Development Issues – a course for Transition Year (2015 Edition) was edited and updated by Aileen Tennant and Joseph Clowry (St. Mary’s Academy, Carlow) with Tony Daly and Dan Bartley (developmenteducation.ie). Date: 30th November 2015 ISBN: 978-0-9930234-4-6 This course was updated through the support of the Worldwise Global Schools programme.
Lynda Kelly’s blog was the overall 2015 winner of the Trinity College Dublin and developmenteducation.ie Development Issues blog series. The shortlist of blogs will be published as part of the series in the coming weeks. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… What is development? Does it matter? I think the best way for me to
Ellen Brennan’s blog was a runner up in the 2015 Trinity College Dublin and developmenteducation.ie Development Issues blog series. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. When I was 5 years old I made my first trip abroad to Nogales, Mexico, only one hour from my home in the US. Up until that point I had
My name is Martha. My home is in Zimbabwe and I live in Harare our capital city. I am a mother of two daughters. I have been HIV positive for more than seven years.
I am Irene Musarapasi. I am 45 years old. I am a widow with three children. I have lived with HIV for more than ten years. I am now happy and content with my life, thanks to the support that I received from the Batsirai Group – a community initiative based in Chinhoyi.
GOAL and Bridge21 collaborated on a three-day technology and global issues workshop, held in Bridge21’s purpose-designed learning space in Trinity College, Dublin
Deirdre Walsh reports on making the journey to Calais as part of the Ireland Calais Refugee Solidarity convoy in October 2015.
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Over 3000+ students and staff from 40 Edmund Rice Education schools around Australia and New Zealand took voluntary lunchtime detention to stand in solidarity with children currently in immigration detention in Australia. Students: Experienced having their voices silenced, hands tied, and sent a message to those in detention that they
This project aimed to bring primary school student participants on a learning journey about the effects of climate change, and how they have the power to take action for climate justice, so that they felt empowered to raise awareness in their community through creative expression of their hopes and dreams
Note: Proved Reserves Consumption is the stock of proved reserves of crude oil in barrels in billions. Proved reserves is a classification used in the mining sector referring to the amount of resources that can be recovered from the deposit with a reasonable level of certainty Source: Index Mundi, based
Duncan Green’s How Change Happens (Oxford University Press 2016) is an excellent resource for a variety of conceptual and practical reasons. It is also a book of, and for, our times, not only for its perceptive analysis of the change process as perceived by activists but also as a potential
Two quotes and a graphic for International Women’s Day. President Michael D. Higgins (May 24th, 2016) Women and Girls – Catalysing Action to Achieve Gender Equality at the World Humanitarian Summit, Istanbul: ‘A healthy society is, by definition, unachievable if it is based on the marginalisation of women and girls’
80:20 Development in an Unequal World (and its accompanying CD-ROM introduces and explores some of the major development, human rights and (in)justice issues around the world. It includes some of the major arguments, analysis and viewpoints from around the world aimed at stimulating thought, debate and analysis of the issues
This 74 page resource is divided into 4 sections. The first provides a set of 10 ice-breaker and introductory activities that explore issues such as stereotyping, prejudice and rights (and relates these to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights). Section 2 uses the media to explore the topic of climate
This resource has a number of key objectives – to raise awareness of desertification; to show how it impacts on the MDGs; to provide teachers a solid background on desertification; to encourage teachers and students to act locally to combat desertification and to demonstrate that desertification can be tackled. The
INDEX is designed as a communications tool for Development Educators throughout Ireland. It aims to provide a space for those interested in educating on development and social justice issues to share information and perspectives on development issues, and on the practice of development education at Irish, European and international levels.
At 42 pages in length, this youth resource is activity driven from beginning to end – with 20 activities in total that aim to stimulate and challenge young people to reflect on the inherited global inequalities that define the world around them through various 30 to 60 minute sessions. Each
The British journalist Michela Wrong has made a name for herself writing about African corruption and western complicity. She has been reporting on Africa for the last 15 years for Reuters, the BBC and the Financial Times and has written three non-fiction books on the Continent. Born in 1961, she
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 77-page training manual is designed for teachers and educators interested in exploring gender and cultural stereotypes. It packed with 40 different activities divided into four colour-coded sections: introductory/ice-breaker activities; action lessons; reflective lessons; and evaluation. It is recommended that for each class/workshop that users take one lesson from each
This guide has been designed for Save the Children staff and partners who are involved in advocacy work with young people. It can be used to help you run an advocacy workshop, or as a general advocacy resource. The training material consists of a mixture of practical exercises and theory
Packed full of practical tools and ideas for engaging children and young people, Children’s Rights – Spice it Up! is serious yet fun way to deal with important issues relating to children’s rights. Now young people in schools, youth clubs, healthcare settings or young people’s provision anywhere can explore what
By presenting a global education philosophy and content, related methodology and evaluation issues and by sharing existing practice, tools, resources and bibliography, the resource aim at strengthening global education fundamentals and practices. Topics presented in the resource: Aim at clarifying fundamental questions related to global education It suggests strategies on
At 52 pages in length, UNAIDS have produced a report that is accessible, timely and punchy. Divided into three thematic sections – ‘Faster’, ‘Smarter’& ‘Better’ – the report introduces and expands upon the new mapping framework for AIDS investments, focussed on high-impact, high-value strategies following the new targets and time
Intercultural education celebrates the positive aspects to cultural diversity as well as drawing attention to the power differences between groups and societies. These guidelines – presented in English and Irish – aim to combat racism, value cultural difference, and promote inclusiveness and equality in schools and classrooms in Ireland. The
The resource ‘Thirsting for Justice’ includes articles from various writers on the issues of water, exploring how privatisation of water has affected communities in Latin America and reflects on the situation in Ireland as part of Latin America Week 2007. Water is explored from various different perspectives: Water and Gender;
Faith in Action Series This educational resource has been designed for use on interactive whiteboards. Each unit contains supplementary notes for teachers, packed full of background information and group activity ideas. The ‘Faith in Action’ resource contains four weeks of engaging lesson material for the Pope John Paul II Award. Students are
Faith in Action Series This educational resource has been designed for use on interactive whiteboards. Each unit contains supplementary notes for teachers, packed full of background information and group activity ideas. The ‘Faith in Action’ resource contains four weeks of engaging lesson material for the Pope John Paul II Award. Students are
Faith in Action Series This educational resource has been designed for use on interactive whiteboards. Each unit contains supplementary notes for teachers, packed full of background information and group activity ideas. The ‘Faith in Action’ resource contains four weeks of engaging lesson material for the Pope John Paul II Award. Students are
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