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November 14, 2011

What’s happening around Ireland for One World Week?

For a list of events that are taking place around Ireland during, or linked to,  One World Week 2012 click here. For further information on any […]
November 3, 2011

Population

7 Billion and Growing On October 31st, the UN announced that a Filipino girl named Danica was one of a number of children designated the world’s […]
October 18, 2011

A Rich Mans World

‘A Rich Man’s World?’ is a youth work resource on global issues affecting our lives. It examines justice issues such as poverty, education, employment and fair […]
September 1, 2011

Youth work practice in Ireland and Zambia, by Chris Chiwela (Junior Achievement Zambia)

Christopher Chiwela is a youth worker working with Junior Achievement Zambia and he is also a member of the Zambian Youth Workers’ Association (ZYWA). He took […]
August 31, 2011

Hunger

Hunger continues to be a widespread problem worldwide today. The 2011 famine in Somalia and the Horn of Afirca has once again brought the issue of […]
July 5, 2011

Reflecting on Zambia, by Senan Gardiner (ex-NYCI) and Martin Ryan (ex-No Name Club)

In this article, two participants from the NYCI Development Education Programme’s 2009 Zambia-Ireland Exchange reflect on the experience two years on. Martin Ryan was the CEO […]
June 10, 2011

The Volunteering Spirit, by Jill Murray Gilmer (Foróige)

Jill Murray was working as a youth leader in Lucan Youth Service, CYC when she participated in the exchange in 2006. She is currently working for […]
May 10, 2011

DE News May 2011

Welcome to DE News May 2011, the Development Education e-newsletter of the National Youth Council of Ireland. This month’s newsletter is slightly late following the Easter […]
May 10, 2011

Five years later.. by Dick O’Donovan, (Foróige)

Dick O’Donovan is the regional manager for Foróige in the West of ireland and is based in Galway. He participated in the exchange in its first […]