Governance
developmenteducation.ie is an on-line hub that supports the online dissemination of development education (DE) and global citizenship education (GCE) resources and is a digital toolbox of materials for teachers, educators and trainers led by a consortium of NGOs in partnership with support from Irish Aid.
The developmenteducation.ie Consortium are committed to the idea that collective partnership and collaborative action add value to the work of their individual organisations and broader development education and related sectors. The activities of the consortium are primarily driven by the delivery of the developmenteducation.ie website and related offline activities.
Members of the Consortium include 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World, Aidlink, Concern Worldwide, the Irish Development Education Association, the National Youth Council of Ireland, Self-Help Africa and Trócaire.
developmenteducation.ie is a partnership-based project guided and financed by a consortium of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and at all times seeks to work in that spirit. It is also part-funded by Irish Aid, the Irish Government’s programme for overseas development.
Decisions are made by consensus and the needs and agendas of all consortium members are central to the success and sustainability of the project as it overseas the governance, strategic development and delivery of the website.
The developmenteducation.ie Consortium is guided by our Strategic Plan 2024-28 organised around 4 priorities:
1 – Digital Learning Resources. Educators have improved their knowledge, awareness and capacity in human development and Development Education / Global Citizenship Education issues by accessing diverse and accessible digital learning resources.
2 – Outreach and Engagement. developmenteducation.ie is used more effectively by a wider range of educators involved in lifelong learning education contexts leading to a better informed and engaged community aware of DE/GCE and its value.
3 – Consortium partnership working together. The developmenteducation.ie consortium demonstrates a robust partnership-based model that delivers the strategic plan efficiently and a high-quality programme.
4 – Securing the financial resources to implement the plan. Financial integrity of the project relies on developing an appropriate and sustainable funding base through a diverse portfolio of mixed financial resources
The Consortium, therefore, seeks to add value in a variety of ways:
1. Through a model of cooperation and partnership, providing appropriate opportunities for resource production, co-ordination and engagement in DE/ GCE maintaining a distinctly ‘development education’ website where the DE/GCE component is the priority.
2. Promoting a shared vision, values, ideas and activities.
3. Taking a lifelong learning approach to providing opportunities to promote and disseminate individual partner agency resources, agendas and activities to educators.
4. Working with strategic partners to provide a central reference point for those seeking support and information, resources and ideas in DE/GCE.
Meet the developmenteducation.ie Consortium
The programme is overseen by a steering committee representing a broad range of interests and organisations; the consortium is responsible for the governance, strategic oversight and financing of the programme.
Members active on the developmenteducation.ie Steering Committee in 2025 include:
Anne Cleary, Aidlink
Mary Coogan, Trócaire
Tony Daly, 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World
Valerie Duffy, the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI)
Georgina Eastaugh, Concern Worldwide
Éimear Green, the Irish Development Education Association (IDEA)
Dorothy Jacob, Self Help Africa (Chairperson)
In its day-to-day operations developmenteducation.ie is delivered by the lead agency 80:20 Educating and Acting for a Better World, on behalf of the consortium.
- For more, meet the team, take a look at our approach or explore the impact of our work.
DevelopmentEducation.ie is part-funded by Irish Aid at the Department of Foreign Affairs. Irish Aid is the Government’s overseas development programme which supports partners working in some of the world’s poorest countries.
Irish Aid also supports global citizenship and development education in Ireland to encourage learning and public engagement with global issues.
The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and not necessarily those of Irish Aid.