have found the resources meaningful to my lessons. I know that whenever I use them I will have students engaged and going the extra mile to learn more.”

— Elynn Vazquez Wong

Republic of Benin

“Many students felt that this exercise should be a whole school activity and should be observed often.”

— Odujobi Kayode

How it Works

  • Registration

    Educators, schools, nonprofits, or community groups register their students to participate in a Human Projects Educational Program. The majority of programs are open registration but some programs that require significant Human Projects Team support (such as Young Human Rights Changemakers) have an application or waitlist process.

  • Training, Distribution, and Support

    We share all program materials (lesson plans, curricula, and other resources) free of charge and offer optional training and support to educators.

  • Program Implementation

    Educators incorporate resources provided by the Human Projects into classroom lessons.

  • Student Survey, Feedback, and Experience Sharing (optional)

    When feasible, educators are asked to conduct an anonymous student survey and share results with the Human Projects Team. We also encourage feedback and sharing images from the programs (with consent). We recognize that there are many potential barriers including but not limited to: internet access in the classroom, access to technology, power, legal restrictions, and safety. Therefore, survey reporting, experience sharing, and feedback is entirely optional.

Data Driven Programs

Combining data and feedback from educators and students to improve student outcomes

A survey of 1,057 participants in our Young Human Rights Changemakers Educational Program found that after completing the program:

93%

saw themselves as changemakers

90.9%

felt confident in their ability to lead and complete a community project

92.5%

felt confident in their ability to identify human rights issues in their community