As educators (in whatever context you are in), how do you challenge misogyny, when facts are no longer sacred, and challenge popular opinion? Ciara reflects on International Women’s Day
No better time to consider whatâs on and off our plate than in the wake of the European horsemeat scandal. Â Had you ever, prior to this, stopped to take account of what you are buying and eating â and wasting? Continuing on my quest to convert to a sustainable lifestyle,
Taken over a ten years, Tom Stoddard’s iWitness exhibition is a witness to some of the most intense humanitarian disasters the world has seen.
Quick-fire activities and videos to get you started on teaching the issues, the debates and key ideas around World Food Day, by Toni Pyke
Here you can download free PDF samples, which includes chapter 1 in full, as well as the preliminary pages of 80-20 Development in an Unequal World, 7th Edition.
LYCS Human Rights Week (HRW) is a week of activities exploring various aspects of human rights. LYCS is a community development project in Dublin North East Inner City. The aim of Human Rights Week is to increase understanding of interdependence and connection and to celebrate values of human rights, solidarity
**APPLICATIONS CLOSING TOMORROW FRIDAY 5TH JUNE 2015** “This new programme will support young people to be agents of change, where they are empowered to be active global citizens contributing to building a world of justice, equity, and dignity.” National Youth Council of Ireland, together with Irish Aid in the Department
Students from Presentation College Bray were involved in an Energy Saving Project to meet the challenges of the Green Schools Energy initiative and mark Catholic Schools Week, and its focus on environmental issues, as per Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si. Who are we? Luca Pezillo O’Brien, Ciaran McKay, Jack Lawlor
CaitrĂona NĂ Cassaithe and Ben Mallon introduce a teacherâs guide and methods for exploring modern slavery today and addressing complex issues such as inequality, power and exploitation
Now in its 5th edition, the Global Hunger Index is a joint research report by Concern Worldwide, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and German NGO Welthungerhilfe. The Global Hunger Index report ranks countries on three leading indicators: prevalence of child malnutrition; rates of child mortality; and the proportion
From the outset this visual arts and community project sought to explore genocide through educational challenges and opportunities. The activity was designed to mark the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide and was conceived to distil key lessons from the event; to reflect on its educational implications and to apply
This is a senior primary school resource that was developed by a team of ten teachers and piloted in six schools across Ireland. The three main themes covered by 7 activities are: The wood of life and why trees are important Sustainable development and managing our planetâs resources Where do
Blog written by Jonah Busch and cross-posted from the Center for Global Development (CGD, USA). This quick summary of the key messages from the report is useful for researchers, teachers, activists and students. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)Â is an extraordinary undertaking. Hundreds of scientists volunteer to put their
Itâs hard to escape the âdevastationâ that the âadverse weather conditionsâ have âravagedâ across the UK and Ireland, to limit it closer to home. Writing from Dublin, we have âescapedâ the âworstâ of the storms, but the reality of the huge impact of the damage across the country is readily
As I sat in a fancy hotel surrounded by adults, the question arose as to how big of an invitation has been given to teenagers to become involved in being creators of change. There were two other teenage girls in the room, also on work experience, in many ways we
This was the question question recently explored by Malawian womenâs rights campaigner Jessie Kabwila for the BBCâs Africa Debate programme last week. There have been a number of successes for African women over the last 12 months, according to Kabwila. These include: two Nobel Peace prizes â recognised for their
Is your school interested in getting involved (or is already involved) in development education activities? Or are you an NGO or an education network working with schools on development education? If so, thereâs an exciting opportunity for you to apply for funding to support your development education activities. Funding is
Marjorie Laville-Pain of 80:20 interviewed Fr. Michael J. Kelly in Zambia for www.developmenteducation.ie. During the interview Michael talks to her about what motivates him to continue his work in the area â the motivation and dignity of those infected and affected by the pandemic. He discusses how he believes the pandemic should be tackled
Image: Crowd by James Cridland, Flickr The worldâs population reached 7 billion people in October last year, according to United Nations estimates. Debates surrounding overpopulation, the environment, distribution of resources and assumptions that more-people-means-more-poverty have unfortunately crept back into development discussions around topics like scarcity, growth and the planning techniques
Engaging with the stories of five real activists through discussion, creative thinking and character exploration can support the development of literacy. Through the familiar medium of storytelling, human rights situations can be explored on a level which children can encounter the real life impact of human rights in practice. This cross-curricular resource includes
GOAL and Bridge21 collaborated on a three-day technology and global issues workshop, held in Bridge21âs purpose-designed learning space in Trinity College, Dublin
On the 23rd of April this year, I gave birth to my first child, a healthy little boy who arrived 4 days later than expected. By accident of my own birth, I was born in a country where I was afforded the best medical assistance that was available to me
This section offers a number of learning activities related to human rights and human rights issues : Identifying and ranking rights Introducing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – a keyword approach Newspapers and human rights Rights and wrongs in today’s world Exploring rights through exploring cartoons and photographs Identifying
We Are All Human is an outward looking, compassionate approach to the refugee crisis, created by a group of students in Largy College, Clones. It is an immense effort to create a safe and inclusive space in their community for their new Syrian neighbours.
Can shopping save the world? The Story of Change is a new short movie that urges viewers to put down their credit cards and start exercising their citizen muscles to build a more sustainable, just and fulfilling world.
The honour bestowed in carrying the flame, kindled by eleven women using the light of the Sun, its rays concentrated by a parabolic mirror in Olympia, Greece. The call to peace through the releasing of a flock of doves in the main stadium. Â The Queen parachuting into the opening ceremony
The tragedy offers a rare chance for smaller nations to think of large and powerful neighbours as helpful friends, not threatening bullies. The actual tsunami was a transient phenomenon. Will the tsunami of human solidarity prove to be ephemeral or have lasting significance? The challenge posed by the catastrophic earthquake
Using clear, concise definitions, key facts and causes, Ending Hunger explores the issue of hunger, explaining what it is, and where it is. As with their factsheet on aid (link to Aid Works resource), Ending Hunger also has a section on debating the issue where they ask the question âAre
Divided into 3 school textbooks that are 30-50 pages in length and free to download, they are packed with facts, figures and activities on distinctive themes on Africa and how these relate to young people in Ireland. The three meta themes explored â are 1) water 2) food, land and
âSometimes I wonder if I am making it worse, or making it better. Am I legitimising these causes? Or the opposite? Who knows?â Who would have thought a post on a development education blog would have opened with a quote from Pamela Anderson? Not me, thatâs for sure! But after
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