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Painted poster - love, future, justice

Welcome

Welcome to the website of the One World Centre Dundee. We are an education centre for global and environmental issues. Established as a charity in 1984, we cover Dundee, Angus, Fife, Perth & Kinross.

Our aims

The One World Centre:

  • raises awareness of global issues
  • highlights links between the local and the global
  • empowers people to take action to create a fairer world

What we do

Our staff and volunteers work in partnership with schools, higher and further education colleges, community and faith groups to support and encourage global learning.

Resource Centre

At the One World Centre you will find books, magazines, teaching packs, DVDs and games on global issues for use in schools and the community. Most items are available for loan.

The materials in our Resource Centre cover a wide range of global issues:

list of 10 global issues - aid, debt, education, farming, food, health, human rights, peace, poverty, tourism, trade, water

Visit us

We are based at 189 Princes Street, Dundee. We are usually open Monday-Thursday 10am-4pm and at other times by arrangement.

Ideas

The Centre is part of the International Development Education Association of Scotland (IDEAS).   This is a network of over 40 organisations and individuals involved in Development Education and Education for Global Citizenship across Scotland.

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Continuing Professional Development session
run by One World Centre Dundee

Education is the most powerful tool which you can use to change the world.”   Nelson Mandela



Failte Malawi
Wed 1st Feb, Dundee EDS

Fair Trade Teacher Network Meeting
Wed 8th Feb, Forfar Academy

A Adam's Bairns
Wed 22nd Feb, Dundee EDS

Teaching Controversial Issues
Thurs 23rd Feb, Perth

Fair Trade - ideas and resources for the classroom
Wed 7th March, Dundee EDS; Thurs 10th May, Perth

Dhaka to Dundee
Wed 21st March, Dundee EDS

Please contact your local authority for registration details and exact timings of all the above courses.


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