The Geneva Office for
Human Rights Education

Making Human Rights Part of
Every Child’s Education

Who We Are
The Geneva Office for Human Rights Education (GO-HRE) is a non-profit legal entity whose purpose is to make human rights part of every child’s education. Dedicated to teaching the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, GO-HRE offers on a complimentary basis a non-partisan, non-sectarian, highly interactive curriculum, which, coupled with initial teacher training, helps countries meet their treaty obligations to provide human rights education to children and youth.

GO-HRE is an educational initiative affiliated with Brigham Young University’s David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies, a United Nations-accredited nongovernmental organization, in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

GO-HRE works with Latter-day Saint Charities, the United Nations humanitarian registration of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and with government and education partners in countries around the world.

The Need
Human rights violations will remain a persistent global problem unless children and youth receive human rights education, inspiring them to care and make the changes necessary to create a better world.

Meeting the Need
We call our teaching resources Colega, meaning friend or colleague. Colega’s logo represents children and their books, celebrating Human Rights Education. It suggests our child-centered approach to teaching and learning about Human Rights. Through human rights education, people acquire the knowledge, skills and commitment necessary to make a difference.

Our Vision
A world where everyone values human rights. A world where people live in peace and dignity with each another.