Publications
| Framing Our World: A youth work resource on the use of images and messages in development |
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The 'Framing Our World’ pack aims to raise awareness of the reality behind images and messages. It looks at the power relations and stories behind the images we receive about the world we live in. It challenges stereotypes to find a more balanced, just approach to global justice. |
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| Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit for development education in youth work |
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This resource is designed to assist youth workers, volunteers and managers in youth organisations to monitor and evaluate their development education sessions and programmes with young people. |
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| Going Global! Good Practice Guidelines for Development Education in Youth Work 2005 |
Going Global! provides youth workers with a step-by-step guide to delivering quality development education programmes. Each section includes case studies which share the experiences and insights of youth workers and young people involved in development education. These case studies highlight the value of development education to young people in Ireland and globally and show why youth work settings are ideal for doing development education. Going Global! also gives suggestions on how to make development education a core part of youth organisations' on-going work. |
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| A Rich Man's World? |
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‘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 relationships between countries and people. This resource uses a variety of methodologies to help meet the learning needs of your group. Training in the use of the resource is available around Ireland. If you have a group of about eight leaders and a space to host the training, send an email to Alan Hayes |
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| Standpoints |
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NYCI's new research exploring the attitudes and awareness of young people and adults involved in youth work towards development and global justice issues: |
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| Making Books Resource |
This resource provides step by step instructions for youth workers to create books with young people. The books provide a creative way of presenting the work of young people on global justice issues. |
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| Taking the Initiative on Intercultural Youth Work 2008 |
This report documents the proceedings of 'Taking the Initiative on Intercultural Youth Work,' a conference organised by the National Youth Council of Ireland |
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| Get Involved, Take Action, Create Change |
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One World Week 2008 Central Action Poster |
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| Setting our Sights on Rights 2008 |
The theme of this resource is Young People's Rights. The resource explores the concept of human rights and how rights relate specifically to the lives of young people both in Ireland and all over the world. It highlights the fact that there is a gap between the rights that children and young people have been promised and the reality faced every day by the world's children and young people. |
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| More Power to Youth - A Resource for Youth Workers on Global Power and Justice 2007 |
The theme of this resource is Power and Justice. The theme explores what power is, who has power and how power is used negatively and positively at a local and global level. |
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| There and Back Again: Report of a Zambia/Ireland Exchange Project |
This report of an exchange between youth workers from Zambia and Ireland highlights the experiences of participants and outline the key lessons learned. It is aimed at youth workers, teachers and others working with young people who are interested in organising an exchange visit with a developing country and at policy makers in order to promote good practice in exchange programmes. |
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| The Writing's on the Wall |
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One World Week central action poster. |
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| All Different All Equal Ireland 2006 |
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All Different All Equal Ireland: An Anti-Racist and Interncultural Education Resource for Youth Workers is the updated version of an anti-racism and equality resource published by the National Youth Council of Ireland in 1995 as part of the Council of Europe's All Different All Equal campaign. |
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| Drinking from the Well: A Global Health and Justice Resource for Youth Workers 2006 |
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Drinking from the Well explores the link between poverty, injustice and health around the world. It takes a broad view of health - from physical, mental, spiritual and emotional well-being to sexual, environmental and social health. |
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| Beyond the Local: Bringing a Global Perspective to Anti-Racist Youth Work 2006 |
This report documents the proceedings of 'Beyond the Local: Bringing a Global Perspective to Anti-Racist Youth Work', a conference organised by the National Youth Development Education Programme to mark International Day against Racism 2005. The keynote address provides a conceptual framework for anti-racist development education. It includes inputs from a variety of perspectives including youth work, minority ethnic youth work and young people. Workshop outlines provide templates for bringing a global perspective to anti-racist youth work. |
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| Chilled Out Not Worn Out 2004 |
This resource highlights issues that cause stress for young people around the world. It focuses on three areas identified by young people themselves - access to education, sexual health and work. The resource contains a wide variety of activities, facts and statistics, case studies, information sources and action ideas to support youth leaders/workers to engage with young people around the issues. |
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| Making a Difference: Young People Participating to Change their World |
Making a Difference explores what participation means to young people in Ireland and around the world. It examines local and global impacts of participation, barriers to participation and presents positive examples of some of the different ways in which young people participate around the world. |
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| Peace by Piece 2003 |
This resource seeks to provide young people with a deeper understanding of conflict and violence, and the knowledge and skills to choose alternatives. The importance of positive self-image, a knowledge and respect for human dignity and a sense of personal and social justice are highlighted to promote positive attitudes towards peace in young people. |
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| Life Stories 2004 |
This resource gives a voice to young people from a diverse range of minority groups in Ireland. Young people's stories form the backbone of the resource. These stories are supported by group work, simulation games, drama and art activities, which enable young people to explore identity in Ireland and around the world. |
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| Steps Towards Inclusion 2003 |
This report details the circumstances of separated asylum-seeking children in Ireland. Separated children are those young people who arrive in Ireland to seek refuge without the care of a parent or guardian. It outlines their rights and entitlements and their needs in relation to youth work. The report provides concrete suggestions for youth workers for integrating separated children and other young people from ethnic minority groups into their activities. |
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| Big World Small World (2002) |
This resource explores globalisation and trade. It highlights the interdependence of people all over the world. Through travel, trade and communication, people have more contact with the world around them than at any time in the past. |
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| All Work and No Play (2001) |
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| Just Us or Justice |
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'Just Us or Justice' is the latest education resource from NYCI. The resource explores what justice means to young people and highlights justice issues locally and globally. It contains 20 activities for exploring the theme with young people. Each activity is self contained but there are ideas provided for delving deeper into the topics. |
