Irish Aid Strategy Review: Upcoming meetings

Irish Aid has asked the Global Education Network Europe (GENE) to conduct a peer review of development education in Ireland.

To ensure the Development Education sector has a strong voice in this process, IDEA is facilitating three task groups: one on formal education, one on the adult and community education sector and one on the youth sector, with each group considering successes, challenges, opportunities and strategic priorities for development education in their area, before bringing their recommendatoons to the GENE team. Each of the three groups will meet between now and April, before then meeting the GENE evaluation team in April. A plenary consultation will meet between now and April for the enture development education sector to contribute to the review and the Irish Aid strategy.

Each group has had the first of their three meetings. Upcoming meetings:

– Adult and Community Task Group: March 12, 12 noon-2pm and April 16, 12 noon-2pm
– Formal Education Task Group: March 2, 2-4pm and April 17, 11am-1pm
– Youth Task Group: March 12, 3-5pm and April 17, 2-4pm

If you are not already a member of a Task Group and would like to join, please email IDEA Director Frank Geary (frank@ideaonline.ie) with your name, job title, organisation name and contact number. And please encourage your colleagues too!  

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.