“Comics are effective teaching tools because they require readers to not only passively receive information, but also interact with the text and images to construct meaning, and that is the key to the magic. Words and pictures work together! Our “Heroes for Change” comic introduces the Global Goals and invites
This resource is focused on analysing and critically engaging with global wealth. It examines how wealth is becoming more concentrated within the hands of a few, economic and social sectors that this wealth has occurred in, lobbying, and questions around rising inequality. Discussions are illustrated with empirical data which strengthens
“Water is essential for life, health and human dignity – our water supply around the world is not shared equally” The pack sets out to foster an appreciation of the ways in which people use this precious resource, and to appreciate the need to conserve water and to recognise and
Spotlight on South Sudan is an educational resource which uses the methodology of process drama to enable children to learn, through imagined experience, about life in South Sudan. South Sudan, the world’s youngest independent nation, faces tremendous challenges such as the ongoing conflict, extreme levels of poverty, internal displacement and
This document is comprehensive and addresses, in depth, Ireland’s Sustainable Development Policy. It covers actions of the government at every level down to the local. It contains some usable graphs to illustrate various points and subjects. Section one of this document is an introduction to the concept of sustainable development,
This resource includes 11 lesson plans to explore the variety of the topic of Food justice. The lessons are as follows: Lesson 1: Wants and needs Lesson 2: Nutrition and the food pyramid Teacher Sheet: Food Glorious Food! Lesson 3: Food labels – stop the traffic! Lesson 4: The Waste
Or How The World Rewards The Rich at the Expense of The Poor… and Where We Fit In. What is 5:50:500? A CD-Based Development Education resource exploring over 130 Human Rights and Development Topics. Over 130 Stimulus & Trigger Sheets In graphic format exploring a range of local and international
Catriona O’Connor’s blog is a runner up in the 2017 Trinity College Dublin and developmenteducation.ie Development Issues blog series The topic of development is one of constant discussion between academics, socialites and bar-stool politicians in modern society. We analyse the concept from an economic perspective, detaching ourselves from the lives
Foreword by Senator Patrick Dodson Editor’s Introduction by Tony Daly, Ciara Regan and Colm Regan Numbers, Perspectives and Politics Part One Chapter 1: Wealth, Poverty and Human Development – New Extremes by Colm Regan and John Dornan Chapter 2: Development – the story of an idea by Tony Daly M.
10 sample trigger sheets from 5:50:500. No country treats its women the same as its menGender discrimination continues unabated – not just in the third world, in every single country across the globe. More people are killed by their own governmentsBig international conflicts occupy the headlines, but oppressive governments
The resource contains three modules, with five lessons in each, covering three different global issues aimed at different age groups ranging from 6 – 12 years old. The first module is on Gender and is aimed at 1st – 2nd class, the second module covers issues of Inequality and is
Colm Regan reviews 5 books as part of his summer reading with recommendations for anyone interested in development and global learning. The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions by Jason Hickel Fans of Hickel’s contributions to the Guardian newspaper will thoroughly enjoy this well-written, accessible and
Ciara Regan presents an update on World Breastfeeding Week 2017. Her 2016 World Breastfeeding Week report is re-posted below as, unfortunately, the facts haven’t changed. Quick link to 2017 update (below) The majority of people are well aware of the incredible health benefits of breastfeeding for a baby. I consider
Jessica Carson, Co-ordinator of Creativity & Change, explores the importance of using creativity for change through sharing her journey and understanding of the relationship between creativity, learning and global citizenship. At Creativity & Change why do we think creativity is important? For the last 18 years my work has had
Already, there are hundreds of videos available on the Sustainable Development Goals. Here, Colm Regan presents his top 5. 1. Leave No One Behind https://youtu.be/pBqe8JD62QE For us, the best place to begin. A powerful introduction outlining the issues at stake with striking images and quotes (‘because on earth, everyone has
This toolkit is organized into 8 chapters, each with a different theme and strongly linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), or Global Goals as they are commonly referred to. While you can certainly flip between chapters, it is recommend to start with Chapter 1 as it will provide a
Resource Description This booklet has been produced to stimulate discussion and debate on the challenge of being active for economic, social and political change. It does not claim to have all the answers to the questions raised and certainly doesn’t have a set of simplistic answers to the challenges we
Obtaining up-to-date information, facts, figures as well as case studies and viewpoints on important current development and human rights issues has never been easier. Apart from being available on the Internet, such materials are easily accessed through a number of important international reports which are published annually or bi-annually. This
Shop 80-20 Development in an Unequal World – 7th Edition80-20 explores inequalities and injustices in a plain speaking overview of key global issues, trends and stories through striking visuals and by assembling facts, figures, graphs, maps, photos and political cartoons as well as analysis of the world today. Price: €21.95
Peter Manning presents a brief guide to teaching inequality in a primary schools context.
What were the top 10 countries and counties in Ireland that used the website, and what pages were popular? What were the most popular resources and tweets from the year
World population stood at 1 billion in 1804, increased to 3 billion by 1959, 4 billion in 1974, 5 billion in 1987 and just 12 years later in 1999 it amounted to 6 billion. In October 2011, the world reached a population figure of 7 billion people, fuelling another debate
Rachel Mary Dornan reflects on the challenges she experienced in giving up plastic for Lent and wonders if plastic-free living is affordable in a rising tide of plastic use. As a teenager, I helped at our church’s Sunday school. One Lent, about twenty years ago now, I spoke to the
The UNAIDS Global Report UNAIDS Global Report on the epidemic estimated that in 2009, 33.3 million people worldwide are living with HIV, the overwhelming majority of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa, that is 22.5 million men, women and children. Estimates vary as to when and where HIV and AIDS originated.
“HIV and AIDS is not a democratic disease. It infects selectively. It discriminates easily. It victimises readily. It shows this in the people it infects and the communities it affects in Zambia and several of the countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Most of all, it shows its discriminatory character in its
Is the status of a country’s democratic health a fair measure of human development gains? What about when we test this idea against the case of homelessness? A final-five finalist in the 2018 Trinity College Dublin and developmenteducation.ie development issues series, Ghalya Farahat argues it’s time to de-link the idea that
Resource Description “Migration is one of the biggest stories of our time. There are other related stories too on inequality, conflict, injustice, poverty and climate change. Social media and newspaper headlines can encourage fear. We need to look beyond the headlines to see people, understand their stories AND our relationship
It took just less than 90 seconds to graphically reveal the horrific underbelly of globalisation and of ‘modern’ consumerism and business. Five years ago, in April 2013, the eight story Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed, killing 1,134 people and injuring an additional 2,500. For many locals and for
Or how the world rewards the rich at the expense of the poor… and where we fit in. 5:50:500 is a graphic-poster led interactive CD-Rom of 130 trigger sheets exploring a range of local and international topics from trade and trade related issues to human rights, women’s rights and international
Given the nature and scale of the issues central to development education, it is inevitable and desirable that attention is paid to how we approach issues and debates about human development, human rights, inequality and injustice etc. So much research and practice on the topic of how, where and when
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