Ad+d ed value info meeting

IDEA Learning Programme 2011-2012

3rd year of Trócaire-funded learning programme for members

Long-term learning programme with 1 week visit (end-March)

Focus on learning from Global South Group learning- 12-15 participants

To explore and clarify the link between advocacy and development education

To build our skills as development educators, using advocacy with learners

To build our skills as advocates of DE

As a result of this programme participants will be able to:

Articulate their own critical understanding of the link between development education and advocacy

Understand and implement advocacy work

Understand the theory and practice of popular education and be able to compare it to development education

Work with learners to empower them to engage in a range of actions (including advocacy) as part of the development education experience

1. B2015: Learning about advocacy

http://www.developmenteducationreview.com/issue12-perspectives7

http://www.ideaonline.ie/sites/default/files/EADI_paper_Matthias_Fiedler_IDEA_final_Version.pdf

Global South perspective

Freire’s legacy, action/ reflection

Power and Politics Transformative action Advocacy = one

specific type of action, by, with or for communities experiencing injustice?

Spiral Model by the Doris Marshall Institute, Toronto see www.trapese.org

Oscar Jara H. Costa Rica and

Nicaragua Popular Education

practice Historical overview

of popular education and social change in Latin America

CEP- Centro de Estudios y Publicaciones AlforjaApartado 369-1000 San José, Costa Rica. Tel (506) 22806540www.cepalforja.org

Mariana Ruiz da Lobera Spain and Nicaragua Head of Area of Research and

Knowledge Management Medicos del Mundo.

Trainer and teacher Development, citizenship, peace,

intercultural education Author of From Development

Education to Education for Intercultural Citizenship. Narcea Editions, Madrid and Methodology for intercultural Educación, CIDE Spain Ministry of Education and Science

www.medicosdelmundo.org

Donnabelle Celebrado Philippines Director of Br. Polycarp Institute

for Community Development Foundation.

Cor Jesu College, Digos City, Province of Davao del Sur

Development Education, Participatory Development, Curriculum Development and Theatre in Education.

Indigenous Knowledge and tradition

www.cjc-bsh.org

Share knowledge of role of education in social change in LA

Compare PE and DE Share experience of advocacy work

with communities Advise participants on their reflective

practice tasks Deliver workshops Participate in discussion and public

seminar

ADVOCACY DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION

A clear and specific demand for change

Influencing decision-makers through a variety of methods- lobbying, campaigning etc

By, with or for communities experiencing injustice- empowering them to overcome injustice

Results-oriented

Exploratory, open-ended Learner-focused Multi-perspective Building learner’s

knowledge, attitude and skills through a variety of learning methods

Empowering learners to become active global citizens