DEA - promoting education for a sustainable and just world

DEA is an education charity that promotes global learning. We work to ensure that people in the UK learn about global issues such as poverty and climate change and develop an open-minded, global outlook.

Our present focus is on schools and youth work. We work to change what people learn and how they learn, through influencing policy and improving educators' practice. Our national network of member organisations and supporters share our conviction that the role of education today is crucial in shaping a better tomorrow.

 

DEA's members include many large development and environment NGOs, as well as a wide network of Development Education Centres and education NGOs based locally around the UK.

 

Our vision is for all citizens to understand the global challenges we face and develop the capabilities to create a more just and sustainable world.

 

If you support our vision of education and would like to stay in touch, you can subscribe to our alerts.

Featured news

DEA's new report,The impact of global learning, sets out evidence that society can benefit from educating people about global issues.

The research links to the Global Learning Charter recently launched by more than 200 organisations, including schools, councils and NGOs, supporting the idea that learning helps tackle some of the global issues we face like climate change, intolerance and poverty.

To see the report click here
To read more about the Charter click here.
To see a list of organisations that have already signed up click here.
To ask your MP to support the Charter click here.

News

01/03/2010
Environmental action twice as likely among learners

People who have learnt about global issues are more than twice as likely to see the point of taking personal action on environmental concerns, get involved in positive social activity or support UK aid efforts, according to research due out tomorrow (2 March.)

 

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23/02/2010
200 schools & charities launch Global Charter

More than 200 organisations including charities, councils, businesses and schools have come together to sign up to a Global Learning Charter set to be launched in Parliament today, Tuesday 23 February.

 

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Blog

01/03/2010 Catalysing citizen action in a downturn

We all know that the public finances are in a difficult state, and things are unlikely to get significantly better over the coming years as whomever is in government will have to make tough spending cuts. Therefore government will need to make tough choices to spend its money for maximum effect.

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