Réseau Education à la citoyenneté et à la solidarité internationale

The RED (Education Network for Citizenship and International Solidarity) is a network of agricultural education, born in 1998, dedicated to education for citizenship and international solidarity (ECSI in french). It's in link with the Office of European Relations and International Cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture. In close relationship with the other geographical networks and the Ministry's regional international cooperation officers, the RED trains and supports the actors of agricultural education in their international mobility projects (preparation for departure and development upon return), welcoming foreign partners, animations and activities on the themes of sustainable food, inequalities, interculturality... This network was born in 1998 from the need of teachers to create and use tools to integrate the ECSI in their pedagogical practices. The network is addressed to the pedagogical teams of agricultural education for : promote the exchange of experiences, to improve the knowledge of pedagogical tools, to enhance the value of the actions and projects of the establishments. An annual meeting in the PNF training catalog (4 days, late May-early June, in the Region) allows to discover new tools and to exchange around ECSI practices. The RED is an open network that is a member of the development education platform Educasol and supports the youth networks Mobility of agricultural education. It regularly works in partnership with public institutions, local authorities and many local and national associations involved in national awareness campaigns (Festival Alimenterre, International Solidarity Week, the Fair Trade weeks...). RED participates for the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in the national consultation group on Education for Citizenship and International Solidarity (a space for dialogue and experience sharing created in 2017). It brings together representatives of associations, four ministries (including the Ministry of Agriculture and Food), the AFD, local authorities and regional multi-stakeholder networks.