e-course on the Rights of the Child and other human rights education resources

On the Human Rights Education Association (HREA) website there are many resources and links to resources, for example this e-course on the Rights of the Child: Rights of the Child This introductory e-course gives an overview of the institutions and mechanisms that serve to protect and guarantee children’s rights. The course combines text with rich

Peacebuilding and Civic Education – a report

Having worked in post conflict contexts it is still amazng to see how ‘uncivilised’ people have become and how the level of conflict has increased. What is more disturbing are the attacks on children , teachers and schools as well as other civilian targets which now seem much easier than traditional military targets. As an

World Food Day – time to reflect on hunger and obesity

WORLD FOOD DAY 2010 While opening wordpress to post this blog I noticed a post from ‘childhood obesity news’ -such is the situation  on World Food Day.In 2009, the critical threshold of one billion hungry people in the world was reached in part due to soaring food prices and the financial crisis, a “tragic achievement

Celebrate World Teacher’s Day! Events, Tools and Resources

Celebrate World Teacher’s Day! October 5th is World Teacher’s Day and being a teacher myself I am more than happy to extol the vital place of teachers in society. As this year’s focus is on teachers who work in emergency or post crisis contexts I reflect on those teachers I have worked with in places