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
A group of monks had led the rebellion against the dictatorship in Burma that had ruled the nation for four decades. The only footage of the uprising and the ruthless army suppression was filmed on hand-held cameras by brave video-journalists (VJs) on the streets of the capital Rangoon and then
This photopack, now in its third edition, introduces the village of Chembakolli using images, engaging activities and inspirational stories. It contains 30 A4 double sided photocards, an illustrated timeline poster of ‘The Chembakolli Story’, a CD containing lessons, activities, activity sheets, illustrations, photographs and interviews, all accompanied by a teacher’s
The Adventures of Riley series of books excellently combines fiction and non-fiction for young people that introduce and explore a variety of current issues such as climate change, endangered animals, environmental issues, etc. Riley regularly receives invitations from his uncle Max (a scientist that studies animals, their habitats, and the
The Guidelines for Producing Development Education Resources were jointly produced by developmenteducation.ie, the Development Education Working Group of Dóchas and the Irish Development Education Association (IDEA) following a national consultation in spring 2014. They have been designed to act as a supportive and practical tool for anyone to use –
Published on Feb 12, 2014 For more on the GROW campaign and to support Africa’s smallholder farmers visit www.one.org/doagric/partners and www.oxfam.org/grow The artists featured in this video include: Baaba Maal (Senegal), 2 Face Idibia (Nigeria), Smarty (Burkina Faso), Lami Phillips (Nigeria), Daara J Family (Senegal), Sound Sultan (Nigeria), Titi Lokei
The site has a useful most-popular resources guide, updates on key issues (e.g. Ebola); a range of teacher supports (including stimulating ‘thinkpieces’), excellent tools and guides (e.g. on controversial issues) and an education focused blog. Despite being heavily focused on the English and UK curricula, the site has much to
“Media here means more than journalism; it is also art, music, film, books, graphic design, etcetera. We don’t spend all our time criticizing though. We also celebrate and feature work that we think complicate the old, ahistoric and objectional images. We want to introduce our readers to work by Africans
As I sat in a fancy hotel surrounded by adults, the question arose as to how big of an invitation has been given to teenagers to become involved in being creators of change. There were two other teenage girls in the room, also on work experience, in many ways we
Students from Presentation College Bray were involved in an Energy Saving Project to meet the challenges of the Green Schools Energy initiative and mark Catholic Schools Week, and its focus on environmental issues, as per Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si. Who are we? Luca Pezillo O’Brien, Ciaran McKay, Jack Lawlor
Joint winner of the 2017 Trinity College Dublin and developmenteducation.ie development issues blog series, Terence Mullally dons his philosophy hat to explore what ‘development’ means. Is development having a Google headquarters in your country? Is development having large institutions in your country? Is development a booming economy in your country?
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
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
A quick guide to the Sustainable Development Goals…in 5 minutes
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
“‘Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognises before it can speak. But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we explain that world with words, but word can never undo the fact that
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
In the lead up to World Food Day on October 16, Tony Daly presents 14 videos related to food, covering food waste, food production, energy and solution-based ideas that go against the grain. This blog forms part of the #ZeroHunger series, brought to you by the Professional Development Support Service
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
**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
What can one person do about tackling food waste, food injustice and world hunger? Toni Pyke checks out suggestions from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and environmental news website EcoWatch.
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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