Currently, we are (over)dependent on fossil fuels to heat our homes, run our cars, power our offices, industry and manufacturing, and respond to our insatiable desire to power all of our electrical goods
Navika Mehta presents a short guide to Tibet’s history of occupation and resistance movements on the anniversary of China’s annexation of Tibet in 1951.
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
Ciara Regan finalising an exhibition display case. Feb, 2020. Photo: Joshua Mulholland TEACHING MATERIALS 10 kick-starter activities to support use of the Irish Global Solidarity in 100 Objects digital exhibition in education contexts. Irish Global Solidarity in 100 Objects offers a brief and selective introduction to the many campaigns, activities
“We are Transition Year students from Presentation College, Bray and what we would like to share with you is real and happening now. We and our classmates were shocked and angry upon hearing these facts.” *This blog was written by Patryk Labuzek, Andrew Dore and Conor Davenport as part of
On September 18, Scottish voters between 16 and 18 will be eligible for the first time ever to vote in the referendum on whether Scotland will remain part of the UK or not. One aspect of the debate so far that has been overlooked by most of the interested groups
Gender-specific preferences in sanitation “Studies of water and sanitation interventions show that women have a strong concern with privacy. In countries like India where sanitation is not widely available to poor people, open defecation by roadsides or on waste ground seems to provide less of a problem for men than
“Should child soldiers be prosecuted for their crimes?” “In modern day warfare, children, both girls and boys, are increasingly becoming the subject of military recruitment, targeted attacks, and sexual violence. The diversity of armed groups and the widespread and easy availability of small arms and light weapons have led to
Most of us are aware by now that Fairtrade is an ‘alternative approach to conventional trade and is based on a partnership between producers and consumers. When farmers can sell on Fairtrade terms, it provides them with a better deal and improved terms of trade.’ Because Fairtrade fortnight is from
Lusaka is the capital city of Zambia. It is a dusty city, and unfortunately there are some people who do not care about their environment and who continue to litter the streets. With the dust and rubbish littering the streets of Lusaka, private companies, known as ‘pride tech’ and ‘time agencies’ in partnership with Lusaka City Council, embarked on a partnership to clean the roads and drains.
Give & Take – Mostly Take? The basic idea behind 5:50:500 is simple: Every year, for the past 10 years aid given to the Developing World by non-governmental agencies (voluntary aid) has amounted to at least $5 billion. Estimates vary from a low of $5 billion to a high of
Should people boycott Israeli products based on the siege of Gaza, stalled peace talks and expulsion of farmers from land in the West Bank?
Introduction While advances have been made in the past couple of years, there is still along way to go before the unique needs of Indigenous people are recognised and true reconciliation is achieved in Australia. The fact remains that on nearly all social indicators, Aboriginals in Australia fall drastically below
5 MDG Things To Do Organise an MDG-focused event in your school/youth club (an assembly, workshop (s), peer education) Participate in the MDG Youth Forum (tbc: Nov 2005) Organise/deliver an art-focused MDG project in your school/community, document the process and share it Lobbying on the follow-up to the 2005 UN
Is Hikvision, whose cameras and technology have been found in the Houses of the Oireachtas in Ireland, involved in grave human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims? Kai Evans reviews the evidence.
Overseas aid (to the Developing World) has always been the subject of intense debate and disagreement. Why do we give aid and does it achieve its objectives. Aid does not get to those it is intended for or gets eaten up in administrative costs
A date before August 20th 2014 will mark Earth Overshoot Day, the approximate date on which our resource consumption for this year will exceed the planet’s ability to replenish itself. 21 years ago, the date was October 21, by 2003 it was September 22nd and by 2013 it had moved
The website AfricaBookClub.com is as the name suggests – a book club for African literature. The USA-based website introduces, reviews and sells books by authors from Africa and/or those writing about the continent of Africa. The site lists authors by each country on the continent and by those that have
Explores the rising food security crisis in Yemen, which is taking its toll following three years of civil war, which the UN warned is on course to become the worst famine in
‘First, never will even the most impressive television footage properly capture the depth of fear and despair felt in the homes and hearts of Gazans who are yet again facing death, devastation and displacement. Thousands of parents today have no more answers to give to their young children when they
Learning Outcomes Define Sustainability. Give five examples of sustainable activities – e.g. building, farming, energy, etc. Outline the link between climate change and sustainability. Give an example of Sustainable Development Aid and Emergency Aid. Research two organisations that provide Sustainable Development Aid and Emergency Aid. Understand concepts of Carbon Footprint,
“‘Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognises before it can speak. But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we explain that world with words, but word can never undo the fact that
In a new series by www.developmentEducation.ie, Jamie Hitchen explores daily life and politics from Kampala, Uganda. Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of Ugandan independence from British colonial rule. Yoweri Museveni and the National Resistance Movement (NRM), in power since 1986, will be celebrating the day’s events at the official event,
The Cerrejon Mine is one of largest open-pit mines in the world and is located in the south-east of Colombia. Is Ireland’s state-owned utility company, ESB, linked to reported human rights violations and ‘blood coal’?
So you donated a week’s lattes to save refugees from an African civil war; you suspect the refugees received only an ordinary cup of Joe… Julia Lewis, Area Manager, Democratic Republic of Congo in Concern Worldwide, presents a field report on four of the harsh realities in delivering aid assistance
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,
This week, Oxfam released their annual wealth check report, Public Good or Private Wealth?, highlighting the concentration of the world’s wealth. As you have probably already seen in mainstream and social media, the report finds that the 26 richest billionaires on the planet own as many assets as the poorest
Impact From collaborative exhibitions and programme engagement to the development of resources, here’s how developmenteducation.ie made an impact in 2024 “20 Years in 20 Objects” Exhibition To mark the Irish Development Education Association’s 20th anniversary, developmenteducation.ie curated a reflective exhibition titled “20 Years in 20 Objects”. Inspired by the Irish
The Scottish Referendum debate (on September 18th) is hotting up in more ways than one as both sides in the campaign (https://yesscotland.net and https://bettertogether.net) head for the finishing line two weeks ahead.
Meet Precious Kawinga from Lusaka, Zambia. She is a mother of 2 young boys and a reformed sex worker who is HIV positive. She now works with women in Zambia educating them on HIV and AIDS issues and entrepreneurial skills to help people work themselves out of poverty. She also
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