The voices of Africa, the challenges of migration, the cry of the planet that changes: all this can become a subject of study, but above all an opportunity for growth. It is the spirit with which it starts again “At school with Amref”the global citizenship education program promoted by Amref Health Africa, which transforms Italian classes into meeting and dialogue spaces. Not only lessons, therefore, but paths that teach to look at the world with new eyes.
In the last school year they joined 521 classes, over 10 thousand students and 160 teachers. A success that explains well how much the project entered the life of schools. For 2025-2026 the available routes will be fourteen, all free, with themes ranging from the fight against female empreotypes to female empreotynts, from climate change to global health.
«For twenty years – he says Maria Angela Clementecontact person of the program – we coordinate At school with Amref with The goal of telling Africa without stereotypes and stimulating a wider reflection on the responsibilities towards the planet. Seeing the enthusiasm of teachers and students confirms that education can truly become a bridge between cultures and countries ».
From Calabria to Kenya: stories of ties
Among the schools that have chosen this journey for longer there is theComprehensive Institute Francesco Jerace of Polistena (RC). The teacher Luisa Elduini He tells it with passion: «For us teachers, At school with Amref It is not only a project, but an indispensable added value. Education goes beyond the desks, making the boys more aware and attentive to the world ».
The educational value is amplified in direct exchange experiences, such as twinning “Link to School”, which puts Italian and Keniote classes in contact. This year the shared theme will be the relationship between the right to health and climate change: a concrete comparison on common challenges.
Africa without clichés, new perspectives
Among the most significant paths there is Reframe Africawho invites the secondary boys to discover a continent away from prejudices, while for the little ones there is I meet Africamade of voices, music and traditions. Sport becomes universal language with #Nonerveuncampione, inspired by the Italian-Synegalese boxer Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye.
Education is also intertwined with the migrant narrativesthanks to initiatives such as Tell me about stories on the way And The border between uswhich help to counteract fake news and hatred speeches.
Important space is reserved for female protagonism, with Afro Woman – #breakthebiaswhich brings six stories of African and Afrodiscendent women to the class. New this year is the path “The Value of the girl – No More Violence”, dedicated to superiors: an invitation to build a fair and non -violent company.
Finally, the vein One Health He leads students to reflect on global health, the right to water and the protection of the planet, in line with the approach that binds strictly environment, society and well -being. The schools that want to join will be able to do it for free until January, writing to schools@amref.it and choosing the favorite paths. The teaching units come directly to teachers in PDF format, often enriched with extra materials.
