International Women’s Day 2025 is a time to reflect on the remarkable contributions of women in the fight for human rights and social justice.

From grassroots activism to global advocacy, Irish women in activism and advocacy have made a lasting impact by challenging inequality, injustice, and oppression both at home and abroad.

Credit: © Bernadette Devlin as a 22-year old psychology student and People’s Democracy candidate, in Belfast, 1969. Photo by PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo (modified)

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Materials for Youth Primary Post Primary Early Years Higher Level Adult & Community Global Citizenship Educators

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The focus for 2025 is Climate Justice which includes lots of activities exploring climate change, climate justice, and climate action in many different contexts.

The Our World Awards seek to enable 3rd-6th class pupils to learn about the lives of children and their families in developing countries and how Ireland, through Irish Aid, and 192 other countries in the United Nations are working together to create a safer and fairer world, and a better future for all the world’s children.

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Moving Beyond a birds eye view:Education. Action. Solidarity. NOW!

Explore this key baseline on teaching materials from Ireland that were produced during the first 4 years of the SDGs.

Summary of the main Sustainable Development Goal per resource 2017-2020.

Podcast

Irish Global Solidarity in 100 Objects

Through the stories from the people involved in bringing them about, this podcast series explores a number of the objects featured in the exhibition that act as a snapshot of Irish engagement with global cultural, political and social issues over the past 50 years.

A unique snapshot of Irish education and activism in Ireland over the past 50 years. Explore the 100 object, teaching materials and join in with the ‘100+1 Project’.

Looking for resources  that link to the SDGs, such as booklets, short films, issue-based activity packs or an NGO report?

Say hello, to the Sustainable Development Goals Explorer.