World Fair Trade Day is an inclusive, worldwide celebration of fair trade as a tool for change, held every year on the second Saturday in May. It is endorsed by the World Fair Trade Association, a global network of organisations representing the Fair Trade supply chain which has over 450 members from 75 countries. On…
International Day of Peace: 3 Key Connections between Development Education and Peace Studies As a Development Education provider, Children in Crossfire is uniquely placed within the context of Northern Ireland. Although Northern Ireland is a society emerging from conflict, it continues to be dominated by sectarianism and socio-political segregation. Through our Development Education work, we…
Educating the Heart: 5 Good Reasons and a Few Words of Wisdom Recently, Children in Crossfire has been working on evolving its Development Education practice to nurture the emotional well-being of young people alongside building their capacity for critical thinking and active citizenship. We believe that for long term engagement in issues of global injustice,…