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The aftermath of an earthquake: An educator’s guide

Teaching young people about natural disasters like earthquakes can be challenging, but it is important that they understand why they happen, and the progress humanity has made in limiting their damaging effects.

Decolonise engineering

How do we remove the legacies of colonialism from engineering? Engineer Adedotun Adekeye explores this question in a new two-part series.

Empathy – Who Cares Anyway?

Brighid Golden explores the concepts of sympathy, empathy and selective empathy and how to explore these in your teaching spaces.

3-point guide to Palestine and Israel for educators

In the shadow of the most traumatic attack on Jewish people since the Holocaust and what Palestinian people are referring to as a ‘second Nakba’, Ciara Regan shares a three-point guide for educators and teachers looking to make sense of the latest and most extreme clash of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Blog Posts

Urgently needed and timely new resource from Afri

Ciara Regan reviews Afri’s latest resource, Sowing Seeds of Peace, for post primary teachers which is adaptable and immediately useful across a range of school subjects.

It’s international women’s day. Don’t forget to tag us now that you feel #prettypowerful

From getting out to vote and entertaining two children off school due to it being a make-shift polling station, Ciara Regan reflects on international women’s day 2024.

Punching above its weight

Juan Acevedo-Ossa explores South Africa’s case against Israel as the latest example of its ability to act as a normative superpower, exceeding the great powers in shaping global moral discourse.

Empathy in a Divided World – workshop

Join us for this online session Empathy in a Divided World led by Brighid Golden to discuss how educators can respond to the challenges of selective empathy, both for ourselves personally and with others in our different settings.

What does Palestine have to do with Africa?

How does Israel’s current aggression on Gaza relate to Africa’s own history of political violence in Uganda and Africa?

‘What life is this?’: Escaping Ukraine’s occupied territories

From food shortages to informants, eight evacuees talk about life in Russian-occupied towns

Infographics

Videos

A Fair World for Children

Children and adults from Fairtrade Certified coffee producing organization in Uganda explore what child labour from their perspectives

Women at Work

They are farmers. They were raised by farmers. That’s all they have known because that’s all they have done, generation after generation – an animation by Fairtrade Africa

How to talk about Africa

Africa No Filter has developed a handbook for journalists and storytellers to equip them with the tools to write about Africa beyond stereotypical narratives

The Autocomplete Truth

The 21st century has been hailed as the century of women. Yet a recent Google search shows just how much prejudice and discrimination towards women and gender equality persist.

Women in Somalia: Inspiring Change

For over two decades, Somalia has experienced some of the most difficult humanitarian crises in the world, including drought, famine and violent conflict – a short film by Mostaza Filmz and Trócaire

Iskcon’s Megakitchen

It’s not a regular megakitchen, it’s a travelling megakitchen that feeds over 5,000 visitors from India and abroad who take part in the Iskcon Yatra.

Consumption in a world of 32:1

The choices we make every day effect how the world is the way it is, and why things are the way they are. The consumption animations seek to question the underlying relationships between ‘us’ as consumers, ‘them’ as producers and the impact that these choices have on the planet.

Can you imagine a world without plants?

How do plants sustain life on Earth, and what can children do to help protect plant health and the environment from pests and diseases?

Sam Kass – Want kids to learn well? Feed them well

What can we expect our kids to learn if they’re hungry or eating diets full of sugar and empty of nutrients? Former White House Chef and food policymaker Sam Kass discusses the role schools can play in nourishing students’ bodies in addition to their minds.