On July 6, 2026, as part of the Ambassadors’ Meeting organized by the Zachor Foundation, colleagues from HÉTFA led an interactive participatory workshop for participants in the Teacher Ambassador and Youth Ambassador Programs. The goal of the workshop was to collaboratively explore the program’s impact pathways and identify the processes through which the ambassadors’ work contributes to the development of school communities.
The workshop is part of a research process supporting the evaluation of the Zachor Foundation’s Teacher Ambassador and Youth Ambassador Programs. The goal of the evaluation is to provide a comprehensive picture of the changes the program initiates in educational institutions, in teachers’ professional work, and in students’ learning processes. The Zachor Foundation’s Ambassador Program is supported by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
The Zachor Foundation’s Ambassador Program builds a community of educators and young people committed to Holocaust education who collaborate at the local, national, and international levels to strengthen authentic remembrance education. The program also contributes to the fight against antisemitism, Holocaust denial, and distortion, promoting education based on critical thinking and democratic values.
Using participatory methods, the participants collectively reflected on how the ambassador activities relate to the day-to-day operations of schools, what kinds of learning and community processes they foster, and in what areas the program’s short- and long-term impacts are evident. Teachers’ experiences are particularly valuable for the evaluation, as they are able to perceive institutional and pedagogical changes that are less visible to students.