World Population – a rich resource with great data and killer graphics
24th Jun 2019
We’re big fans of the excellent website Our World in Data
We’re big fans of the excellent website Our World in Data
The Change Lab showcases concerns of Development Education and global citizenship education as part of the teacher training in the National College of Art and Design. Report by Ciara Regan
The Dun Laoghaire Festival of World Culture Public Education Project was initiated by Dundrum Rathdown Youth Service as a youth led public education project focused on the theme of interculturalism
Are fossil fuel energy companies in the US receiving an unfair amount of criticism, despite investing in low carbon energy practices?
The Teaching and Activities Guide is designed for use alongside the microsite ‘Climate Change is About…Water’. Material on the microsite can be followed in a sequential order, and projected as a presentation if desired. It also has discrete thematic chapters – or single entries, essays, videos etc. This guide has
Screenshot of the IDEA homepage IDEA is the Irish Development Education Association. IDEA’s vision is of a world based on global justice, solidarity, equality and sustainability. IDEA sees development education as an essential process that empowers people to create this world. “We are a member-based organisation. Our mission is to
Screenshot of Amnesty International (Ireland)
The site has a useful most-popular resources guide, updates on key issues (e.g. Ebola); a range of teacher supports (including stimulating ‘thinkpieces’), excellent tools and guides (e.g. on controversial issues) and an education focused blog. Despite being heavily focused on the English and UK curricula, the site has much to
“Media here means more than journalism; it is also art, music, film, books, graphic design, etcetera. We don’t spend all our time criticizing though. We also celebrate and feature work that we think complicate the old, ahistoric and objectional images. We want to introduce our readers to work by Africans
Definition of Education for Sustainable Development Education for sustainable development develops and strengthens the capacity of individuals, groups, communities, organizations and countries to make judgements and choices in favour of sustainable development. It can promote a shift in people’s mindsets and in so doing enable them to make our world
Some seven years ago, developmenteducation.ie published a guide on the then situation in Gaza in 2014. Disgracefully, we find ourselves in much the same situation in 2021
Looking to energise, introduce or start exploring a development education (DE) issue? Here we present 10 activities for younger groups and 30 activities for anyone over 12 years old. You can (and indeed should) adapt them to suit the needs of your group. Feel free to use these in conjunction
A new report – health workers index – published by UK NGO Save the Children lists those countries worldwide in which it is most dangerous to be a sick child. No great surprises in the results; at the bottom lie Chad, Somalia, LAO PDR, Ethiopia and, unforgivably Nigeria. At the
Female Genital Mutilation is a hugely contentious issue worldwide. According to a report published by the WHO, UNESCO, UNIFEM and others, FGM is practiced in 28 African countries, in parts of Asia and the Middle East. However, it is increasingly found in Europe, Canada, the US, Australia and Asia –
A new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) entitled the Global Study on Homicide, outlines that the total number of annual deaths as a result of homicide globally in 2010 as estimated at 468,000 people. More than a third of these statistics – 36 per
‘When language is lost, knowledge and wisdom are lost, and so too is identity. It is through language that we interpret our belief systems; our religion, spirituality, knowledge of country and so much more.’ Tom Calma, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner It is estimated that there were
Introduction ‘Bush Tucker’ is the name given to foods that are native to Australia. Aboriginal Australians have built up extensive knowledge of what time of year certain foods should be eaten and what is and is not edible in their area. This knowledge has been passed down from generation to
The ‘American Holocaust’ The genocide against the indigenous population of the United States of America spanned over four Centuries, beginning with the discovery of the ‘new world’ by the Spanish in 1492 and continuing with the early settlers to that ‘NewWorld’. In 1830 the Indian Removal Act was introduced as
Today is Africa Day, so get out, get planning and enjoy the plethora of opportunities across the country celebrating all things from Africa! The 5th Galway African Film Festival (25-27 May) starts today and runs for the weekend at Nun’s Island Arts Theatre, Galway. The festival presents a programme of
This is the first report issued under the UPR mechanism that has reviewed Ireland’s human rights record. Where single UN committee’s can review certain aspects of a state’s performance, such as under civil and political rights, the Review seeks to get a general spread of human rights issues and problems
It’s been 4 years since the global Schools Strike for Climate event. In this episode of the Irish Global Solidarity in 100 Objects podcast, Yvonne O’Callaghan reflects on that seminal moment in May 2019, and many moments since then where young people have taken the lead.
‘In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.’ – Martin Luther King Jr. The horrifying image of the little boy drowned trying to flee Syria has gone viral in the last twenty four hours. People are outraged and rightly so.
Haiti, a tiny island positioned in the Caribbean Sea is one of the world’s poorest countries, ranking 149 out of 182 countries. The island known as Hispaniola when it was discovered in 1492 by Columbus, was originally inhabited by Taino Amerindians. Within 25 years, Spanish settlers effectively destroyed this indigenous
‘Her Zimbabwe is an alternative platform for Zimbabwean women to articulate their stories no matter what their background, no matter what their story. We want to hear the authentic voice of each and every woman in Zimbabwe, we want to count everyone. We want to say ‘here we are, here
The capacity building programme aimed to engage tutors in learning and teaching about Development Education (DE) in existing adult education programmes. The DEBATE Project developed a number of supports to build the capacity of tutors, including: The design and delivery of “Introduction to DE Workshops” to raise awareness and understanding
Already, there are hundreds of videos available on the Sustainable Development Goals. Here, Colm Regan presents his top 5. 1. Leave No One Behind https://youtu.be/pBqe8JD62QE For us, the best place to begin. A powerful introduction outlining the issues at stake with striking images and quotes (‘because on earth, everyone has
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.
Celtic Youth Bray runs it’s infamous ‘issues night’- an experiential event where youth members (aged 12 – 16) role play the lives of people from other places in the world.
International World Water Day is held annually on the 22nd of March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
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