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Stories of Change

Showcasing action projects, advocacy and community campaigns.

Physiotherapy in the Global South

Highlighting the work of physiotherapists who live and work in the Global South – a photo exhibition by Emma McCarthy

Butterflies for Bealtaine

A public project that invited the public to consider how a cocoon becomes a butterfly, creating art that expressed their hopes for the future of the world as we emerge from isolation under a global pandemic

Gender Equality Girl Guide Workshops

How to take action on gender equality from the Irish Girl Guides movement – a girl guide’s perspective by Amy McAuley

For Teachers & Educators

Materials and guides for educators in formal and non-formal education, including primary, post primary, youth settings and community education.

Ceartas aeráide

Is gluaiseacht é an ceartas aeráide a adhmhaíonn go bhfuil iarmhairtí sóisialta agus eacnamaíochta agus bagairt ar shláinte poiblí ag baint leis an athrú aeráide. Ní hamháin go bhfuil na hiarmhairtí seo ann, ach siad i bhfad níos measa sa chuid den domhan atá i mbéal forbartha. Níl an neamhionnanas seo ceart ná cóir. Mar sin, is gá le stráitéisí maolaithe agus oiriúnaithe fadtéarmacha.

Our Actions are Our Future – World Food Day 2021 in the classroom

October 16th is World Food Day, an international day celebrated every year to commemorate the founding of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation. Ciara Regan introduces a range of activities to get you started on teaching the issues, the debates and key ideas around World Food Day

High-level panel discussion commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

‘Only Equal is Enough’ – Exploring the Beijing Platform for Action in the classroom

On the 25th anniversary of the most progressive agenda to advance women’s rights across the world, Ciara Regan introduces the Beijing Platform for action, summarises progress to date and suggests 5 activities for classroom use.

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What The Fact?

Sorting facts from fiction on key human rights and international development issues

Are greed and capitalism the reason for successful vaccines?

Is corporate greed the reason for Covid-19 vaccine success through pharmaceutical companies rather than public funding? A fact check by Aoife Mc Donald

Factsheet: Violence against women and the ‘Shadow Pandemic’

What’s the ‘Shadow Pandemic’? Has there really been a global surge in gender-based violence against women and girls?

Has only 1% of the 1.3 billion vaccines injected globally been administered in Africa?

What is vaccine inequality all about? ‘What The Fact?’ investigates.

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Issues & Topics

Our background primers on the big issues.

#FreeTheFlow Global Menstruation Justice Now

STAND and USI are demanding global menstruation justice now and are urging students across Ireland to take action. Around 26% of the global population are of reproductive age and more than 800 million people menstruate daily (UNICEF & Global Citizen). Women and menstruators around the world are facing significant barriers,

‘Too slow, stagnant and reversing’: 17 graphics from 2 key reports on global food security

As World Food Day 2021 approaches, two flagship reports present report cards on the last 12 months. Among the annual challenges of improving data collection to track and measure hunger, the COVID-19 pandemic has trampled on decades of incremental progress.