Overview

What is Development Education funding?

Irish Aid provides funding through an Annual Development Education Grant and Strategic Partnership programme for organisations engaged in promoting understanding of and engagement with global development and justice issues.  

In 2012, 38 organisations were approved for an annual grant. The total allocation amounted to €1.638 million.

We support strategic partnerships with organisations working in priority areas including Initial teacher education, third level education, youth sector, and capacity building for the development education sector. In 2012, the total allocation amounted to €873,774.

Why do we provide Development Education funding?

Our funding supports the implementation of the Irish Aid Development Education Strategy Plan 2007-11, which has been extended to 2015 following a review . 

Initiatives funded are aimed at deepening understanding of global poverty and encouraging the Irish public to take action for a more just and equal world.

All development education approved programmes and projects have a strong focus on achieving results in the following priority areas: primary and post primary education, higher education, youth sector and the further, adult and community sector.

How do we realise policy objectives through our funding?

The Development Education Annual Grant identifies a number of main priorities and a call for proposals to contribute to these priorities is made annually.

Some of the main priorities for the 2012 funding round were:

• Primary and Post Primary Schools: to expand the opportunities within school-based work for quality development education
• The Youth Sector: to increase engagement of young people in development issues through the integration of development education in youth programmes
• Adult and Community Sector: to increase the number of adult/community leaders trained in development education. 

Our Partners

Who are our development education partners?

In 2012, over €2.4 million was provided to 43 partners to contribute to Irish Aid’s development education priorities.

38 partners received funding of over €1.6 million under the Development Education Annual Grant call in 2012. These partners are as follows:

Irish Aid provided €873,774 to five organisations under the Strategic Partnership Programme in 2012. These partners are as follows:

Applying for funding

Irish Aid issues an annual call for Development Education Grant proposals. The 2013 call for proposals is now closed.

Focus on Results

Organisations who receive Development Education funding are responsible for effective and ongoing monitoring throughout the course of the funding period. 

Each grant is based on a contract and an agreed set of results. Organisations must report on the progress towards the expected results annually to Irish Aid through the annual reporting process.

Reporting requirements

Irish Aid monitoring of Development Education Grants includes:

• Annual report on results and expenditure
• Audited accounts to be submitted annually