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For human rights activists, the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a sacred document. Its 30 different articles outline the political, economic, social rights that we are all entitled to – no matter who we are – because we are born human. By such reckoning, the universality of
It’s back to school! And what better time of year to brighten up your lesson plans in mathematics, art, SPHE, business, English or other subjects than to explore our new online teacher guides? The guides have been developed for primary and post primary level and will be updated with new
One World Week is a week of youth-led awareness raising, education and action that takes place throughout Ireland during the third week in November every year. During March/April, youth groups around Ireland vote on the theme that they would like to explore for One World Week 2012. This year’s theme
In just over two weeks the people of Ireland will be tasked with voting on the Children’s Referendum, on Saturday the 10th November. This presents a brilliant opportunity to engage young people on the values base of our constitution through human rights education. UNICEF Ireland have taken the
This week marks the 100th post since we launched the developmenteducation.ie blog just over a year ago. Thanks to all our readers and contributors for the lively discussions and debates. Sparks did fly. Disagreement was had. Long may it continue! To mark the occasion we have launched an exciting quarterly
For those that didn’t catch it, Development Education Day was run on the 15th February earlier this year in NUI Galway by Self Help Africa and supported by Irish Aid as a partnership event integrating Development Education as a much more significant component across all Initial Teacher Education programmes offered
Those familiar with this website will not be surprised by the topic of our new animation – on consumption. It accompanies the ethical consumption and hunger modules for teachers and educators, as well as general readers, plus previous blog posts, new resource annotations and the ecological footprinting project work. Let
Charles Dickens was a masterful storyteller of social problems of his day who challenged Victorian aristocracy and elites to journey into workhouses and slums through his novels
INTRODUCTORY ICE-BREAKERS Who am I? Ask participants to sit in a circle. Explain that you are now going to call out some categories of people. Anyone belonging to a particular category must move quickly to sit in the middle of the circle. If they belong to the next category mentioned
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
HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus. AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. At Risk Groups: These were initially defined as men who have sex with men, injecting drug users and people who have received treatment with blood products. However, this has changed over the years with the increase in transmission through heterosexual intercourse.
(Photography by Gareth Bentley) Charity Siamacomba Mwapuna compound, Choma. Farmer, mother, community group member Charity is 37 years old, lives in Mwapuna Compound with 6 children; the first-born, a girl, used to have a rash and was taken for testing but was found to be negative. Her husband used to
HIV is not the same as AIDS, it does however, cause AIDS. HIV cannot be spread through casual contact such as: coughing or sneezing hugging or touching shaking hands sharing food, plates, cups, cutlery using telephones swimming pools insect bites Misconceptions There are many myths and misconceptions surrounding HIV and
The loss of human life [due to hunger] is as great as if an atomic bomb – similar to the one that destroyed Hiroshima during the Second World War – were dropped on a densely populated area every three days Womenaid Press release on Hunger – www.womenaid.org Photo © George Chelebiev Hunger:
These activities can be adapted for a range of formal curriculum subjects and as group exercises. Add new dimensions as appropriate, for example, as an extended essay, exploring the statistics behind the ideas or in order to read maps and plot the journey of cheaply priced socks etc. Refer to
(Wexford/Camden Street). Women on Wednesdays (WoW) aims to showcase the best of female music, comedy and spoken word to raise awareness and support for Aidlink’s girl’s education projects tackling Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), child marriage and gender inequality in Kenya. The next event will be held on Wednesday November 1st from 7pm
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
A group of students debated a feature in the Times of Malta on a Maltese missionary priest in Ethiopia and decided to contact the newspaper on its coverage, Colm Regan reports.
“These difficult questions (of inequality and injustice internationally) lie at the heart of the work that is now needed…education for world democracy, for human rights and for sustainable human development is no longer an option. Education has a central role to play, especially if we are to build a widespread
Length: 123 mins Age: 15+ Described by a BBC review as “A successful intertwining of fact and fiction” the movie, The Last King Of Scotland documents the life of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, played by Forest Whitaker (formerly peace loving Bubba in the movie Forest Gump). The movie is centered
This resource is rooted in the values, theories and practices of reconciliation and post conflict community work. Designed as a learning aid for community workers and those interested in the learning lessons and strategies from peace work, the resource aims to: Provide examples of creative ways to bring about such
Pamoja provides a model for teachers and students to promote human rights and development education within their school. The teachers and students taking part carry out awareness-raising activities based around Trócaire’s Lenten theme. Past themes have focused on Climate Change in Kenya, Gender Inequality in Malawi and Hunger in Rwanda.
A 9-page resource booklet containing teachers’ notes, activities for junior infants to sixth class, resources pages and organisation contact lists introducing teachers to development and intercultural education. Suggested activities for using materials in classrooms with curriculum links guidance. The booklet combines activities from a number of sources and aims to
This three part blog series documents an 8 day excursion in Afghanistan during the creation of a ‘What in the World?’ documentary. Established in 1999, to date KMF Productions has produced twenty-seven documentaries in twenty-six countries in Africa, Asia, and The Americas. The 25 minute What in the World?
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