About

Global village

active global citizenship

for Primary Schools

Global Village is a Global Citizenship Education (GCE) programme for primary schools in Ireland. It aims to support primary school pupils to become active global citizens committed to building a fairer and more sustainable world. Engaging with teachers and school communities, Global Village is working to increase the reach, quality, accessibility, and effectiveness of GCE in primary schools. Global Village aims to do so through research, learning and establishing connections with key stakeholders in the GCE and Primary Education sectors

Irish Aid

Irish Aid is the Government’s overseas development programme which supports partners working in some of the world’s poorest countries. Irish Aid also supports global citizenship education in Ireland to encourage learning and public engagement with global issues.

www.irishaid.ie

Strategic Partnership

Global Village is a strategic partnership between Irish Aid at the Department of Foreign Affairs, and a consortium of Dublin City University (DCU), Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO), Irish Primary Principals’ Network (IPPN) and Trócaire.

The DCU Institute of Education brings together students of education across all sectors from early childhood, to primary and post-primary, and further and higher education.

The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO), founded in 1868, is the oldest and largest teachers’ trade union in Ireland.

Irish Primary Principals Network (IPPN) is the officially-recognised professional body for the leaders of Irish primary schools.

Trócaire is a non-governmental organisation working to alleviate poverty overseas and work with communities in Ireland to build a culture of global solidarity.