/ Towards solutions – promising approaches For civil society organizations working in stateless communities, access to education for stateless children continues to be a priority issue. Consultations designed to deepen the shared understanding of the various challenges in different countries led to a clarion call to bring greater visibility to this issue. In November 2023, ISI and partners spearheaded an Awareness Month on Childhood Statelessness and the Right to Education: a global initiative aimed at highlighting the specific challenges stateless children face in accessing education. The campaign also sought to engage and empower stateless children and youths to proactively participate in discussions and solutions affecting their futures. A consortium of ten partners operating across nine countries22 organized national level events, with ISI taking the lead on several global initiatives, all occurring under the banner of the awareness month campaign. The national and international events involved key stakeholders, including children and youths, who were either directly impacted by the issue, or working with stateless communities. The activities were designed to raise awareness and foster engagement on the topic of childhood statelessness - ranging from educational workshops and storytelling sessions, to art exhibitions and debate competitions. A key factor in the success of this approach relates to how the campaign supported local partners to create their own individual projects, aligned with the broader campaign goals while addressing unique local challenges and context. This strategy enabled opportunities for children and youth to engage in conversation and showcase their resilience, despite the individual barriers that they face. Importantly, this approach also 12 demonstrated the transformative power of collective action in prompting much-needed dialogue on the issue. The collaborative approach, sustained over a month of activities, ensured that key messages resonated with diverse audiences, amplifying the reach and impact across regions. The experience can serve as a model for future efforts to continue and expand action to drive change on this pressing issue. The section below is dedicated to the work undertaken by consortium members during Awareness Month of Childhood Education and Statelessness. Highlights include the profile of the organization, their area of work and details of the individual projects under the campaign. AUSTRALIA Our Awareness Month partner in Australia: Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness (PMCS). PMCS facilitated a statelessness legal clinic workshop for Australian high school students teaching about childhood statelessness and reflecting on the importance of education. BANGLADESH Our Awareness Month partner in Bangladesh: Council of Minorities (CoM). CoM established a Youth Citizens’ Cafes to raise awareness on statelessness & citizenship rights. They also held a training workshop on advocacy and child rights with Youth Citizens Café members and a Children Art Competition in Mohammadpur Camps. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Our Awareness Month partner in the DR: Dominican@s por Derecho (DxD). DxD highlighted the subject of education and statelessness in a podcast about statelessness and the access to education for children. They also produced an investigative report aimed at educating young populations on the situation with education for stateless boys and girls in the DR. INDIA Our Awareness Month partner in India: Rohingya Human Rights Initiative (RHRI). RHRI organised a capacity building workshop about childhood statelessness for 32 participants from 10 countries representing 18 different ethnicities. In addition, RHRI facilitated a cultural exchange involving stateless Rohingya children and youth in India and Bangladesh (Cox’s Bazaar). IRAQ Our Awareness Month partner in Iraq: Un Ponte Per (UPP). UPP conducted a workshop to a group of Dom and Roma youth, training them in the fields of human rights, to promote their right to education and enhance their role in the community. UPP produced and distributed awareness brochures about statelessness, every child’s right