Global Eye is a well designed and informative website for schools. The site was conceived by the charity Worldaware and is now funded by the Royal Geographical Society and Institute of British Geographers. ‘Global Eye Primary’ is written for th...
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Aid, Child labour, Climate change, Conflict, Conservation, Debt, Democracy, Development, Drought, Economy, Energy, Environment, Famine, Farming, Global citizenship, Globalisation, Health, Homes and Homelessness, Human rights, Interdependence, Media, Population, Refugees / Asylum, Tourism, Urban, Water
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This Oxfam country profile was printed in 1993 and provides a good general overview of India, although it may be time for an up-date now. In 64 pages it addresses a wide range of issues from the main physical features, through colonial history...
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Aid, Animal welfare, Colonialism, Community, Conservation, Culture, Debt, Democracy, Development, Education, Environment, Equality, Family, Farming, Fishing, Food, Global citizenship, Health, Participation, Urban
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A nicely presented pack about the justice issues involved in the banana trade. Section one includes information about where bananas come from, the conditions for workers, the position of trade unions, the use of pesticides, and the ‘race to the...
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Conservation, Economy, Employment, Environment, Farming, Health, Human rights, Industry, Interdependence, International relations, Poverty, Social justice, Trade
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The Banana link website contains downloadable background information and educational materials on banana production and fair-trade issues. Information leaflets include topics such as: the fair trade mark; environmental impacts of banana product...
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Appropriate technology, Conflict, Conservation, Employment, Environment, Fair trade, Farming, Food, Health, Human rights, Industry, Poverty, Rural, Social justice, Trade
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This is a good resource full of practical classroom activities. The first section provides a theoretical context of belief that young people should be encouraged to explore their hopes and fears for the future of society and the planet and dev...
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Citizenship, Economics, English, Environmental Studies, ESD / Global Citizenship, Geography, History, Local and Global Citizens, Modern Studies, PSHE / PSE / PSED, RE / RS
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Aid, Appropriate technology, Arms trade, Conservation, Debt, Development, Economy, Environment, Farming, Food, Global citizenship, Human rights, Industry, Participation, Racism, Sustainable development, Urban
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This is a very good, well-produced, up to date, comprehensive active learning resource for helping students to investigate interdependence and social justice. It is set within the island of Ireland and at the international scale. It is a valu...
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Aid, Appropriate technology, Colonialism, Conservation, Culture, Debt, Development, Economy, Employment, Energy, Environment, Equality, Farming, Food, Gender, Health, Human rights, Industry, Interdependence, International relations, Natural resources, Population, Poverty, Refugees / Asylum, Sustainable development, Trade, Transport, Urban, Water, World Bank and IMF
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An excellent handbook which looks at the causes and effects of earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and famine and explores why the poorest are affected most by such disasters. Simple but authorative explanations about disasters and those who are a...
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A very good, up-to-date, simple role play about the possible development of large-scale tourist facilities in a rural part of the Island of Zanzibar. The role play is played in six groups - project manager, tour guide, fisherman, aquarium mana...
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A pack about responsible tourism, particularly in The Gambia. The booklet explores sustainable development and tourism development, the nature of package tourism and how it can bring benefits to local people, local sensitivities to tourists ta...
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Arts, Community, Conflict, Conservation, Culture, Development, Education, Festival/Celebrations, Global citizenship, Human rights, Sustainable development, Tourism
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This is one of a series of eight units on global development which concentrates on sustainability. It can be used on its own or with others to provide a coherent programme. It is designed to be flexible and suitable for a wide variety of clas...
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Appropriate technology, Arms trade, Conservation, Debt, Development, Energy, Environment, Equality, Global citizenship, Industry, Natural resources, Participation, Population, Poverty, Rural, Sustainable development, Tourism, Trade, Urban, Waste
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This Oxfam country profile provides the reader with a very clear picture of the turbulent and often violent history of El Salvador. The injustices that have beset a large proportion of the people are clearly outlined. This is essential readin...
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Aid, Animal welfare, Arms trade, Colonialism, Community, Conflict, Conservation, Culture, Debt, Democracy, Development, Economy, Education, Environment, Equality, Farming, Global citizenship, Health, Participation, Urban
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A pupil's book about the environmental, economic and social issues facing Brazil today. The main chapters look at People and Cities (population and change, internal migration, urbanisation in Rio de Janiero and Sao Paulo, informal settlements,...
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Arms trade, Conflict, Conservation, Development, Economy, Energy, Environment, Equality, Farming, Homes and Homelessness, Human rights, Industry, Natural resources, Poverty, Refugees / Asylum, Rural, Social justice, Urban
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A pack about sustainable development and tourism containing case studies of the North Pennines, Goa (India), Barbados, Turkey's southern coasts, and the Amboseli area in Kenya. The pupils' exercises are good but the presentation of the materia...
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Animal welfare, Community, Conservation, Culture, Development, Economy, Employment, Environment, Farming, Global citizenship, Industry, Social justice, Sustainable development, Tourism
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It is easy to paint a bleak picture of Sudan as the country has been badly affected by war, violence, civil unrest and drought for many of the last 50 years. This book considers the problems that Sudan has faced and how they have disrupted edu...
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Aid, Animal welfare, Arms trade, Climate change, Colonialism, Community, Conflict, Conservation, Culture, Debt, Democracy, Development, Disability, Economy, Education, Environment, Equality, Family, Famine, Farming, Festival/Celebrations, Food, Health, Urban
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This pack contains background information and statistics on India covering 10 main topics such as the face of India, made in India, transport, tourism and development. The topics are each covered on A3 size pages, folded in half. Each topic i...
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Aid, Animal welfare, Climate change, Conservation, Culture, Debt, Democracy, Development, Economy, Education, Energy, Environment, Equality, Family, Farming, Festival/Celebrations, Food, Gender, Global citizenship, Participation, Urban
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