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7th December 2018
Tony Daly presents a run-down of the top blogs of the year based on reader popularity.
‘Leave No One Behind’ – launch of the Our World Irish Aid Awards 2019
Announcing the official launch of the 2019 Our World Irish Aid Awards for primary schools across the island of Ireland. “There are 7.6 billion people
Smart Cities Developments – impacts on democracy and why we should remain critical
What’s so smart about ‘smart cities’ and who really benefits when technology and expert private firms are building them? A final-seven finalist in the 2018
Rana Plaza, homelessness, plastic and sustainability – the top 10 blogs of 2018
The results are in for the most popular blogs of the year on developmenteducation.ie , which has been marked by the second year of a Trump presidency,
‘Back to Black’ Friday
The hyper-consumption phenomenon, Black Friday, now takes place beyond the US and is growing. Toni Pyke reports on Black Friday from an afternoon in late
Basketball – More than Just Fun and Games
Basketball – More than Just Fun and Games. A final-seven finalist in the 2018 Trinity College Dublin and developmenteducation.ie Development Issues series, Jane Litvin explores
Introducing the new developmenteducation.ie
The new developmenteducation.ie is all about teachable moments – in crisis, in opportunities and in education for change, now in the era of Sustainable Development Goals, extreme inequalities and human-induced climate shocks.
Blogging for development, democracy and human rights – introducing the 5th year of the Trinity College Dublin blog series
The seven finalists, which will be published weekly from today on international Human Rights Day. Founding member of the initiative Michelle D’Arcy of Trinity College
Approaching Human Rights Day: Two Key Reports
A new CIVICUS Monitor Report highlights the fact that 6 in 10 countries now seriously repress civic freedoms. CIVICUS, the global alliance of civil society
Video: UK supermarket Christmas TV advert banned for being too political
‘You won’t see our Christmas advert on TV this year. But we want to share our ‘No Palm Oil’ story with you this Christmas’ –
Launching 10 Myths About World Hunger – sorting facts from fiction
Today is World Food Day and we are delighted to launch a new pocket-booklet, 10 Myths About World Hunger as part of a new series
14 videos on our international food system and why it needs to change
In the lead up to World Food Day on October 16, Tony Daly presents 14 videos related to food, covering food waste, food production, energy
Farmers using mobile phones in the fight against poverty and hunger across Africa
Mobile phones aren’t just useful as alarm clocks or for making calls, updating your social status and sending messages. Dorothy Jacob from international development NGO
Are you ready for World Food Day 2018?
Tuesday next week, the 16th October, is World Food Day. Toni Pyke sketches out the background to the international day and introduces a new #ZeroHunger
That’s a wrap for the consultations on Ireland’s approach to overseas aid and international development work
Since the start of September, staff at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Irish Aid, Ireland’s overseas aid development programme, have been working
Human Development Today: 5 Headlines and 6 Key Lessons
The latest Human Development Report, published in September, is a key fixture for educators and activists published by the UN Development Programme annually, is packed
Pondering How Much a Dollar Costs (ft. Kendrick Lamar)
What’s the buying power of a dollar-a-day really worth? Overall winner of the 2018 Trinity College Dublin and developmenteducation.ie Development Issues series, Michael Morigi, explores
How The West Convinced Everyone It Was the Only Developed Part of the World
How did the West manage to convince most of the world that it is the only ‘developed’ part of the world? A final-five finalist in
Pre-order the Story of Change 2018-19 wall planner
The Story of Change wall planner is back! Pre-order your copy of the wall planner which includes over 100 human rights, international days related to
‘This sort of thing is not allowed’
Nelson Mandela was born a century ago on July 18th, 1918. You are all familiar enough with his life story not to require any re-telling
Ireland at UN 2018: reporting on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals – live!
22:20 And that’s a wrap! Huge thanks to the civil society delegation who fed information, tweets, links and updates from New York (including Freyja Bourke,
Our world in 90 seconds
It took just less than 90 seconds to graphically reveal the horrific underbelly of globalisation and of ‘modern’ consumerism and business. Five years ago, in
7 ways to live a more sustainable lifestyle
As consumers, how can we both consume more sustainably and influence companies to produce more sustainably? A final-five finalist in the 2018 Trinity College Dublin
Are democracy and ‘development’ linked? Comparing homelessness in Damascus, Dubai and Dublin
Is the status of a country’s democratic health a fair measure of human development gains? What about when we test this idea against the case
‘The large house in which we live demands’ – Martin Luther King on Development Education
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
International Women’s Day: reminding ourselves why and what it stands for
Colm Regan presents 10 resources to explore International Women’s Day, celebrated globally every year on March 8th. IWD was created in 1910 but only recognised
I gave up plastic for Lent. Could you?
Rachel Mary Dornan reflects on the challenges she experienced in giving up plastic for Lent and wonders if plastic-free living is affordable in a rising
Development: the ‘overs’ and ‘unders’
How much development is ‘enough’? A final-five finalist in the 2018 Trinity College Dublin and developmenteducation.ie development issues series, Rosie Stack argues it’s time to
Podcast: ‘Let me tell you what Syria was like before the war’ – Hassan Akkad’s journey from Syria to the UK
Anyone who is familiar with comedian, Adam Buxton’s podcast is quick to realise that this isn’t one of the usual ‘Ramble Chats’ he has with
Top 15 blogs of the year in 2017
The results are in for the most shared and read blogs on developmenteducation.ie over the course of the last year. As expected, they present a
Reader survey – tell us what you’d like to see in 2018
2017 was a huge year. The civil war in Syria entered its sixth year. Year 2 of global goals for sustainable development underway. Year 1