{"id":22052,"date":"2026-03-17T16:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edcities.whads.com\/educating-cities-award\/2024-award\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:19:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:19:24","slug":"2024-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edcities.whads.com\/en\/educating-cities-award\/2024-award\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Educating Cities Award<\/h1>

2024 Edition: Award to best practices in values-based education<\/h2><\/div>

Education in values is a cornerstone of Educating Cities and the driving force behind sustainable development in its social, environmental and economic dimensions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Awarded Projects<\/h2>

The awarded experiences of the fifth edition of the Educating Cities\u2019 Award to Community Education Subsystem PILARES, M\u00e9xico City (M\u00e9xico), Interreligious Dialogue, Odivelas (Portugal) and Water, Camera and Action \u2013 socio-environmental educommunication, Santo Andr\u00e9 (Brazil).<\/p>\n

Congratulations to everyone involved in the projects!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Community Education Subsystem PILARES<\/h3>
\n \n \n<\/svg><\/div>Mexico City (Mexico)<\/span><\/div>

The PILARES centres are spaces open to the public that promote the inclusion of the most vulnerable social groups, and are based on four main components: education, culture, sport and economic entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

View the project<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Interreligious Dialogue<\/h3>
\n \n \n<\/svg><\/div>Odivelas (Portugal)<\/span><\/div>

The initiative seeks to promote exchange, knowledge and respect, both between different religions and beliefs among themselves, and between faiths and citizens in general, promoting social cohesion and the construction of peace.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

View project<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Water, Camera and Action \u2013 socio-environmental educommunication<\/h3>
\n \n \n<\/svg><\/div>Santo Andr\u00e9 (Brasil)<\/span><\/div>

The project aims to generate conditions for young people between 15 and 29 years old to experience socio-environmental learning about water problems in the city, according to their perceptions while at the same time valuing the specificities of each territory.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Finalist projects<\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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Apucarana (Brazil)<\/p><\/div>

Apucarana, a city that includes, welcomes and embraces<\/h3>

This initiative not only serves to reduce the barriers faced by the hearing impaired, give them the opportunity to interact with the public and enhance their sense of belonging in society, but it also assists pupils in learning to value and respect differences.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a>

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Buenos Aires (Argentina)<\/p><\/div>

Sustainable Ministry Programme<\/h3>

The programme aims to promote a new environmentally responsible culture among the personnel of the Ministry of Education of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, incorporating sustainability criteria in its management practices and processes, in line with the work carried out in schools.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a>

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Manresa (Spain)<\/p><\/div>

Flors Sirera Centre for Peace and Solidarity<\/h3>

It is a citizen representation space, which offers a wide range of activities to raise awareness on peace culture, solidarity and international cooperation, devised theatre, participation in local festivals and fairs, and also training for teachers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a>

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Playa del Carmen (Mexico)<\/p><\/div>

Sargassum: a city\u2019s resilience<\/h3>

A series of maintenance, preservation and conservation programmes for cleaning the beaches that promote social and workplace inclusion, environmental education and culture in order to favour the social and economic development.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a>

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Porto (Portugal)<\/p><\/div>

The Aconchego Programme: sharing a home and company<\/h3>

The programme is aimed at young university students, who are hosted by senior citizens living in the city. The senior citizens provide accommodation, and the students repay them in kind with company, food and a token contribution towards cover housekeeping.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a>

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Raul Soares (Brazil)<\/p><\/div>

Farming clubs<\/h3>

The initiative aims to empower rural population, by providing tools and knowledge to improve farming practices, promoting innovation and boosting resilience in a constantly evolving agricultural climate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a>

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Sant Boi de Llobregat (Spain)<\/p><\/div>

World Refugee Day<\/h3>

This educational project is aimed at the upper primary cycle of education using awareness and artistic languages to offer a space for reflection, action and community engagement in order to promote providing shelter.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n

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Jury<\/h2>

The jury of the 5th edition of the \u201cEducating Cities Award to Best Practices in Values-Based Education\u201d is composed by 2 experts and the cities of Brussels and Cascais in representation of the IAEC Executive Committee.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Mr. Philippe Merieu <\/h3>

Honorary university professor of education<\/p>

\n \n \n<\/svg><\/div>France<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Ms. Alicia Cabezudo <\/h3>

Professor Emerita in the Department of Social Science Methodology and Teaching at the Faculty of Education, National University of Rosario <\/p>

\n \n \n<\/svg><\/div>Colombia<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Mr. Joan Manuel del Pozo<\/h3>

Doctor of Philosophy and Professor Emeritus at the University of Girona. <\/p>

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Ms. Jennifer Duvinage <\/h3>

Director of General Public Education Administration<\/p>

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Ms. Ana Gil <\/h3>

Head of the Division of Teaching Support and Educational Innovation<\/p>

\n \n \n<\/svg><\/div>Portugal<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Video | The Jury\u2019s view<\/h3>
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