Special guests announcement! Launch of Code of Good Practice for Development Education

We are very pleased to share an update with you for the launch of the Code of Good Practice for Development Education in Ireland.

The event will take place on Tuesday 3 December at 9.30am. The official public launch will be followed immediately by a training session for IDEA members who wish to learn more about implementing the Code in 2020.

We are delighted to announce that the following special guests will join us for the launch and share their perspectives on the relevance and importance of quality Development Education.

  • Emma Lynch, Tearfund Ireland – IDEA member and part of the Code's pilot group
  • Orla McBreen, Head of Development Education and Civil Society unit, Irish Aid
  • Lydia Ruprecht – team leader Global Citizen Education, UNESCO
  • Dr. Momodou Sallah – Director, Centre for Academic Innovation and Reader in Globalisation and Global Youth Work, De Montfort University, Leicester

The venue is the Davenport Hotel, Dublin 2.

The Code itself is available to members of IDEA via the members' area of our website here or by contacting us. Supporting materials and documents are currently being developed.

Registration is now open – please contact elaine@ideaonline.ie to register for the launch and/or the training session or with any questions related to the Code.

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