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
The Bookbird journal has been produced on a quarterly basis since 1963. It has transformed since its first edition. The journal looks at a variety of issues as they relate to children’s literature on the international stage. Issues have included topics like: climate change, justice, human rights, inter and multi-
Trócaire’s focus country for Lent 2013 is India. The resources have been developed for use in Ireland and Northern Ireland for: Junior Primary, Senior Primary, Religious Education, CSPE/Citizenship Education and Foclóir. The resource materials contain: Content, methodologies and activities to support educators in exploring and critically examining global justice and
Resource Description The JustWorld.ie website covers nine topics including human rights, health and taking action. It contains a detailed guide as to how to use the site to its full potential and a number of activities also. The website uses audio clips, image and short film material as well as
The website AfricaBookClub.com is as the name suggests – a book club for African literature. The USA-based website introduces, reviews and sells books by authors from Africa and/or those writing about the continent of Africa. The site lists authors by each country on the continent and by those that have
As well as links to primary sources in South Africa (news articles, videos etc.) this resource includes strong evaluation components for peer-learning and ongoing assessment. Learning Objectives: Students will distinguish between primary and secondary sources; Students will acquire and use skills to locate primary sources using the internet; Students will
Governance DevelopmentEducation.ie is a partnership-based project guided and financed by a consortium of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and at all times seeks to work in that spirit. It is also part-funded by Irish Aid, the Irish Government’s programme for overseas development. The decisions are made by consensus and the needs and agendas of all
Our Approach For nearly two decades developmenteducation.ie has emerged as a key online reference point for information, activities, learning and resource support for educators (across a variety of user groups in formal and non-formal educational sectors) concerned with issues of human development, human rights, development co-operation and development education (DE). Throughout this time the
Already, there are hundreds of videos available on the Sustainable Development Goals. Here, Colm Regan presents his top 5. 1. Leave No One Behind https://youtu.be/pBqe8JD62QE For us, the best place to begin. A powerful introduction outlining the issues at stake with striking images and quotes (‘because on earth, everyone has
A quick guide to the Sustainable Development Goals…in 5 minutes
1. Positive Buying Favouring particular ethical products, such as energy saving lightbulbs 2. Negative Purchasing Avoiding products that you disapprove of, such as battery eggs or gas-guzzling cars 3. Company-Based Purchasing Targeting a business as a whole and avoiding all the products made by one company. For example, the Nestle
Maternal mortality rates per 100,000 births are one of the most sensitive indicators of the ‘human rights’ balance sheet for women. The average maternal mortality rate for 2008 for those 5 countries with the highest rates (Afghanistan, Chad, Somalia, Guinea Bissau and Liberia was 1158 per 100,000 births. The equivalent
‘The average rates at which people consume resources like oil and metals, and produce wastes like plastics and greenhouse gases, are about 32 times higher in North America, Western Europe, Japan and Australia than they are in the developing world. That factor of 32 has big consequences.’ What’s Your Consumption
MDG Goal 7 (Ensure Environmental Sustainability) as it relates to water and sanitation aims by 2015 to halve the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. The target, it seems was met in 2010, according to the UN. Yet also in 2010, some
A simple but very useful ‘3-step approach’ to doing development education and global citizenship education. “At best, a lecturer (teacher) speaks with and for her audience, not to or at it. She takes leads, images and stirrings from her audience, and reflects back to them tentative accounts and explanations for
True sustainable development embodies a balance between using the Earth for the benefit of the human race and respecting the environment. Sustainable solutions set out to achieve this balance through the following goals: To continue to meet the fundamental needs of human life, society and communities – food, water, housing,
“The Ottoman Empire should be cleaned up of the Armenians…” Young Turk leader Enver Pasha in 1916 From 1915 to 1917 the Muslim Young Turk regime of the Ottoman Empire carried out a systematic, premeditated, centrally planned genocide against the Christian Armenian minority. The genocide began with the mass slaughter
We’re big fans of the excellent website Our World in Data
Maynooth Green Campus (MGC) is a strategic coalition between Maynooth University (MU), St Patrick’s College Maynooth (SPCM) and Trócaire that seeks to promote environmental sustainability and climate justice.
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.
In the second part of the series, John Dornan and Suzanne Bunniss explore what the value of religion or faith might be in addressing the major issues, challenges and stories we face in the 21st century?
The Change Lab showcases concerns of Development Education and global citizenship education as part of the teacher training in the National College of Art and Design. Report by Ciara Regan
Project Honduras’ is a strategy game where the primary goal is to show how important it is for communities to work together to combat climate change
Any post-Covid-19 activities, must respond to its challenges by ensuring we do not return to what we have known as “normal” life. The long read, by Tom Roche
Continuing the global citizenship journey, here are 6 education initiatives from Ireland that have been adapted to take place during Covid-19 learning contexts.
Join us on Culture Night 2020 to launch the Irish Global Solidarity in 100 Objects exhibition – broadcast online from Iveagh House, Dublin on 18 September.
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
The author of ‘Decolonize Museums’ assembles a list of essential reading on the past, present and future of museums
3 key ‘sportswashing’ issues the Qatar World Cup hosts don’t want you to know. A list, by Kai Evans.
“Follow the footsteps through the book to create your own learning journey about migration.” Journeys is divided into four distinct themes: Stereotypes; Culture; Journeys; and Protection. The themes have been designed to be covered consecutively to allow children to build on their learning from the previous theme. This resource includes: