A practical toolkit for museums, libraries, archives and educators
This toolkit has been developed by ICCROM within the framework of the European Union-funded TOWCHED project, Transforming Our World: Collections at the Heart of life-long learning and Education (2025–2027).
TOWCHED’s methodologies and tools empower organizations and professionals working with heritage collections to plan and implement inclusive and context-relevant Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) activities for children and youth in all their diversity, that are grounded in the Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA).
This toolkit breaks new ground by uniting collections-based education, sustainable development and the Human Rights-Based Approach, with a strong focus on children and youth in all their diversity. By placing rights-holders at the centre, it expands young people’s opportunities to access, participate in and benefit from transformative learning experiences. At the same time, it equips professionals and institutions with practical tools to plan, deliver, monitor and evaluate impactful educational initiatives grounded in human rights.
I warmly invite all organizations working with heritage collections, as well as educators across all learning contexts, to use this resource to embed the Human Rights-Based Approach into their practice and institutional culture. I extend my sincere gratitude to the European Union for supporting the TOWCHED project and to our consortium partners for their dedicated collaboration in developing this important resource.
Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral, Director-General, ICCROM