This Website can be used as a resource to challenge dominant perceptions and narratives about charity and Africa. The organisations motto is ‘not charity, just work’ The Website explores ethical manufacturing, Impacts and Results of the project, and presents a gallery of African designers and their work. This video offers
A year’s worth of web analytics, research, discussion and collaboration offer some interesting insights which may be of use to DE colleagues. Here, we share 8 of those lessons. 1. There are still many gaps in DE resource provision and therefore many opportunities (and needs) to fill them Despite the
Are climate scientists being alarmist, and does technology hold THE answer to tackling climate change? Take the quiz and test your knowledge
Having lived for years in African countries and loving the wonderful sunny climates there, I became very negative towards Ireland’s natural environment and was very cynical and irritated when people would constantly comment about how ‘green’ Ireland is. Of course it is – it’s always raining. The opportunities for glimpsing
A quick guide to the Sustainable Development Goals…in 5 minutes
Brighid Golden explores the concepts of sympathy, empathy and selective empathy and how to explore these in your teaching spaces.
Key Deadlines: Friday, October 10th Mini Grants Application Deadline Friday, October 17th Climate Change Challenge Weekend Application Deadline Monday, October 20th Film Competition Submission Deadline **More info below or visit https://www.oneworldweek.ie** It is time for One World Week 2014 The World Young People Want – Connected,
Global malaria rates have fallen by 45%…1200 girls stay in school in north west Kenya…The elderly activists of Tanzania…Major step forward for LGBT activists These are just some of the stories to be found in the 2014 issue World’s Best News (WBN). Packed full of success stories, statistics and recent
Stop Funding Hate is a movement of people who refuse to be demonised or divided against each other and who have come together to challenge divisive hate press campaigns of the Sun, Daily Mail and Daily Express by persuading advertisers to pull their support
Published on December 10, 2013 Voice: Dr Brené Brown Animation: Katy Davis (AKA Gobblynne) www.gobblynne.com Dr Brené Brown is a research professor and best-selling author of “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead” (Penguin Portfolio, 2013). She has spent the
Young people from 18 countries on 6 continents react to the initial ‘wave’ of the coronavirus – a video series
Disasters such as earthquakes, floods, famine and war often occur when people least expect them. When such disasters strike, immediate action is needed to save lives. This website sets out how Irish aid agencies and the Irish government respond to emergencies, and it presents some of the basic principles of
This section presents a number of case studies exploring key issues and case studies in human rights: Human trafficking in Tajikistan Citizen Action, Networks and Global Change – fishing and the environment Changing the face of human rights reporting in Ghana Upholding Human Rights: What’s the UN Doing Wrong? Trees
Who is responsible and who is to blame for practices that can only amount to being called greenwashing? A teachers’ guide by Rachel Elizabeth Kendrick
Take the quiz and test your knowledge, based on the 10 Myths About Women’s Rights myth buster.
How much do you know about business and human rights? Take the quiz about corporate marketing tactics, voluntary pledges & supply chain accountability.
From the 2019 Trinity College Dublin Development Issues Series Final Five, Ronan Daly explores the erosion of freedom of expression and the potential subsequent impacts
I love coffee. I love good coffee, and have come to the conclusion that I am a coffee snob. I am so addicted – to “good” coffee that is – that I even have the necessary tools to make up my own latte, cappuccino, mocha, you name it, at home
Toni Pyke surveys the landscape on progress, setbacks, inequality made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic and suggests 10 things you can do on International Women’s Day
The Aboriginal people of Australia are the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and are thought to have arrived as far back as 70,000 years ago. As a result it is thought to be the oldest surviving culture in the world. Aboriginal Australia contains
In just over two weeks the people of Ireland will be tasked with voting on the Children’s Referendum, on Saturday the 10th November. This presents a brilliant opportunity to engage young people on the values base of our constitution through human rights education. UNICEF Ireland have taken the
This guide explores many of the issues involved in study visits and immersion programmes; it offers practical suggestions and ideas for organising them as well as for reflecting on them.
A round-up of ideas, trends and entry points for anyone interested in producing Development Education / global citizenship education resources in adult and community education contexts
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Following on from last year’s political developments in the United States and the UK, it has become popular to argue that democracy is under immediate threat or that it has been set aside. This argument seems all the more plausible when one moves outside the traditional ‘western’ perspective to include
This CSR myths pocket-size booklet includes: Why thinking about freedom of speech matters 10 short myths about the limits of freedom of expression, social media and the free press in an increasingly digital and connected world. Links to the Sustainable Development Goals (Goal 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions) References
This year will be the first time in-person Africa Day events will been held since 2019, and it promises to be the biggest celebration in Ireland to date
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
Ciara Regan introduces five quick-fire activities to get you started on teaching the issues, the debates and key ideas around World Food Day on October 16th.
“The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held
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