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Resources for Teachers<\/span><\/h2>
Explore global issues with our resources downloadable below.<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Brochures<\/span><\/h2>
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Global Citizenship Workshops<\/h5>\n

Find out more about our range of interactive and participatory workshops.<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Science for Development<\/a><\/h5>\n

Learn about our special award, travel bursary and student showcase.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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why aid is important<\/h5>\n
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#DontForget<\/strong> is a campaign highlighting the importance of international development aid in 2025. At a time when overseas aid is under threat, we shouldn\u2019t forget the value of this work.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Don't Forget Poster<\/span><\/div><\/div>(opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a>
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Irish Aid Map<\/span><\/div><\/div>(opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a>
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Aid Statistics 2025<\/span><\/div><\/div>(opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a>
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Exhibition<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a>
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Distance Learning<\/h5>\n
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We have adapted our content to meet changing needs and have produced a series of \u00a0Distance Learning resources. They include content suitable for student-led activities or teacher-led activities in a classroom setting. Each topic has an equivalent workshop that can be facilitated by our team.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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More Trees Please!<\/a>
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Ethical Trade<\/a>
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Gender Equality<\/a>
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Sustainable Agriculture<\/a>
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Ethical Fashion<\/a>
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Teacher Toolkits<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Our Teacher Toolkit pack was developed from workshops we have been delivering in schools throughout Ireland and addresses challenges faced by teachers wishing to explore connections to global issues in their classrooms. Our guidelines incorporate the active learning process, making connections between local and global, and taking action.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Development Education Introduction<\/a>
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Sustainable Development Goals<\/a>
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Ice Breakers<\/a>
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Climate Change and Climate Justice<\/a>
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Gender Equality<\/a>
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Trade Justice<\/a>
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Sustainable Agriculture<\/a>
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Exhibitions<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Our exhibitions explore climate change, gender equality and trade justice from the point of view of the communities we work with in Africa. They are available for display at your school with connected workshops and quizzes, and our virtual exhibitions can be viewed below.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Africa Adapting<\/a>

Africa Adapting is an exhibition that illustrates how communities in sub-Saharan Africa are changing how they work to cope with the effects of a changing climate.<\/p>\n

There is a digital version of the exhibition at this link. We also have a physical version that we can bring to exhibit at your school.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Women on the Frontline<\/a>

Women on the Frontline is a visual exhibition that tells the stories of African women who are leading local efforts to adapt to a changing climate.<\/p>\n

There is a digital version of the exhibition at this link. You can get in touch and we can also bring the exhibition to your school to display.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Two Villages<\/a>

Nsunda and Malela are two quiet villages in a remote corner of Zambia\u2019s Northern Province The people are poor. They have limited access to the outside world and, in the main, they struggle, from year to year, to make ends meet.<\/p>\n

For five years, Self Help Africa visited the villages and followed the lives of its people. What follows, are their stories\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Useful Links & Resources<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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You can access a host of other resources from the organisations below. They each provide valuable materials that can help you to bring Development Education activities alive in your classroom.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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DevelopmentEducation.ie<\/a>

DevelopmentEducation.ie is an online resource focused on the unequal and unjust shape of the world today. \u00a0It provides a broad range of downloadable resources that can help educators bring Development Education and social justice issues alive in the classroom.<\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Scoil Net<\/a>

Scoilnet is the Department of Education's official portal for Irish education. Scoilnet.ie contains a database of over 24,000+ online resources including websites, quizzes, lesson plans, notes, video\/audio, games and other multimedia. You can access our resources from the blue search box. Self Help Africa's resources are also available here.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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WorldWise Global Schools<\/a>

Irish Aid\u2019s WorldWise Global Schools (WWGS) is Ireland\u2019s national Global Citizenship Education (GCE) programme for post-primary schools. The organisation encourages and supports schools to bring GCE into the classroom, and provides grants to support these activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Further Resources<\/font><\/span><\/h2>

For more information on Development Education and Global Citizenship, or additional resources to use in your classroom, we recommend visiting the external websites listed below.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Irish Aid<\/a><\/div>
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World Wise Global Schools<\/a>
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Scoilnet<\/a>
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Sustainable Development Goals - The World\u2019s Largest Lesson <\/a>
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Gapminder<\/a>
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Social enterprise - Proudly Made in Africa <\/a>
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TED\u2019s youth and education initiative - TED-Ed <\/a>
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Planet A YouTue channel - Deutsche Welle <\/a>
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Tree Council of Ireland <\/a>
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Fairtrade Ireland <\/a>
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