Welcome!
WorldWise is the Irish Aid Schools Linking and Immersion Scheme. It aims to raise awareness of development issues among Irish students, teachers and the wider community, and to heighten interest in and relevance of development education within the post-primary curriculum.
WorldWise provides funding to second-level schools and colleges that are involved in immersion and linking projects with partner schools or organisations in developing countries.
WorldWise Teachers' Conference
Date: Tuesday 06 May 2008
Time: 10:00 – 15:30
Venue: The Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre
WorldWise will be holding the first of its annual teachers’ conferences in the Irish Aid Centre on Tuesday 06 May. This will be an opportunity for all teachers currently taking part, teachers looking to get involved in WorldWise during the 2008/9 academic year and representatives from the development education sector, to come together and share ideas and good practice about linking and immersion projects.
WorldWise Job Opportunity
Leargas is recruiting a Project Officer for the WorldWise team. For more details, go to www.leargas.ie. Closing date for applications is 09 May 2008.
Minister Michael Kitt launched WorldWise
Minister Kitt at the launch of WorldWise with Mr Martin Quirke and students from Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk, Tralee
On 7 February, Minister Michael Kitt officially launched the WorldWise identity and announced increased funding for the scheme
2008 Application Round
The current round closed on 04 April. The WorldWise Grants Committee met on 22 April to review the applications. Applicants will hear from the WorldWise team in the coming two weeks about the status of their applications.
Grants Awarded for 2007/08
Grants for the 2007/08 academic year have now been awarded: Grants Awarded 2007/08
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Eligible Countries List
Irish Aid has drawn up the list of countries that are eligible for WorldWise projects under the current round of funding.
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