In 2000 the UN Millennium Declaration was adopted at the largest ever meeting of heads of state and committed those countries – rich and poor – to doing all they could to eradicate poverty. Promote human dignity and equality and achieve peace, democracy and environmental sustainability. World leaders agreed to
Source: Global Hunger Index (2013) by Concern Worldwide.
Development education is a cross curricular activity. That’s not to say that it can’t be taught in a single subject area – many teachers use DE as part of completing curriculum strands or as stimulus material for energising students or building class projects. DE can be flexibly used in many
Obtaining up-to-date information, facts, figures as well as case studies and viewpoints on important current development and human rights issues has never been easier. Apart from being available on the Internet, such materials are easily accessed through a number of important international reports which are published annually or bi-annually. This
Today, 346 million Africans, more than a quarter of the continent’s people, are suffering from hunger because of conflict, drought and poverty. A Counting The Cost
Your company might have donated money to help solve humanitarian issues, but you could have something even more useful to offer: your data. Mallory Freeman shows us how private sector companies can help make real progress on big problems.
Josette Sheeran, the head of the UN’s World Food Program, talks about why, in a world with enough food for everyone, people still go hungry, still die of starvation, still use food as a weapon of war
This section provides ideas and methodologies for using various types of resources, such as photographs and political cartoons, to explore a range of issues in an accessible manner. In this section: Political Cartoons Photographs Maps Statistics International Reports Case Studies Information Technology Using political cartoons in development and human rights
Former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died a month ago. But what’s her legacy? Was this champion of personal wealth, privatisation of state industry and spokesperson for free-market economics justified in her policies? More than 20 years later the costs of her convictions are still being debated around the world.
Interactive map – Are countries home to the 20 most profitable food companies in the world at risk of becoming food insecure? Could this ever be possible?
Peter Manning presents a brief guide to teaching inequality in a primary schools context.
Are fossil fuel energy companies in the US receiving an unfair amount of criticism, despite investing in low carbon energy practices?
Short film by Caoimhe Butterly with testimonies from people stuck in indefinite limbo in Vasilika refugee camp in Northern Greece. Raneem and Leila, Ella, Mohammed and Hassan talk about their journeys, their hopes, frustrations and experiences of ongoing injustice.
“To create a more sustainable world and to engage with issues related to sustainability as described in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), individuals must become sustainability change-makers. They require the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that empower them to contribute to sustainable development. Education is thus crucial for the achievement
Development education is driven by a desire to bring about a sustainable and just world, where people are empowered to overcome poverty and hunger and fully realise their rights and potential. This strategy seeks to increase the accessibility, quality and effectiveness of development education in Ireland. It aims to see
San áireamh: An fáth a bhfuil sé tábhachtach a bheith ag smaoineamh faoin ocras domhanda Naisc chuig na Spriocanna Forbartha Inbhuanaithe Féachtar leis an bhfírinne a scagadh ón mbréag maidir le saincheisteanna tábhachtacha a bhaineann le forbairt, cearta an duine agus ceartas leis an tsraith 10 Miotas maidir le…
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 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
Drought and famine are not extreme events. They are not anomalies. They are merely the sharp end of a global food system that is built on inequality, imbalances and – ultimately – fragility. And they are the regular upshot of a climate that is increasingly hostile and problematic for food
The Geography Syllabi at Junior and Senior Levels, Post-Primary have strong strands on development issues and the AGTI has undertaken many workshops on the subject over the years. The specific area of focus was Aid, Trade and Sustainable Development and the brief was to help update teachers on the issues
Published on Feb 12, 2014 For more on the GROW campaign and to support Africa’s smallholder farmers visit www.one.org/doagric/partners and www.oxfam.org/grow The artists featured in this video include: Baaba Maal (Senegal), 2 Face Idibia (Nigeria), Smarty (Burkina Faso), Lami Phillips (Nigeria), Daara J Family (Senegal), Sound Sultan (Nigeria), Titi Lokei
“When the White Paper on Irish Aid was published in 2006, it brought Ireland’s contribution to the fight against global poverty and hunger to the centre of our foreign policy – where it rightly belongs. The White Paper enabled us to consolidate our work, and today we have an aid
On April 23rd, President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins made a detailed statement on Ireland’s potential role in the COVID-19 crisis and its implications for those most at risk worldwide.
Here’s a run down of 5 teaching resources on the impact of Covid-19 that you have to check out. A list, introduced by Ciara Regan.
The role of women in developing countries, as explored throughout this module, has been recognised as the single most important factor when it comes to bringing about and sustaining long term social change.
“Water is essential for life, health and human dignity – our water supply around the world is not shared equally” The pack sets out to foster an appreciation of the ways in which people use this precious resource, and to appreciate the need to conserve water and to recognise and
This document examines the problem of food wastage, and its impact on the global food demand. This document examines the topics of responsible and sustainable land, water and energy consumption and their impact on food waste, and makes recommendations for tackling the issue of global food waste.
#BeyondTheClick is a development education toolkit for educators that supports exploration of digital landscapes and tools (social media, digital tools etc.) and how these can be used to in education for sustainable development in a human rights and justice context in a world of deep (and deepening ) inequality. This