World Hunger is divided into four comprehensive sections. The first section (Understanding Hunger) explores definitions and terminologies used to describe hunger and explain what it actually is. It also explodes some myths around the issue. The second section is about debating the issue of hunger and some of the proposed
Hunger – Educational resource for teachers and facilitators contains activities, statistics and information to explore the reasons for hunger, it’s causes as well as the aims of the sustainable development goals which aspire to address this issue. The booklet includes statistics, three activities complete with resources ready to photocopy and key
This pocket-size booklet: was published to coincide with World Food Day 2018 on October 16 2018 and as part of a #ZeroHunger series in conjunction with the Professional Development Service for Teachers, developmenteducation.ie, Concern Worldwide and Self Help Africa presents 10 key myths on global hunger issues relating to inequalities,
Toni Pyke explores what eight countries accounted for two thirds of the total number of people facing acute food insecurity in 2018.
No ethnical defence can be made for preserving a cultural practice that damages women’s health and interferes with their sexuality Nahld Toubia MD (a physician from Sudan and clinical professor in the Centre for Sexual Pleasure and Health’s Population and Family Health department) Today, February 6th, is the UN International
October 16th is World Food Day, an international day celebrated every year to commemorate the founding of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation. Ciara Regan introduces a range of activities to get you started on teaching the issues, the debates and key ideas around World Food Day
Now in its 6th 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
‘Meanwhile in other parts of the world, events continue…’; cue solemn-faced rugby player reminding us that while the World Cup goes on millions remain hungry and requesting viewers to contribute £5.00 to tackle the issue.
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
Training programme announcement for teachers interested in the recent publication Palestine and Israel – How will there be a Just Peace? launched in late 2013. _________________________________________________________________ Palestine and Israel: How will there be a Just Peace? is a Citizenship Education Resource for Transition Year and Key Stage 4, based on
Introduction While advances have been made in the past couple of years, there is still along way to go before the unique needs of Indigenous people are recognised and true reconciliation is achieved in Australia. The fact remains that on nearly all social indicators, Aboriginals in Australia fall drastically below
Nothing kills like hunger – a campaign video by Concern Worldwide on how hunger is used as a weapon of war
The World Food Day round-up includes new features and interactives for teaching and learning based on key drivers of hunger today
Wider than a health issue, the Coronavirus pandemic is threatening women’s rights and well-being, as reports of violence against women surge across the world
On September 18, Scottish voters between 16 and 18 will be eligible for the first time ever to vote in the referendum on whether Scotland will remain part of the UK or not. One aspect of the debate so far that has been overlooked by most of the interested groups
In this 2009 interview, Vandana Shiva talks about developing countries like her native India where agricultural communities are surrounded by fertile farmland and highly favorable growing conditions yet struggle with high rates of childhood hunger. Much of the food grown by indigenous farmers are exported to richer countries. For
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
My husband Amos and I ‘stay’ in Inyathi district Ward 15. Three years ago, we both tested positive for HIV.
Below are a number of expert commentaries about the vulnerabilities of women: Edith Ng’oma works with the Forum for African Women Educationalists of Zambia, an NGO advocating for change in the Zambian education system and more broadly on the needs of girls and women. Dr. Carolyn Bolton works with CIDRZ
Technology has changed activism. From public opinion campaigns to e-petitions, technology has changed the meaning of activism, and created a new sphere of online action brought right to one’s living room couch. It is easier now more than ever to take ten minutes out of your day and partake in
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.
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
An additional 345 million people are food insecure. How did this happen? Navika Mehta reviews the latest global food security report
Chiku Zulu Nurse, mother, community support worker, volunteer Chiku is a nurse working with HIV programmes in Chikankata. She is fifty years old and separated from her husband. She has four children – two girls and two boys. Her eldest is twenty and works in the laboratory in the local
The deadline for the Global Passport Award closes this Monday, 29th February. Programme Support Officer with Worldwise Global Schools, Laura Cahill, speaks to Tony Daly about the Award for post primary schools, as well as some highlights from 2015. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Why should teachers, young people and their schools apply for
Join us on 27 January 2021 for a screening of Never Waste a Crisis, a short documentary film on how human rights are being undermined during the COVID19 crisis, followed by a lively discussion with producer Emmet Sheerin from Trócaire and climate activist and campaigner Alicia O’Sullivan
To be an abolitionist, or not to be an abolitionist? Henning Mankell (Swedish crime author and artist) tells the story about Thomas Clarkson and his decision to challenge the slave trade back in 1787 in a short essay worth reading: A decision that changed the world. On democracy: guess which
Join us for a 1 hour session that will demystify what we know about pharmaceutical companies, patents and Covid-19 vaccine supplies
Launch of the third study of development education and global citizenship education resources in Ireland with 9 recommendations in formal and non-formal education in Ireland.
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