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Is it really possible to end extreme poverty within a generation?
Despite the progress made, the number of people living in extreme poverty globally remains unacceptably high. And given global growth forecasts, poverty reduction may not be fast enough to reach the target of ending extreme poverty by 2030.
What the Fact? investigates
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Distance Learning Teacher Bundle – Our World Irish Aid Awards 2020/2021
The Teacher Bundle: includes readings and activities on five lesson plan topics – Global Citizens, the Global Goals, Climate Change, Quality Education and Gender Equality.
Global Goal Getters – by kids for kids!
“This child-centred, child-created magazine allows pupils the opportunity to share their learning, insight, creativity and most importantly, their VOICE.” The magazine is in an interactive
10 Myths About Women’s Rights
Gender-based inequality is one of the most enduring and deep-seated discriminations. It affects all regions, classes and sectors. In most countries, it is maintained and
Bitter or Sweet? A primary schools and Fairtrade action guide on chocolate, extreme poverty, child labour and climate change
We’ve all eaten a chocolate bar, but how many of us have eaten a Fairtrade chocolate bar? What does fairly traded chocolate look like? Fairtrade
10 Miotas faoin Ocras Domhanda
San áireamh: An fáth a bhfuil sé tábhachtach a bheith ag smaoineamh faoin ocras domhanda Naisc chuig na Spriocanna Forbartha Inbhuanaithe Féachtar leis an bhfírinne
10 Myths About Inequality Worldwide
“It is a shocking reality that at a time when the world has never been wealthier, it has also never been more unequal. This reality
10 Myths About Migration & Refugees
Migration is a topic that generates a lot of argument and debate. This is despite the research that states migration has happened worldwide for centuries
10 Myths About Climate Change
There is a need to work together across countries and campaigns to generate ideas as we seek creative solutions to turn down the heat on
Teacher Toolkit: Introduction to Development Education
“Our toolkits and guidelines are developed from workshops we have been delivering in schools throughout Ireland. We encourage facilitators to draw on them as a
Alice in Moneyland
This modern day animated parable of the inner workings of the international financial system is based on Lewis Carroll‘s classic novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
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10 Myths About Global Waste
It is a startling reality that much of the material output generated by the world since the Industrial Revolution is still with us – despite
‘All of me was learning, not just my mind…’: reflecting on study visits and immersion programmes in development education
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.
What The Fact?
What The Fact? Sorting facts from fiction on key global development, human rights and justice issues Photo: ‘Discovery’ © Gauthier Delecroix via Flickr used under
Getting started with global issues – a primary level guide
Photo: © Clifton Rooney (2017) www.developmenteducation.ie hosts a wide range of materials and resources that cover diverse global development themes and issues. These are presented
Ár nDomhan Inniu – as Gaeilge
Fáilte roimh rannóg na Gaeilge ar developmenteducation.ie This section will be a reference point for resources, ideas and debates on global development issues. Ár nDomhan
Learning to Change the World: An Audit of Development Education Resources in Ireland 2013- 2016
Learning to Change the World: An Audit of Development Education Resources in Ireland 2013-2016, follows on directly from the initial audit covering the period 2000
Guidelines for Producing Development Education Resources
The guidelines for producing development education resources were jointly produced by developmenteducaiton.ie, the Development Education Working Group of Dóchas and the Irish Development Education Association