Resources and useful links
There are thousands of ways to stay in the know about international development these are just few things to get you started…
Online Resources
- Cohalmh - (Irish for ‘solidarity') is a member and supporter organisation open to anyone interested in social justice, human rights and global development issues. They have good resources for advocacy and volunteering work in international development. www.comhlamh.org
- One world - advocacy resources and ideas www.uk.oneworld.net
- Fairtrade foundation - sends out excellent resources to help kick start your fairtrade activism www.fairtrade.org.uk/resources
- World Vision - has some great campaigning resources to get you started www.worldvision.org.uk/
Are you on the committee of, or volunteering for, a Student Led International Volunteering Project? Check out the Impact International resource base, a wiki where you can access, upload and share information and resources about international volunteering- www.impactinternational.pbworks.com
Online news & updates
- Development newswire - Top international development headlines from the world's leading donors, news sources and opinion leaders e-mailed to you www.devex.com
- DFID e-bulletin - brings our freshest and most important content straight to your inbox once a month. www.dfid.gov.uk
- Guardian poverty matters blog - is a group blog about the causes, associated issues and development efforts regarding poverty worldwide. www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters
- Generation Development—is a forum for change in international development policy for students and young professionals from all around the world to share new and innovative ideas.
- www.generationdevelopment.org
- Tedtalks.com - Here you will find the best talks and performances from TED conferences, TEDx and partner events many of which focus on international development issues.
- Twitter and facebook, blogs, —are the best way to stay up to date with current news. Most international development organisations have a twitter account so get following to stay in the loop.
- Institute of Development Studies Mixcloud— check out this service for storing and distributing audio recordings of interviews, seminars and podcasts. www.mixcloud.com/ids/
Literature
- New world magazine—become a member of UNA-UK for £6 and received members magazine with all the latest UN and international development news. www.una.org.uk/new_world
- New Internationalist —the world's leading independent publisher of magazines and books on global social justice and sustainable development. www.newint.org
- The Economist—weekly newspaper focusing on international politics and business www.economist.com
- Development bookshop—offers a wide range of titles on international development and related issues from Practical Action Publishing and other publishers. www.developmentbookshop.com
If in doubt read a book from every continent!
For information on Overseas Volunteering and Exchange see our website page on how to choose an organisation, the DO's and Don't of overseas volunteering and more.
Check out mixcloud for recordings from the latest International Development Conferences.
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