Local Projects
DEC South Yorkshire
One World Zine
One World Zone (OWZ) is a DFID funded development education project which
aims to respond to the explosion in popularity amongst young people of
social networking services (for example a recent survey indicated that
93% of 16 to 21 year olds use Social Network Communities (SNCs) such
as Bebo, Facebook, MySpace etc.) Read more…
Somalia History and Culture
This project, which is being run with Sheffield EMAS, local Somali organisations
and individuals and MASH Production, has led to the development of a
multi-media resource for schools: Who Am I? The DVD aims to enhance the
achievement of Somali young people and to develop an understanding of
Somali history and the culture in the wider community. Read more…
Slavery and South Yorkshire
Working in collaboration with local schools, museums and archives and former
DECSY project Worker, Alison Twells (author of DECSY publication: Colonialism,
Slavery and the Industrial Revolution) DECSY has put together a new teaching
resource for Primary schools. Read more…
The Global Dimension of SEAL Project
The key objective of this new project is to provide clear pathways and
appropriate resources for embedding the Global Dimension (GD) within
the SEAL programme, engaging school pupils across South Yorkshire and
beyond in global and development issues. Read more…
Carbon Footprint Project – Global
Justice in Practice
This is a 3 year project, funded by DfID, which will help schools in South
Yorkshire to move from ‘charity towards justice’ in their partnerships
with schools in Africa. It will raise students’ awareness of environmental
and development issues, of the Millennium Development Goals and of the
imperative of local solutions in poverty reduction. Read more…
Visit the DECSY website.
