Information Pack on Latin America

This is an information and learning resource providing an introduction to Latin America. From the history of Latin America to …

Act: Unit 3 from the Faith in Action series

This is unit 3 of a 4-part interactive whiteboard resource suitable for general religious education (RE) at senior secondary school. …

Become Aware: Unit 1 from the Faith in Action series

This is unit 1 of a 4-part interactive whiteboard resource suitable for general religious education (RE) at senior secondary school. …

Care: Unit 2 from the Faith in Action series

This is unit 2 of a 4-part interactive whiteboard resource suitable for general religious education (RE) at senior secondary school. …

Trócaire in Action: Unit 4 from the Faith in Action series

This is unit 4 of a 4-part interactive whiteboard resource suitable for general religious education (RE) at senior secondary school. …

In Words and Deeds: 100 years of Catholic social teaching: a poster pack

While 20 years old, there is nothing ‘outdated’ about  this innovative poster pack that challenges and explores the social teachings …

Leading Edge 2020: Critical Thinking on the Future of International Development

This report investigates the future trends which will shape international development and in particular international non governmental organisations (INGOs) in …

Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review – Ireland

The working group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) sat on the 6th October 2011 to review Ireland’s overall human …

Living Planet Report 2012: Biodiversity biocapacity and better choices

The Living Planet Report (LPR) is the world’s leading, science-based analysis on the health of our only planet and the …

The Great Cotton Stitch-Up

The Great Cotton Stitch-Up is a 40-page report on the plight of African cotton farmers vis-à-vis the use of “the …

Dóchas Code of Conduct on Images and Messages

The Dóchas Code of Conduct on Images and Messages, produced in Ireland, offers a set of guiding principles that can …

Failure Reports: learning from our mistakes

Engineers without Borders (EWB) Canada believes that success in development is not possible without taking risks and innovating – which …

Human Development Report 2011: Sustainability and Equity – A Better Future for All

The 2011 Human Development Report (HDR) themed on ‘Sustainability and Equity’, argues that sustainability and equity (e.g. social justice) must—and …

Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic

There are all kinds of emergencies out there that we can prepare for. The zombie apocalypse is just one of …

The Bottom Billion

In this latest book, former World Bank economist Paul Collier has identified fifty eight stagnating countries where nearly one billion …

Do They Hear You When You Cry

The 17-year-old Fauziya Kassindja made headlines in 1996 when she was the first female to be granted asylum in the …

Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight

Alexander Fuller’s much-talked-about memoir records her childhood in war-torn Africa, with a focus on the difficult relationships between settlers and …

Disgrace

This Booker Prize winning novel set in post-apartheid South Africa, is about redemption, the shift in political power and the …

King Leopold’s Ghost

When US historian Adam Hochschild published his award winning account of the brutal plunder of the Congo it raised a …

God Grew Tired of Us

Winner of both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, the film God …

Burma VJ

Sub-titled “Reporting from a Closed Country”, this inspirational documentary from the Danish filmmaker, Anders Østergaard, is about the 2007 Burmese …

Knuckle

This documentary exposes the secretive world of the Irish Traveller. Filmed over twelve years, Knuckle details a history of violence …

Allah is not Obliged

‘Allah is not obliged to be fair about the things he does on earth.’ These are the words from the …

Geography Development and Human Rights

This teachers’ pack is designed to be taught alongside the Leaving Certificate Geography syllabus. All lessons are linked to corresponding …

Voice Our Concern

This resource is designed to educate students on human rights issues using art as the medium. The module consists of …

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2010

This report is the United Nations annual assessment of global progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. It analyses each Millennium …

Poverty

This animation provides basic facts around the issue of poverty.

HIV and AIDS

Animation presenting the basic facts around the issue of HIV and AIDS.

Water and Sanitation

If the World Had 100 People

An animation designed to sketch a portrait of the world in terms of population and wealth distribution. It is a …