Aim of the game: You are a small farmer in rural Africa. You must purchase, plant, grow, harvest and sell your crops at the market before the time runs out and the season is over. You need: Game board 3–6 players Crop Cards Deck of 36 Chance Cards (four sets)
Brighter Futures Ahead explores food security, gender equality and climate justice which are some of the key challenges facing young people globally today. This resource: Links issues in Zimbabwe to Ireland as part of a ‘what’s the stich?’ approach, including justice-centred and human rights approaches. Supports youth workers, youth group
This short agriculture and sustainability resource includes: Introductions to food security, causes of the global food security crisis, links to the Irish famine and famine today, the importance of agriculture and women in agriculture Case studies based on the ‘Two Villages’ project Links to videos, online links and 5 activities
Economist Michael Green explores where progress has been made in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals, and where there has been stagnation, or a decline. He finds that levels of hunger and basic medical care are broadly improving across the globe. Clean water and sanitation has seen some improvement since
This activity pack is divided into two sections: five activities for 5-7 year olds and five for 7-11 year olds. Most of the activities only require printing out some resource sheets, while some others require a sports hall, oranges or some paper plates for example. The activities are as follows:
The third audit of Development Education resources in Ireland draws on resources identified during the four-year period 2017 – 2020. A number of key events, updates and contexts in development and education have impacted on the style, content and focus areas of resource developments. Taken together, these events paint a
Following an extensive consultation process with educators in formal, non-formal education, including with youth groups, community organisations and stakeholder bodies and organisations, this strategy document builds on the learning and progress achieved from previous strategies. The strategy’s role is outlined by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney T.D in his
Screenshot from Project Honduras. Produced by Trócaire. Gamification is a word we are seeing more and more in education, but what is it, what are its benefits, and how can you get involved? After attending Trócaire’s Game Changers event last year, Kai Evans takes us through // What is ‘gamification’?
Las acciones diarias que se recomiendan son útiles para que la gente cree hábitos sostenibles, sea un agente de cambio y empiece a pensar en cuestiones de desarrollo. Cada ODS tiene un título de una palabra, que en última instancia deletrea la siguiente frase: “Si te importa el futuro, protagoniza
The resource supports teachers to teach through a justice lens, a lens with great educational benefits, which meets the requirements as laid out in a range of junior cycle specifications, and in the Framework for Junior Cycle (2015). The spread of COVID-19 around our world has led many people to
A guidebook to support teachers and students in learning about greenwashing as a barrier to sustainable development.
What do fashion companies and EU lobbying have to do with greenwashing, but don’t know where to begin your learning journey? Part three in the series by Rachel Elizabeth Kendrick
Concerns about the ways in which issues, peoples and places have been represented in global development (GD) communications have been raised since the 1980s. Criticisms have been levelled at media and non-governmental development organisations (NGDOs), including for their portrayal of colonial stereotypes, ‘us’ and ‘them’ binary relationships and identities, and
This resource is for post primary school teachers who wish to facilitate understanding of the interconnection between war and hunger. The Resource itself is divided into several sections, beginning with an exploration of the importance of the United Nations. Other themes covered include the Sustainable Development Goals. Afri has added
Ciara Regan reviews Afri’s latest resource, Sowing Seeds of Peace, for post primary teachers which is adaptable and immediately useful across a range of school subjects.
Curated content for: Primary Education Jump to: Resources Features Blog Posts Infographics Resources More ‘Primary Education‘ Resources Features Blog Posts May25 All In: Spirit, Truth and the Journey Towards Reconciliation Reconciliation Action Plan Facilitator and artist, Cassandra Gibbs responds to Reconciliation Week in Australia, happening from 27th May – 3rd
Curated content for: Adult & Community Education Jump to: Resources Features Blog Posts Infographics Videos Resources More ‘Adult and Community Settings‘ Resources Features Blog Posts May25 All In: Spirit, Truth and the Journey Towards Reconciliation Reconciliation Action Plan Facilitator and artist, Cassandra Gibbs responds to Reconciliation Week in Australia, happening
“Dear Teacher….I have been dreaming about this book for more than a decade. I am, and always have been, passionate about Global Citizenship Education (GCE) and visualised this book because I wanted to provide students and teachers with an accessible starting point for learning about this important field. …. I
A series of suggested teaching and learning activities are presented, for Junior Infants to Second Class, and for Third to Sixth Class, using the animation as a springboard for exploring what it means to be an active global citizen. The relevant curriculum strands, strand units and objectives are also provided.
As well as the game itself, and full instructions, there are also three activities which can be used as a tool to debrief and explore the issues further.
This pack includes five different activities, which can be used in English or Spanish. Curriculum links for all activities are also included for both the Irish junior and senior cycles. The five activities are: Introductory activity: What did you eat yesterday? Activity 1: Spot the Difference Activity 2: Food Sovereignty
This unit includes: subject learning outcomes linked to Junior Cycle CSPE, History & Geography (the unit is also suitable for Transition Year GCE-related modules) details on teaching approaches suggestions on assessments for learning a youth action component The unit’s objectives include: Unit Objectives: Understand what international inequalities are and how
This learning unit has been developed to support teachers and students in exploring famine in the context of Irish history and beyond
The “Tips on Teaching Africa” webpage from Boston University’s African Studies Center offers practical guidance for educators on how to teach about Africa in an informed and balanced way. The page stresses the importance of addressing Africa’s vast diversity—spanning languages, cultures, histories, and geography—and cautions against reducing the continent to
Source: The Guardian UK 29 Oct 2021 5:17 How to save the world, by counting to zero: the Guardian’s Phoebe Weston breaks down all the climate jargon we have been hearing in the run-up to Cop26, the make-or-break climate summit starting on Sunday, and explains what we – and most
In the second part of the World Food Day series, Mairead Redmond explores why the agricultural industry needs to break from the toxic trifecta of fossil fuel-based products and move towards nature-based methods of farming.