Nelson Mandela was born a century ago on July 18th, 1918. You are all familiar enough with his life story not to require any re-telling here. Of all world leaders of my generation, he stood head and shoulders above all others; his was the greatest impact; he was the most
**Update: check out the Human Rights Day 2020 live-blog. For starters, check out Amnesty International Ireland’s human rights education resources and the international HRE resources. There are resources for both primary and post-primary schools, for youth and for adult education contexts. They feature resources by theme (the death penalty, action
The results are in for the most popular blogs of the year on developmenteducation.ie , which has been marked by the second year of a Trump presidency, a signal flare of public attention towards issues such as plastics, anniversaries such as franchise for women, marked by the centenary of increased voting rights
The results are in from the most accessed resources of 2018 in the resources library, and the findings cover teaching packs, learning resources, videos and more
On the 14th of March 2016, Dublin-based artist/activist Will St Ledger installed a fake, un-exploded missile on South King Street in Dublin to mark the fifth anniversary of the Syrian crisis.
The second reflection in the study visits and immersions programmes guide comes from Varja Lipovsek of East African NGO Twaweza (meaning ‘we can make it happen’ in Swahili) which works on enabling children to learn, citizens to exercise agency and governments to be more open and responsive in Tanzania, Kenya
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In the third part of the series John Dornan and Suzanne Bunniss review faith groups and action over many years on environmental issues such as climate change, sustainability and our collective responsibilities to each other on a shared planet
Covid-19 highlights the importance of our Global Citizenship and Development Education. The second in a 3-part series, Colm Regan introduces 3 teaching strategies for adapting and exploring with learners
In 2017, a group of students from Presentation College, Bray led a design experiment: to see what a school might look like if the meaning and ambition of the globally agreed Sustainable Development Goals were realised in their school.
On the other side of the pandemic, we must strengthen and build strong working-class movements to challenge imperialism and neocolonialism
Highlighting the work of physiotherapists who live and work in the Global South – a photo exhibition by Emma McCarthy
To open a new space for positive community interactions in a creative way we invited the public to sit and try locally-foraged tea.
How to take action on gender equality from the Irish Girl Guides movement – a girl guide’s perspective by Amy McAuley
A public project that invited the public to consider how a cocoon becomes a butterfly, creating art that expressed their hopes for the future of the world as we emerge from isolation under a global pandemic
A summary for teachers and educators with key ideas, debates and activities relating to the chocolate industry, ethical food production such as Fairtrade and the ongoing realities of child labour in the cocoa trade, by Colm Regan
Dora-Olivia Vicol explores the findings from recent research about health misinformation and Covid-19 by fact-checkers Africa Check, Full Fact and Chequeado
Podcasts The Irish Global Solidarity in 100 Objects podcast series showcases a selection of interviews and talks featuring educators, activists and campaigners based on the stories behind the 100 objects featured in the exhibition. Produced by developmenteducation.ie and hosted by Ciara Regan. Explore the objects from the exhibition, now online.
Gina Dorso explores the main outcomes of Progressive International’s Summit for Vaccine Internationalism and what can be done
A selection of links to other information relating to the Team Planet resource.
This blog follows up Niffy Olamiju’s report on Decolonising Development Education. ‘The Method’ series has on pedagogies and methods in the teacher and trainer’s toolbox
The Modern Slavery series is a three part series on Thursdays. In part one Chris O’Connell reviews how slavery today is mainly defined as a ‘criminal justice’ issue yet instead should be read through power relations approaches and the inequalities they foster.
Kai Evans explores how governments used COVID-19 restrictions for the wrong reasons.
Who is responsible and who is to blame for practices that can only amount to being called greenwashing? A teachers’ guide by Rachel Elizabeth Kendrick
In the shadow of the most traumatic attack on Jewish people since the Holocaust and what Palestinian people are referring to as a ‘second Nakba’, Ciara Regan shares a three-point guide for educators and teachers looking to make sense of the latest and most extreme clash of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Explore inspiring stories of Irish women in activism and advocacy who have fought for human rights, social justice, and equality at home and abroad
Impact From collaborative exhibitions and programme engagement to the development of resources, here’s how developmenteducation.ie made an impact in 2024 “20 Years in 20 Objects” Exhibition To mark the Irish Development Education Association’s 20th anniversary, developmenteducation.ie curated a reflective exhibition titled “20 Years in 20 Objects”. Inspired by the Irish
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