Project description

In today’s world, there is hardly a place that is not affected by major public events. The local is becoming global. Conflicts in seemingly distant lands are driving millions of people who may one day be our neighbours from their homes. The establishment of a landfill site on the other side of the world may affect the weather in the Czech Republic in a few years’ time. And a small virus, originally spread in just one city, can paralyse the entire globe for more than two years thanks to a connected world.

Why do wars happen some places and not others? Why do some countries fail when others prosper? Is it possible to have enough on one side of the world while there is still hunger somewhere else? And what can we as individuals do to make a difference?

The project “What would happen if the Global North stopped providing development aid to the Global South?” answers these questions in a playful and experiential way, with an escape game for secondary school students. This is complemented by debates with schools from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia, as well as with experts in foreign development cooperation and humanitarian aid, journalists and representatives of international organisations.

The project was created as an effort to empower young people to engage with global issues, bring current topics into the classroom, and also provide educators and youth workers with new innovative methods to teach about complex issues.

The project runs from 2023 to 2024 and has been financially supported by the CRRF.