KADE exists to create, through education, an understanding of development issues relating to world poverty. We wish to promote, in particular, the concept that every citizen of Ireland is also a global citizen with a responsibility to support the people of less developed countries to achieve their potential. We seek, as part of this educational task, to spread a greater understanding and support for the measures necessary to achieve the eight Millennium Development Goals set by the U.N. KADE Definition: Learning that very one has a reponsibility to make the world a more equal place.
KADE Activities
KADE runs a variety of educational activities, designed to promote DE as widely as possible in the county, within the constraints of funding limitations. These activities have included projects such as exhibits, conferences, seminars, schools linking, African music sessions, African fabric techniques workshops, DE public speaking events, One World Week events, Latin America Week events, outreach visits to schools and groups, thematic training sessions and other activities during the course of each year. Regular updates on KADE’s activities are provided in our newsletter and an overview of each year’s work is contained in our annual reports.
KADE Newsletter
KADE produces a newsletter, which is circulated to all Kerry schools, KADE members and relevant organisations/general public. KADE operates as a Company Limited by Guarantee without Share Capital; its strategies and plans are developed and monitored by a management Board of Directors. The Centre is managed by a coordinator and has three part-time employees, one community employment worker and one contract employee.
Volunteers
As well as the voluntary Board of Directors, KADE promotes volunteers to get involved in KADE Activities. Volunteers have assisted within the centre and on particular projects. If you are interested in volunteering at KADE please complete this short form.
Funding
As a not-for-profit organisation, KADE’s operation is funded largely from grant aid, with some income deriving from fees and fundraising. The main funder is the Irish Government under Irish Aid DE Unit (Dept. of Foreign Affairs).
KADE is a member of:
Aontas
Debt and Development Coalition
Dochas
Irish Council for Civil Liberties
Irish Development Education Assocaiation
Irish Refugee Council
Kerry Network of people with Disabilities
Pax Christi
Tralee Chamber of Commerce
Kerry County Council Community & Voluntary Forum
The KADE Resource Centre is open Monday to Thursday
from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
DE Centres have 3 primary functions
1. To provide an accessible resource centre for educators2. To operate an enquiries service and to provide support and comment on Development Education perspectives and issues
3. To provide training and support to the formal and non-formal education sector, such as schools, community groups and youth workers
A DE Centre works predominantly in its local area and has a structure of local accountability. There are three DE Centres in Ireland; The Galway One World Centre, Waterford One World Centre and KADE. All three centres are members of IDEA (Irish Development Education Association).
DE Centres also provide the following services
– In-service training for teachers– Transition Year workshops
– Anti-racist training for local businesses
– One World Week activities for youth groups
– Fairtrade campaigns
– Intercultural workshops for community groups
The KADE Resource Centre provides
- advice and guidance on DE theory and materials for use in both the formal and non- formal sector (e.g. DE theory, what is it about? DE resource materials, their usefulness for me…?)- contact details for national and international DE-related organisations
- internet access to DE sites (research time must be booked in advance)
- DE speakers/trainers for local workshops, public meetings, courses and seminars
- assistance to people/groups organising their own DE events
- material on specific subjects such as anti-racism, interculturalism, refugee/asylum seeker issues, etc.
DE Centre Resource Room / members’ lending library
- Audio-visual materials (posters, slide sets, tapes, videos)
- Books
- Cassette player
- Culture kits (artefacts from a particular country/culture)
- Leaflets and catalogues of specific organisations/campaigns
- Periodicals
- Photocopying facilities
- Reference files
- Teaching/training packs,
- TV/video machine for on-site viewing of videos.
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