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
In this second part of our series Living Between Trains and Drains, we explore the daily struggles and global realities of informal settlement living, with a focus on life in Namuwongo ‘slum’ in the city of Kampala in Uganda.
Everyone has their favourites they tune in for during the Olympics, whether it’s the Olympic giants such as the infamous Usain Bolt, the immense Michael Phelps or their own national hero. However, as Ros Wynne-Jones of The Guardian puts it: ‘All competitors are, by definition, Olympian, but there are those
Source: South Sudan: Independence Celebration by babasteve, Flickr On the 9th of July 2011, after decades of civil war which resulted in the deaths of up to 2 million people and a referendum passed by 98% of voters, South Sudan became an independent country. Presented below is a brief progress
The World Food Day round-up includes new features and interactives for teaching and learning based on key drivers of hunger today
As educators (in whatever context you are in), how do you challenge misogyny, when facts are no longer sacred, and challenge popular opinion? Ciara reflects on International Women’s Day
The World Food Day round-up includes new features and interactives for teaching and learning based on key drivers of world hunger today.
De-growth in the Global North will not work unless it is done alongside reparations for the Global South
From getting out to vote and entertaining two children off school due to it being a make-shift polling station, Ciara Regan reflects on international women’s day 2024.
Amidst protests being attended by tens of thousands of people in the UK in recent months, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak claimed that there is a growing consensus that mob rule is replacing democratic rule. A fact check by Kai Evans.
Place, Politics and Power provides talking points for ten locations in the IFSC in Dublin. This resource from Financial Justice Ireland hopes to spark conversations that can take students in multiple directions, depending on the intended goals. The concept of solidarity is central to the tour, as is the theme
Place, Politics and Power is designed to be used in a creative and non-prescriptive manner. The key suggestion is that student participation and enquiry is given priority at every stage of the tour. There is a specific route to follow as part of the tour, which is outlined clearly and
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
Page one: an infographic of a map of refugee movement in the world. Around the outskirts there are text boxes with facts and information about Migrants, refugees and Ireland. This page would be suitable for printing and displaying in a classroom. Page two: outlines four example lessons on this topic:
“The relationship between climate change and the movement of people is complex. Beyond the difficulties involved in measuring the impact that climate change is having (and will have) on human migration – within and between national borders, voluntary and involuntary – there is a major communications challenge. Individually, the topics
According to one statistic, there are up to 27 million slaves around the world today. This includes various forms of slavery, including human trafficking. The story of Mende is not unusual. What is unusual is that she was able to escape in 2000 and tell her story to the world.
The past few weeks have witnessed an avalanche of discussion and debate on the 30th anniversary remake of Band Aid by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure with its emphasis on the Ebola crisis which threatens to become, according to Oxfam ‘the definitive humanitarian disaster of our generation’. In typical swashbuckling
It’s been a busy year. An extra 80 resources have filled the digital shelves of the resource library and many more are to follow over in 2015. Out of the 41,804 resource library pages viewed by web users in 2014 three themes have cropped up more than once in the
Packed with campaigning tools, ‘how to’ pages and background information this handbook is a comprehensive resource for anyone looking for tips, inside tricks and reference sheets suggested based on the experience and activities of the Young Friends of the Earth campaigning group. As an A5 resource the handbook has been
Now in its 5th edition, the Global Hunger Index is a joint research report by Concern Worldwide, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and German NGO Welthungerhilfe. The Global Hunger Index report ranks countries on three leading indicators: prevalence of child malnutrition; rates of child mortality; and the proportion
The 6 arguments were prepared by developmenteducation.ie as a discussion document toward the review of the Irish Aid Development Education Programme being conducted by GENE (Global Education Network Europe) taking place in 2015 and was circulated at the consultation event at Farmleigh House (Dublin) on 29th April. The review process
This app shows you the impact you are making on your audience, so you can see how your contributions are helping make the world a better place. What’s more, it gives you access to hidden exclusive content, and keeps you in the loop with exciting Global Goals initiatives. Share your
It’s early August and the summer break is well and truly underway: schools are closed; politicians take some much needed respite…
Vicky Donnelly reflects on working with third-level students on the issue of debt justice. Working with third-level students last year on the issue of debt justice, we considered Thomas Sankara’s powerful portrayal of the debt as a weapon, wielded by “technical assassins”, as part of a, “cleverly managed reconquest of
Links mentioned in the infographic Read up on global issues, visit: World’s Best News www.dochas.ie/WBN The Guardian theguardian.com/global-development Inside Out: stories from a Developing World series on The Irish Times irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/inside-out Find out what you can do in response to humanitarian crises. Visit howyoucanhelp.ie Volunteer locally or volunteer online. Visit
Should people boycott Israeli products based on the siege of Gaza, stalled peace talks and expulsion of farmers from land in the West Bank?
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
A summary of Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Philip Alston’s key points and arguments in his final report in June 2020 on the state of poverty eradication work and the perils of the international poverty line
A round-up of ideas, trends and entry points for anyone interested in producing Development Education / global citizenship education resources in adult and community education contexts
Toni Pyke explores what eight countries accounted for two thirds of the total number of people facing acute food insecurity in 2018.