The Student Conference will support students in getting to the root causes of global justice issues, as well as how to take meaningful action.

The WWGS National Teacher Conference ‘Under the Surface’ will take place on the 2nd of February in Killashee House Co. Kildare. The registration form is now open.

A helpful brief on Fairtrade and it’s surrounding themes ahead of Fairtrade fortnight.

Beidh Comhdháil Oiliúna ar an Oideachas Saoránachta Domhanda á heagrú ar líne ar an 6 Nollaig, 2022. Cuirfear fáilte roimh mhúinteoirí ó Iarbhunscoileanna lán-Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta, chomh maith le múinteoirí Gaeilge í Iar bhunscoileanna dara leibhéal lán-Bhearla, freastal ar an ócáid seo. Tabharfaidh an lá seo deis do mhúinteoirí iar-bhunscoile cíoradh agus plé a dhéanamh ar an téama ‘Degrowth’.

This event is aimed at giving School Management a deeper understanding of Global Citizenship Education. Our Education Panel will share insights into how GCE fits in our new school environments. School Management representatives will also share ideas and activities on how they have supported and implemented GCE in their schools through the WWGS programme.

With the increase in military spending due to the war in Ukraine (and let’s face it many other wars happening in the world) there is an increasing need for us to be anti-war and peace agents. This online workshop in collaboration with Afri will bring you (and therefore your students) on a journey from a global overview of war and militarisation to taking meaningful action in your school.

This workshop is for teachers (new schools or new teachers to the programme) starting out to give the tools to take the right approach to ensure good quality GCE.

An online workshop that supports teachers with how to maintain a human rights approach when exploring environmental issues.

The Starter Teacher Training workshop is designed for teachers who are new to Global Citizenship Education. This online workshop will explore the toolkits, learning models and methodologies needed to establish and maintain an effective GCE programme/module in your school.

This online workshop is essential for post primary schools who have been doing GCE for a number of years. It will help teachers to go further with their students and to strengthen their GCE approach vis a vis the WWGS guiding principles.

Find the recording of the WWGS Annual Student Conference 2022. Links to resources on degrowth are also included.

The abolition of the transatlantic slave trade began 200 years ago, and many schools marked this event. However, new forms of slavery are prevalent today.

Tax justice means fairer systems for taxing. Potential loss of tax revenues to the EU amount to approximately one trillion each year and billions are lost from countries in the Global south.

Trade has always been an important part of society, however current trade rules do tend to benefit the richer countries.

Peace and stability are central to sustainable development.

The world cannot afford war. People cannot stand by while the numbers of war and environmental refugees soar, while poverty spreads like an epidemic and money for education, health, job training and other needed services are stolen to pay for weapons.

A 2019 UN report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has found that nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history.

Countries that are rich in natural resources are often poor and suffer from high rates of inequality, corruption, human rights abuse, and environmental degradation.

Wildlife trafficking involves the illegal trade, smuggling, poaching, capture, or collection of endangered species, protected wildlife.

Overfishing is the process of catching too many fish at once, so that the breeding population becomes too depleted to recover.

Our oceans have become our dumpsters. Marine pollution threatens the health of our coasts and ocean and it comes in many different forms.

Climate Justice is the reality that it is those that contribute least to climate change (through their emissions) are the ones that are impacted first and worst

Being an ethical consumer in today’s world requires first recognizing that consumption is not just embedded in economic relations, but also social and political ones.

It is really important that our students understand our global waste systems and the consequences of waste as a broader global justice issue and how the environment, people and the economy are all interlinked.

The circular economy is a process of minimising waste and making the most out of finite resources to achieve sustainable development.