GENE Review 2015

Irish Aid have asked Global Education Network Europe (GENE) to carry out a peer review of Development Education in Ireland. This review will inform the development of Irish Aid’s future strategy for Development Education.

IDEA has played an active role in ensuring that the voice of the Development Education sector is reflected in this review and that as many actors as possible from across Development Education in Ireland were involved in the process. IDEA Task Groups focusing on Formal Education, the Adult and Community sector and the Youth sector met between January and April 2015 to outline successes, challenges, opportunities and strategic priorities for Development Education. There has been a very active engagement of the sector in this work, and as well as identifying priorities for the GENE review process, it has also identified priorities that will be useful for future inputs into the Irish Aid Development Education strategy.

Task Groups met with the GENE review team in April 2015 and took part in a plenary discussion hosted by Irish Aid in Farmleigh House. As the next step in the process, written submissions were sent to Irish Aid at the end of May. During 2015 and 2016 we will continue to engage with the development of a new Irish Aid strategy on Development Education.  

Full Submissions Below:

You can also find the think piece on measuring impact in Development Education, produced by the IDEA Quality and Impact Working Group for the GENE Review here.

Call for Tender: Auditing Services

July 24, 2025
IDEA invites tender submissions from interested auditing service suppliers to provide auditing and associated professional services to the organisation from the year ending 31 December 2025. IDEA is seeking to engage an experienced auditing service firm that will provide the full range of auditing services required to fulfil its statutory obligations, to comply with relevant accounting and reporting standards and best practice. All submissions to be made to sal@ideaonline.ie You can find the full details here. The deadline for the application is Monday, 11 August, 5pm .
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The ABC of Global Citizenship Education 2025

July 15, 2025
Fees for members of IDEA is €50.00 and non-members of IDEA is €100.00. Fee for unwaged (refugees, asylum seekers, students, others) is €3.00

Tender: Video Designer / Animator (Explainer + Educational Focus)

July 14, 2025
IDEA is looking for a video production company/ animator for an upcoming video project. We have funding available to create a short animated educational video resource for members as part of The Code of Good Practice. The video will help viewers understand what quality GCE is and why it matters in the world today. The intended audience for the video are people who are connected to the Code of Good Practice and GCE in their work but not yet very familiar with it e.g. non-GCE staff in member organisations, board members of member organisations, teachers, youth workers, European partners, new members to the Code and new staff to IDEA member organisations. Please submit your CV and a short letter of interest outlining a proposal for the video (including the number of days you envisage and the fee) to code@ideaonline.ie. The deadline for application is now extended to 06 August, 05pm. Click here for the full terms of reference.