What do ‘applied education’ and science projects look like in practice? Aisling Halligan reports on the Science for Development initiative led by Self Help Africa.
This documentary helps make the ideas of holistic development more accessible by offering a real world example of a holistic approach in action. Furthermore, it gives a voice to the individuals who are impacted by the issues at hand. This short documentary was released as a supplement to the feature
Chevron claims that they achieved their target of lowering carbon intensity between 2016 and 2020, but is this really helping to lower emissions?
Fighters are using hunger as a weapon. It’s why South Sudan’s famine is man-made.
Global hunger is at record levels and rising, according to the latest figures from the UN.
Today, 346 million Africans, more than a quarter of the continent’s people, are suffering from hunger because of conflict, drought and poverty. A Counting The Cost
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.
Global Health Architecture Post-COVID-19 session from the World Health Summit 2022
A short animated film by Alon Simone gives a lighthearted treatment to a serious subject: the devastating impact of Israel’s permit regime for Palestinian farmers with land across the Separation Barrier. Courtesy of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)
Are you an educator looking to explore global issues but unsure where to begin? Then this 5-point list is the list you’ve been waiting for.
Maker Iris Zaki, a self-described liberal from Tel Aviv, wanted to get behind the politics of Israel’s controversial settlements in the occupied territories — so she moved there, temporarily, setting up an improvised cafe where she could chat with settlers from her own generation. The majority of interviewees were brought to the settlements by their parents, growing up as Israeli settlers gained a stronghold in the area. The conversations cover issues of animosity, morality, inequality, indifference and acceptance. This mini-documentary, “Natural Born Settlers”, gives an insight into the lives of Israeli settlers that grew up in the West Bank.
Are fossil fuel energy companies in the US receiving an unfair amount of criticism, despite investing in low carbon energy practices?
An activity that can be adapted across Junior Cycle subjects that imagines the possibilities of another world and what that might look like.
Between 70 and 75 percent of the earth’s surface is covered with water – primarily salt water. Only 2.53 percent of the world’s water is useable freshwater which can be found in groundwater aquifers, rivers and freshwater lakes
In a world of obscene inequality we like to think things are getting better and, in some areas, things are indeed improving – literacy, girl’s education, vaccines, ARVs etc. But when it comes to the basics – power and money, same old, same old – the poor lose, the rich
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
We are pleased to announce the publication of An Audit of Development Education Resources, now available online at https://www.developmenteducation.ie/audit/ Over a 5 month period the audit collected information on development education (DE) resources produced in Ireland since 2000 for both formal and non-formal education use. The sectors covered include: Junior
The countdown to One World Week is well underway with only 11 days to go before a week of youth-led awareness raising, education and action will take place throughout Ireland during the third week in November. Organised by the National Youth Council of Ireland’s development education programme annually, One World
Recent debates on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and on the measurement of human development have highlighted a series of highly significant and life enhancing developments as regards people’s most basic human needs in recent decades. Despite ongoing injustice and inequality (the latter increasing year on year) millions of the
Earlier this month, you may have seen our top 10 good news stories from 2013 we published. What follows covers some aspects of the other side of the coin. In order to understand the context of ‘good news’, we need to situate it alongside its opposite. Here are 10 bad
Who are Barefeet, I hear you ask? From very humble beginnings armed only with face paint and a drum or two, Barefeet have been helping children living on the streets of Zambia for seven years. Co-founder Tobias Tembo, his colleagues and friends explain the uniqueness of the Barefeet story as
2015 is an important year for international development. This year, global leaders will hold two remarkable summits focusing on both people and the planet. One UN summit to be held in New York in September will result in a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to replace the previous
Photo: World Fairtrade Day by John Sargent. Flickr/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Anyone who buys, sells or stocks goods that have achieved Fairtrade certification are not engaging in a ‘simple’ or ‘neutral’ act. Quite to the contrary, it is ENTIRELY political. Fairtrade Ireland, founded as the Irish Fair Trade Network (IFTN), in
Econowha? Is an online educational resource that is available online for free. It is comprised of a 9 part lesson plan, featuring guest bloggers for each unit, things to read and watch, suggested learning outcomes and an online discussion space to aid the learning process. In our development education on
Development education projects allow us to focus on one issue and explore what kind of injustices cause that suffering and what value questions are evoked by it. Do we value others as equal to ourselves? If so, then the development of everyone’s (not just mine in Ireland!) existence to an
The idea for M2M-Millstreet to Malawi arose from the clip contained on the Trócaire website relating to the Lenten Campaign 2014 (see links section below). The clip showed students from Mtakataka Secondary School, Malawi asking questions about life in Ireland. Students in Ireland were then invited to respond. After showing
Source: ECO-UNESCO 2018 Fancy organising a workshop? Many NGOs have members of staff who do outreach and education visits to schools as part of their education programmes (when you contact them make sure to highlight the fact that you are looking for an educational workshop rather than a fundraising one!
Learning Outcomes Access & analyse information on H.I.V and A.I.D.S. Develop an understanding of the stigma of H.I.V and A.I.D.S. Examine the pattern and history of eradication of TB infection in Ireland and its relevance to the present H.I.V and A.I.D.S pandemic. Develop empathy with those affected by diseases of
‘The Syrian people wonder why the world is silent, and ask: ‘Why does the world punish us with its silence? What did we do wrong to be forced to witness all of this murder and the destruction of our lives, homes and our dreams?’ – Aisha, 36 year-old aid worker
A 56-page activity pack exploring the continent of Africa in a positive frame. Includes student activities, worksheets, quizzes, wordsearches, information sheets, debate exercises, teacher background information and teaching methdologies. The resource is divided into 5 key sections exploring different dimensions of the topic: Let’s Discover Africa Enjoying Africa African inspirations
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