With less than five years from the target date for achieving the 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the progress to date has been uneven. This UN report shows how some countries have made great strides towards reaching their targets, including some of the poorest, most notably, sub-Saharan Africa. This report
Nadine Gordimer is a leading South African writer who became a symbol of free speech for her work documenting the brutal consequences of apartheid in the lives of ordinary people, sometimes defying censorship to do so. In the 60’s and 70’s she was often at the forefront of protests and
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
One of the most influential writers of the last century, Doris Lessing has won almost every literary prize going. Born in Persia (now Iran) in 1919 to British parents, she moved with her family when she was five to a farm in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). She left school at
Born in England in 1969, Alexandra Fuller moved to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) with her family when she was two years old. After the civil war in Zimbabwe in 1981 the family moved to Malawi, then to Zambia. Fuller followed up her acclaimed memoir Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
Adam Hochschild was born in New York in 1942. As a college student he spent a summer working on an anti-government newspaper in South Africa and as a civil rights worker in Mississippi in 1964. He later worked as a journalist and editor and is the author of six books,
John, Daniel and Panther were part of the 25,000 “Lost Boys” who fled war-torn Sudan, walking for five years to get to a Kenyan refugee camp after the outbreak of the second Sudanese civil war in 1983. Travelling barefoot across the sub-Saharan desert, the three had formed surrogate families and
The resource uses active learning methodologies to provide young people with the opportunity to: Explore the origins and background of the UDHR; Examine and empathise with the challenges faced by the UDHR; Reflect on the achievements of individuals, society and governments because of the UDHR; Reflect on their own ability
The resource includes 6 A4 photos of people from Honduras with accompanying information, curriculum links, 4 activities, prayer service, worksheets, posters and interactive activities (such as the role play mentioned above)
At 6 pages in length this is a brief resource with original activity-driven illustrations, photographs and step-by-step instructions on the topics of climate change, the environment and consumption habits. For more see the climate change and environment resources on Trócaire website for educators. Other Trócaire resources in the ‘Focus on’
For more see the climate change and environment resources on the Trócaire website for educators. Other Trócaire resources in the ‘Focus on’ series: Focus on Fair Trade: Senior Primary/Key Stage 2 Educator’s Resource Focus on Poverty: Senior Primary/Key Stage 2 Educator’s Resource
At 4 pages in length this is a brief resource with original activity-driven illustrations, and step-by-step instructions on the topics of fair trade, consumption and introducing pupils to the Fair Trade movement (and recognising their products and logos). Other Trócaire resources in the ‘Focus on’ series: Focus on Climate Change:
For more see Fair Trade resources on the Trócaire website for educators. Other Trócaire resources in the ‘Focus on’ series: Focus on Climate Change: Senior Primary/Key Stage 2 Educator’s Resource Focus on Poverty: Senior Primary/Key Stage 2 Educator’s Resource
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
Catholic Social Teaching is often referred to by its proponents as ‘our best kept secret’. Many of the central tenants of CST remain hidden from public gaze and there is an immediate need to bring them into the forum of public debate. This unique poster pack, accompanied by activities, facts
Now in its 4th edition, the Global Hunger Index is 56 page a joint research report by Concern Worldwide, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and German NGO Welthungerhilfe. The Global Hunger Index report ranks countries on three leading indicators: prevalence of child malnutrition; rates of child mortality; and
Working Children Worldwide explores why children work, the range and nature of this work and how what we buy and what we do links us to working children. It encourages children to consider why child labour is an important issue, and looks at child labour as exploitative and also where
The objectives of the Paper Bag Game are to help young people to explore some of the issues around child labour in India and to understand some of the pressures of trying to survive in an economy with massive unemployment and no social security. It challenges young people to question
Climate Change is divided into three manageable and informative sections. Using graphs, photographs, illustrations and facts, Climate Change aims to broaden secondary level student’s knowledge on the issue. Section one – Understanding Climate – explores the different terminologies and definitions under the term ‘climate’. It also focuses on what human
Child Labour is divided into seven comprehensive sections and designed in an attractive manner with pie charts, well laid out diagrams, maps and information boxes for use by teachers and students and general readers. The first section two sections focus on A History of Child Labour and Child Labour Today.
World Hunger is divided into four comprehensive sections. The first section (Understanding Hunger) explores definitions and terminologies used to describe hunger and explain what it actually is. It also explodes some myths around the issue. The second section is about debating the issue of hunger and some of the proposed
Using clear, concise definitions, key facts and causes, Ending Hunger explores the issue of hunger, explaining what it is, and where it is. As with their factsheet on aid (link to Aid Works resource), Ending Hunger also has a section on debating the issue where they ask the question ‘Are
Engaging with the stories of five real activists through discussion, creative thinking and character exploration can support the development of literacy. Through the familiar medium of storytelling, human rights situations can be explored on a level which children can encounter the real life impact of human rights in practice. This cross-curricular resource includes
This teacher resource aims to: Expose Irish secondary students to the issues, challenges and actions of a non-governmental organisation, Sightsavers, and to reflect on their own attitudes and ideas in relation to our work Deepen the level of understanding about the challenges faced by people who are visually impaired in
The Irish Girl Guides has produced a badge and syllabus for Ladybirds, Brownies and Guides on development education (DE). The three resources cover a wide range of core human development and human rights issues in an accessible way for young people through a series of tried and tested DE activities,
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
“Increasing food production in Latin America has not provided food security for its inhabitants. The region has been badly hit by the global food crisis which began in 2006, leading to increased poverty, malnutrition and suffering. Food sovereignty is a term coined by interest groups in the Global South, and
This 40-page resource includes a diverse range of 13 educational activities focused on exploring 5 basic questions with reference to global poverty and the Millennium Development Goals: What is development? Where is the world’s wealth? What should be done and who should do it? A focus on the MDGs What