Earth Hour 2010…small but significant changes are possible

Earth Hour 2010…small but significant changes are possible Environmental change hinges on environmental action which in turn must be linked to attitudinal change. Attitudinal change can be effected by small but significant actions which in turn will strengthen attitudinal change leading finally to full blown behavioural change. Earth hour not only raises awareness but is

CÉLÉBRATION: Journée internationale de la langue française

CÉLÉBRATION: Journée internationale de la langue française 20th March is French Language Day! French is an official language in 33 countries. INEE has once again been active in many countries and therefore many languages – listed below is a number  French-language Resources: INEE Minimum Standards The INEE Minimum Standards (available in French, English and 23 other languages) provide good

Children’s Rights – policy briefs from Save and also the International Children’s Peace Prize

Save the Children has released new advocacy materials that  can be utilized for a number of different purposes including presentations, meetings, etc.  The new materials include: Children and Good Governance Children constitute a third of the global population yet remain invisible in debates about how countries are governed. Save the Children is calling for a

Update – Some Haitian schools in worst quake-hit areas to reopen by 31 March 2010

During emergencies it has been found that providing some ‘normalcy’ for children e.g. going to school , can reduce the psychological trauma that children are likely to suffer. News from Haiti provides evidence of the efforts being made to provide emergency education following the Haiti earthquake. From the UN News Service Despite only a handful