Posts tagged ‘Development Education’
Aid Myths Busted
A very good, and short, critique of commonly heard criticism of international development cooperation (or “overseas aid”)
How do we communicate global poverty?
As the debate about Kony 2012 has shown, people in the Aid sector often agree that “things are more complicated” than popular media discourse suggest.
That is of course true, but the real question then is: How DO you communicate the full complexity of “Development” and yet succeed in Engaging people?
Stopping Kony, or stopping video activism?
An anthology of the reactions to the Stop Kony 2012 video
Despite the hunger crisis, 2 out of 3 developing countries are on track to halve poverty.
New reports from the World Bank and the UN show that, despite the bad news from the Horn of Africa, substantial progress is being made in the vast majority of developing countries.
Is there an App for “human development”?
A list of the many apps for mobile phones that are relevant for people working for human development anywhere.
If ‘charity begins at home’ why are we committing to overseas aid?
The “charity begins at home” slogan is increasingly being used to suggest that cutting the overseas aid budget would be a smart move in times of recession. We beg to differ, as “home” is our globalising world. It would be a mistake to turn insular, at a time that we need the international community more than ever.
Overseas aid is now more important than ever – also for Ireland itself
Delivering on our aid promise is not just the right thing to do – it also make sense for our own future.
“The Failure of DevEd” – Survey Results
Comments received and results from a survey and blog post on the state of Development Education in Ireland.
