Town of Runners is a feature documentary about young runners from Bekoji – an Ethiopian Highland town which has produced some of the world’s greatest distance athletes, including Tirunesh Dibaba, Kenensia Bekele and Derartu Tulu. The film tells the story of two young girls, living in a rural town as
One World Week is a week of youth-led awareness raising, education and action that takes place throughout Ireland during the third week in November every year. During March/April, youth groups around Ireland vote on the theme that they would like to explore for One World Week 2012. This year’s theme
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
Following on from the Monty Python guide to the politics of development, it’s time to take to a look at economics. Enjoy. Robin Hood redistribution is trickier than we thought! “He steals from the poor and gives to the rich.” Banks and corporate social responsibility “Ah, a gift! Its a
Those interested in good quality lectures, music and humour (and much else!) will already be familiar with TED – https://www.ted.com/ – in 2009, TED posted a talk by Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie (Purple Hibiscus 2003 and Half a Yellow Sun 2006) on the dangers of presenting overlapping dimensions of a
It’s that time of the year again where teachers and readers have their say to help us improve DevelopmentEducation.ie by taking part in our short online survey. Those who complete the survey will be in with the chance of winning a free hamper of development education resources and some fair
It’s that time of the year again where teachers, educators and readers have their say to help us improve DevelopmentEducation.ie by taking part in our short online survey. Those who complete the survey will be in with the chance of winning a free hamper of 15+ development education resources The
Ireland is the first country in the world to put the question of same sex marriage to a public vote. Taking place tomorrow, the referendum presents voters with a choice whether the Constitution should be changed so as to extend civil marriage rights to same-sex couples. The proposed bill would
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
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.
‘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.
It’s early August and the summer break is well and truly underway: schools are closed; politicians take some much needed respite…
An interesting study has just been published into tweeting in Africa by Portland – an international private communications and public affairs consultancy with offices in Doha, London, Nairobi, New York, Nairobi and Washington. It offers some interesting insights into social media trends in Africa The study analysed the top 5,000
Born in 1959 in Minna, central Nigeria, Ben Okri’s style of writing is often compared to the magic realism of Latin American novelists. Okri is a member of an innovative group of young Nigerian writers, who have learned from older authors such as Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka and Flora Nwapa
At less than 30 pages each, The Failure Reports readily embrace the notion that it is important to learn from ones mistakes – and tell others. In an age if information abundance EWB believes that knowledge that flows from direct experience (both good and bad) should be shared so that
Balram was forced to leave school early to work in a teahouse. He comes from what he calls ‘The Darkness’ which is a rural area called Adiga where education and electricity are scarce. He escaped this existence by becoming chauffeur to a landlord from his village, who goes to Delhi
This second edition of the book contains new chapters on climate change, neoliberalism, child labour, popular movements in Latin America and the development process in Africa. Existing chapters have been revised and updated to analyse the impact of the global economic recession on international development. At 300 pages in length,
The Adventures of Riley series of books excellently combines fiction and non-fiction for young people that introduce and explore a variety of current issues such as climate change, endangered animals, environmental issues, etc. Riley regularly receives invitations from his uncle Max (a scientist that studies animals, their habitats, and the
https://vimeo.com/79117001These resources will inform, inspire and enable young people to participate in discussions about the world they want to see. UNICEF Ireland wants your class to join today with students from around the country in creating their vision for the future. As the Millennium Development Goals move into their final
According to one statistic, there are up to 27 million slaves around the world today. This includes various forms of slavery, including human trafficking. The story of Mende is not unusual. What is unusual is that she was able to escape in 2000 and tell her story to the world.
Published Jan 13, 2011 Reports and videos on the DRC at The Economist https://www.economist.com/topics/congo-conflict
Published Jan 6, 2007 Ken Robinson is an author, speaker, and international advisor on education. His video talks are the most watched videos on TED. For more visit https://www.ted.com
Date: Dec 2, 2013 This resource highlights both the consumption levels of mobile phones in Germany (in a non- specific and transferable way) as well as the potential costs of this level of consumption. The video tells of mineral extraction in the Congo, factory production in Asia and Marketing in
This training curriculum is divided into five modues: Care work and the economy The care work context Care work and the human rights based approach Redistribution of unpaid care work for gender equality and justice Ideas for action Each module discusses core concepts in depth and issues are thoroughly dealt
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
The website contains an introduction to the Global Goals, background information on each Goal, lesson plans, animations, all of which are gathered in their resource library. There is also plenty of information on how you can take action as well as a social media and sharing toolkit.
The main themes/ issues covered in this resource are: Be the revolution Setting the Possibilities of a bolder and better Ireland Activism is.. Online action resources The Story of Richard Moore What’s Possible?’ submissions, taken from www.possibilities.ie We are the revolution Rat Race – Poetry, It’s up to us to
The Global Citizen Award is a personal development award that enables returned volunteers to share their overseas experiences and continue to make a difference to global justice issues at home
By Stephanie NolenWednesday, January 12, 2005, page A2 https://www.theglobeandmail.com JOHANNESBURG — Mercy Otim has watched the international fundraising for tsunami relief with a sense of awe teetering on disbelief. Ms. Otim, 37, is a Kenyan activist in the Pan-African Treatment Access Movement. She devotes her considerable energy to raising funds
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