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What connects a bee visiting a flower with the food on our plates?

Pollinators may be small, but their role in our food and ecological systems is enormous. Bees, butterflies, birds, bats, beetles and other species support the reproduction of wild plants and many of the crops people rely on.

Their decline therefore presents more than an environmental challenge. It can affect the availability of diverse, nutrient-rich foods, while ultra-processed foods are occupying an increasingly prominent place in diets around the world.

In the first article in our World Food Day 2026 series, we explore these connections and ask what protecting pollinators can teach us about creating healthier and more resilient food systems.

Read “Small but mighty: The Role of Pollinators in the World’s Food and Ecological Systems”: https://developmenteducation.ie/feature/small-but-mighty-the-role-of-pollinators-in-the-worlds-food-and-ecological-systems/

Stay tuned for more articles as we approach World Food Day on 16 October.

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Food is never just food.

It connects us to questions of climate, biodiversity, livelihoods, inequality and the choices shaping our shared future.

Ahead of World Food Day on 16 October, we’ll be exploring our food systems from different perspectives, and sharing ideas and resources to help bring these conversations into educational settings.

Our World Food Day series is coming soon. Watch this space! 🌱

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We read, watch and share information every day. But how often do we stop to ask where it came from, what evidence supports it, or what might be missing?

For International Literacy Day, we’re looking at literacy as more than reading and writing.

We’ve brought together four https://ow.ly/aqj650ZKhgO resources for exploring critical thinking, media literacy, misinformation and how we make sense of the information around us.

👉 Explore the 4 resources: https://developmenteducation.ie/blog/2026/09/07/reading-the-world-4-resources-for-critical-literacy/

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Charity can help meet an immediate need. But what happens when we ask why that need exists in the first place?

For the International Day of Charity, we’re looking at the relationship between charity, rights and solidarity, and some of the questions Global Citizenship Education encourages us to ask.

Who has power? Whose voices are heard? What creates inequality? And what needs to change?

Explore some of the objects, resources and debates that have shaped Irish engagement with global solidarity on DevelopmentEducation.ie.

👉 https://developmenteducation.ie/100objects/

Starting a new term, programme or learning cycle?

DevelopmentEducation.ie can help you find global citizenship and development education resources relevant to your setting.

Our Back to Learning page brings together dedicated starting points for:

📘 Early Years
📗 Primary Education
📙 Post-Primary Education
🌱 Youth
💬 Adult & Community Education
🎓 Higher Education
🌍 GCE Practitioners

Found something you want to use later? The Members Area lets you save resources and organise your own collections for future teaching, facilitation or learning.

👉 Explore the Back to Learning resources: https://developmenteducation.ie/blog/2026/08/31/back-to-learning-find-resources-for-your-role/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=back_to_learning_2026&utm_content=launch_post

Humanitarian action should include everyone, but whose needs and voices can be overlooked?

Today’s Resource of the Day explores the inclusion of older people in development and humanitarian policy and practice, offering practical guidance around rights, equality and participation.

As we reflect on humanitarian action around World Humanitarian Day, the resource invites us to think critically about who is included when responses to crisis are planned and delivered.

📚 Swipe to take a look inside and explore the full resource on https://developmenteducation.ie/resource/guidelines-for-including-ageing-and-older-people-in-development-and-humanitarian-policy-practice/

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