Joint winner of the 2017 Trinity College Dublin and developmenteducation.ie development issues blog series, Yukiko Suzuki explores development through a Japanese lens. When discussing development, it is most often measured by a country’s economic growth or through it’s performance based on the Human Development Index (HDI). Although developing countries have
Photo credit © XXXXXXX Continuing debates on global inequality have developed a new edge and immediacy as a result of the current financial and economic crises affecting the West and, in particular the Eurozone with the accompanying ‘austerity’ measures they have generated. The rise of the ‘Occupy’ movements in 2011 challenged
What’s the buying power of a dollar-a-day really worth? Overall winner of the 2018 Trinity College Dublin and developmenteducation.ie Development Issues series, Michael Morigi, explores the question of a dollar’s worth through Kendrick Lamar’s music, overseas aid statistics and from his life in the US. Track eleven on American rapper
Mobile phones aren’t just useful as alarm clocks or for making calls, updating your social status and sending messages. Dorothy Jacob from international development NGO Self Help Africa reflects on how farmers in Malawi, Kenya and Uganda are using innovation and technology to lead the fight against hunger. Our lives
Today is World Food Day and we are delighted to launch a new pocket-booklet, 10 Myths About World Hunger as part of a new series that looks to sort facts from fiction on key global development, human rights and justice issues. Check out the quick guide to lesson plan ideas
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
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
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
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
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
Dora-Olivia Vicol explores the findings from recent research about health misinformation and Covid-19 by fact-checkers Africa Check, Full Fact and Chequeado
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.
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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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