- Overview
- Our Global Citizenship Education Partners
- Applying for funding
- Results
Overview
Overview
What is Global Citizenship Education?
Global Citizenship Education is a lifelong educational process which aims to increase public knowledge and understanding of the rapidly changing, interdependent and unequal world in which we live. By challenging stereotypes and encouraging independent thinking, global eitizenship education helps people to critically explore how global justice issues interlink with their everyday lives.
Global Citizenship Education is transformative. It enables people to analyse and challenge the root causes and consequences of global poverty and inequality and to transform the social, cultural, political and economic structures which affect their lives and the lives of others. It aspires to change the way people think and act; empowering them to take action and become active global citizens in the creation of a fairer, more just, more secure and more sustainable world for all.
Global Citizenship Education addresses a wide range of themes and issues, including:
Why do we provide Global Citizenship Education funding?
Our funding to global citizenship education supports the implementation of the Irish Aid Global Citizenship Education Strategy 2021-2025. The long term goal of the Strategy is that through the provision of global citizenship education, people are empowered to analyse and challenge the root causes and consequences of global hunger, poverty, inequality, injustice and climate change.
Global citizenship education plays an important role in building the conditions in which we can continue to meet ongoing global challenges, contributing to both our foreign policy and international development policy objectives. The four core values underpinning our foreign policy are a fairer, more just, more secure and more sustainable world. Irish Aid promotes these values abroad through our international development programme and at home through our support for development education. Global citizenship education promotes citizenship literacy among the Irish public by deepening understanding of global justice issues and Ireland’s core values, advancing our foreign policy aim of contributing to the collective international effort to build a better world for all.
Our funding for global citizenship education enables us to work in partnership with educators across the primary, post-primary, higher education, youth and adult and community education sectors to increase the accessibility, quality and effectiveness of development education in Ireland.
Projects and programmes approved for global citizenship education funding share the following characteristics:
- Contribute to the learner’s knowledge and understanding of global justice issues and facilitate the learner to engage with multiple perspectives
- Enhance the learner’s skills and competencies, placing particular emphasis on the development of critical thinking skills
- Strengthen the leaner’s values and attitudes, supporting the learner to recognise our global interconnectedness and consequently our rights and responsibilities as global citizens
- Promote action at a local and global level, empowering the learner to engage in individual and/or collective action to bring about a positive difference in the world
All projects and programmes approved for global citizenship education funding have a strong focus on achieving the results set out in the Global Citizenship Education Strategy and the Performance Measurement Framework and contribute to awareness raising of and engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Our Global Citizenship Education Partners
Our Global Citizenship Education Partners
Global Citizenship Education Grants Funding
34 organisations have been granted Irish Aid funding through the Global Citizenship Education programme. A total of €1,805,081 funding was approved for 2022, with an additional €1,043,215 approved for 2023, and €770,000 approved for 2024. A total of 13 partners were awarded funding from the Innovation Challenge Fund. Below is a list of our current partners.
Organisation |
Funding 2022 |
| Afri | €47,500 |
| AkiDwa |
€34,000 |
|
An Taisce |
€120,000 |
| APA |
€35,591 |
|
ARD Family Resource Centre |
€17,346 |
|
CDYS Cloyne Diocesan Youth Services |
€55,000 |
| CGE |
€70,000 |
|
Concern (DEAR co-funding) |
€20,149 |
|
ECO UNESCO |
€120,000 |
|
Educate Together |
€29,857 |
|
EIL Intercultural Learning |
€60,000 |
|
Engineers Without Borders |
€45,000 |
|
Financial Justice Ireland |
€75,000 |
|
Friends of the Earth |
€70,000 |
| GAISCE |
€70,000 |
|
Galway One World Centre |
€35,000 |
|
Global Action Plan |
€50,000 |
|
Head, Heart and Hands |
€10,000 |
| Inishowen Development Partnership |
€100,000 |
|
Irish Girl Guides |
€70,000 |
|
Lourdes Youth Community Centre |
€60,000 |
|
Meath Partnership |
€45,000 |
| MTU |
€160,000 |
| Proudly Made in Africa | €75,000 |
|
Scouting Ireland |
€100,000 |
| Tearfund |
€21,650 |
| Tools for Solidarity | €15,125 |
| University College Cork | €73,623 |
| UCDVO | €50,000 |
| Viatores Christi | €15,641 |
| VSI | €19,873 |
| Waterford Sustainable Living Initiative | €18,835 |
| Waterford Sustainable Living Initiative (DEAR co-funding) | €5,505 |
| YMCA |
€41,098 |
|
Youth Work Tipperary |
€24,288 |
|
Total Funding |
€1,860,081 |
In 2021, 28 organisations were granted Irish Aid funding through the 2021 Development Education programme. A total of €1,435m in funding was awarded in 2021.
Organisation |
Sector |
Duration (Years) |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Total Funding Awarded |
| Afri | Third Level, and ACE | 2 | € 47,500 | € 47,500 | € 95,000 | |
| AkiDwA Ireland | Adult & Community | 1 | € 25,000 | € 25,000 | ||
| An Cosan | Third Level, and ACE | 1 | € 19,643 | € 19,643 | ||
| An Taisce | Primary | 2 | € 120,000 | € 120,000 | € 240,000 | |
| ARD Family Resource Centre | Youth | 2 | € 14,115 | € 17,346 | € 31,461 | |
| Centre for Global Education (CGE) | Third Level, and ACE | 2 | € 57,908 | € 60,580 | € 118,488 | |
| Christian Blind Mission | Third Level | 1 | € 11,000 | € 11,000 | ||
| CIT - Crawford College of Art & Design | Third Level, ACE, Youth | 2 | € 134,260 | € 134,260 | € 268,520 | |
| ECO-UNESCO | Youth | 2 | € 110,000 | € 110,000 | € 220,000 | |
| EIL Intercultural Learning | Adult & Community | 2 | € 60,000 | € 60,000 | € 120,000 | |
| Engineers Without Borders | Third Level, and ACE | 2 | € 45,000 | € 45,000 | € 90,000 | |
| Financial Justice Ireland | Third Level, and ACE | 2 | € 45,594 | € 44,415 | € 90,009 | |
| Friends of the Earth | Adult & Community, and Youth | 2 | € 44,834 | € 43,609 | € 88,443 | |
| Gaisce | Youth | 1 | € 35,000 | € 35,000 | ||
| Galway One World Centre | Primary | 2 | € 35,000 | € 35,000 | € 70,000 | |
| Global Action Plan | Adult & Community | 2 | € 35,600 | € 30,120 | € 65,720 | |
| Inishowen Development Partnership | Adult & Community | 2 | € 65,000 | € 65,000 | € 130,000 | |
| Irish Girl Guides | Youth | 1 | € 40,000 | € 40,000 | ||
| Latin America Solidarity Centre (LASC) | Adult & Community | 2 | € 30,000 | € 30,000 | € 60,000 | |
| Lourdes Youth and Community Services | Youth, and ACE | 2 | € 60,000 | € 60,000 | € 120,000 | |
| Proudly Made In Africa (PMIA) | Third Level | 2 | € 47,500 | € 47,500 | € 95,000 | |
| Scouting Ireland | Youth | 1 | € 44,000 | € 44,000 | ||
| Tearfund | Youth | 2 | € 24,448 | € 20,554 | € 45,002 | |
| Tools for Solidarity | Primary, Youth, and ACE | 1 | € 10,000 | € 10,000 | ||
| UBUNTU | Third Level | 2 | € 179,984 | € 179,061 | € 359,045 | |
| UCC-CGD | Third Level | 2 | € 73,623 | € 73,623 | € 147,246 | |
| UCD Volunteers Overseas (UCDVO) | Third Level | 2 | € 50,000 | € 50,000 | € 100,000 | |
| Youth Work Ireland Tipperary | Youth | 2 | € 24,288 | € 24,288 | € 48,576 |
European Commission DEAR (Development Education and Awareness Raising) Co-funding
Organisation |
Sector |
Duration (Years) |
|
|
|
Irish Aid Funding 2021 Allocation |
| Concern | Youth | 2 | € 20,149 | |||
| Waterford Sustainable Living Initiative (Sli) | Youth | 4 | € 5,504.50 |
Global Citizenship Education Strategic Partnership Programmes
In 2021, a total of €2,868,000 was provided to 8 organisations for multi-annual funding under the Development Education Strategic Partnership Programme as follows:
Organisation |
Irish Aid Funding 2021 Allocation |
| Worldwide Global Schools (WWGS) | € 1,100,000 |
| DICE | € 320,000 |
| 80:20 (DevelopmentEducation.ie) | € 110,000 |
| SUAS | € 250,000 |
| Irish Development Education Association (IDEA) | € 350,000 |
| NYCI (Youth) | € 271,000 |
| Development Perspectives (A.C.E) | € 240,000 |
| Global Village | € 220,000 |
Applying for funding
Global Citizenship Education Grants – 2023 Calls for Proposals
Apply for funding
How to apply for Global Citizenship Education Grant funding -
Irish Aid issues a call for global citizenship education project proposals annually. The Global Citizenship Education Grant Scheme is open to Irish-based organisations only.
Grants are allocated in the range of €10,000 to €180,000 annually. In 2023, applications can be submitted for projects with a duration of one, two or three years.
The 2023 Global Citizenship Education Grant call for proposals is now open.
Application Process
Organisations who have not received global citizenship education funding in the past or if the organisation has not completed an eligibility form or been deemed eligible to apply over the last 3 years (2020, 2021 and 2022 call for proposals) must complete an eligibility form.
Organisations can request an Eligibility Form by emailing the Global Citizenship Education Mailbox. Organisations will then receive an Eligibility Form and Application Form from Irish Aid.
Completed eligibility forms must be submitted to the Global Citizenship Education Mailbox by 5pm on Thursday, 27 October 2022. Organisations who fail to meet the eligibility deadline cannot be considered. Organisations which submit a completed Eligibility Criteria Form by 5pm on Thursday, 27 October 2022 will be notified of their eligibility by Friday 04 November 2022.
All other organisations wishing to apply can request an application form by emailing the Global Citizenship Education Mailbox.
The completed application form, signed by the legal representative of the organisation (e.g. the CEO or the Chair of the Board) should be e-mailed to the Global Citizenship Education Mailbox by 5pm on Friday, 09 December 2022.
Please note, applications which are received after this date will not be considered.
How to apply for DEAR (Development Education and Awareness Raising) Co-Funding -
An organisation in receipt of European Union funding for a Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR) project can apply to Irish Aid for DEAR co-funding. DEAR co-funding is open to Irish-based organisations only. An organisation may apply for DEAR Co-Funding in addition to other global citizenship education funding applications. Applicants to DEAR should write to Global Citizenship Education Unit informing them that they intend to apply for DEAR funding, provide a short description of the project being developed and the proposed budget.
The maximum grant available under this grant modality is up to 10% of total funds received from the European Union.
In 2023, applications can be submitted for projects with a duration of one, two or three years.
Applications for DEAR co-funding can be submitted at any time of the year.
Further Information in relation to all Calls for Proposals
It is intended that the appraisal of applications will take place in Quarter 1 2023 and notification of funding decisions will issue by early March 2023.
Please note that individual meetings cannot be held with applicant organisations while any call for proposals is active and Irish Aid officials will not be available to answer questions or provide clarifications on an individual basis.
Questions or queries in relation to the Global Citizenship Education Grant Round should be addressed directly to the Global Citizenship Education Mailbox. Queries will be responded to up to two weeks prior to the appropriate application deadline.
Please note that any attempt to influence the outcome of the decision-making process in relation to grant applications will result in disqualification. Please also note that no individual meetings will be held with organisations that plan to apply for funding once the call for proposals issues.
Please find below links to the relevant documents:
Global Citizenship Education Grant Guidelines 2023 Call for Proposals
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The Global Citizenship Education Mailbox email address is provided in the 2023 Call for Proposals.
Key dates for 2023 Grant Round (subject to change):
| Expressions of Interest: Deadline for receipt of eligibility form | 27/10/2022 |
| Public Information Session (online) | 10/11/2022 |
| Deadline for receipt of applications | 09/12/2022 |
| Grants Committee Meeting | Early- to mid-February |
Please note that payments can only be made two weeks prior to the commencement of the project.
Results
Results
An updated approach to results will be developed as part of the roll out of the new Global Citizenship Education Strategy. In 2022, as an interim measure, partners will be asked to provide quantitative basic data to include the following:
- numbers directly reached (disaggregated by geography and gender).
- this total figure to be broken down by primary students, post-primary students, 3rd level students (not student teachers), student teachers (primary), student teachers (post-primary), young people, youth educators, educators in ACE sector, adults (ACE), other (please specify).
- Estimated numbers indirectly reached (as relevant, please clarify how this figure is calculated).
- Institutions supported (primary schools, post-primary schools, HEIs, youth organisations, organisations in ACE sectors, others (please specify).
- Knowledge products produced (new and updated).
Reporting requirements
Irish Aid monitoring of Global Citizenship Education Grants includes:
- Annual report on results and expenditure
- Audited accounts to be submitted annually
Our Global Citizenship Education Strategy
Support Documentation available for download:
- Global Citizenship Education Strategy 2021-2025
- Straitéis Oideachais um Shaoránacht Dhomhanda Chúnamh Éireann
- 2018/2019 Results from the Irish Aid Development Education Performance Measurement Framework
- 2019/2020 Results from the Irish Aid Development Education Performance Measurement Framework
- Development Education Strategy 2017-2023
- Straitéis Chúnamh Éireann um Oideachas Forbartha 2017-2023
- UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development 2015-2030