April 10th 2017 Ireland’s ecovillage capital and rural utopia, Cloughjordan, played host to Cultivate’s Feeding Ourselves festival over the weekend. The focus of the event was how we should treat our soil and the benefits of healthy soil on our food, health and environment. A Citizens’ soil proclamation was launched Read more…
March 22th 2017 Convent of Mercy National School in Kanturk, Cork became the first group in Ireland to be awarded the Water, Air, and Food Youth Award (WAFA). The school participated in Global Action Plan’s water explorer programme and their project has now received international recognition for their valiant efforts. Read more…
25th February 2017 Global Action Plan Ireland’s workshop for National Heritage Week was acknowledged at the Heritage Week Awards, finishing runner up in the Cool for Kids section. The Cool for Kids award is presented to event organisers that encourage children and families to participate in National Heritage Week. GAP’s Read more…
September 23rd 2016 Environmental Group, Global Action Plan, have launched their water conservation programme for schools and youth groups. The Water Explorer programme helps teachers to cover the subject of water and gives student an understanding about how water affects lives. According to GAP: “Water Explorer is an exciting online Read more…
Environmental charity Global Action Plan are looking for someone to coordinate their environmental behaviour change programmes. The role of Programme Development Coordinator will work on a range of programmes delivered by the organisation to deliver, evaluate and improve the work they do.
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July 6th 2016 Image: Pupils from Berrings National School in Cork, receiving their award with Alan Duffy, CEO of HSBC and Duncan Stewart, Water Explorer Ambassador. Water conservation may be the last thing on your mind during a damp Irish summer. But one scheme being run in schools around Ireland Read more…
May 19th, 2016 To celebrate National Biodiversity Week, which runs every year in May, Dublin-based NGO Global Action Plan (GAP) invited classes from Ballymun schools to take part in Nature Trail experience celebrating our local heritage. On the 16th of May students from Scoil an tSeachtar Laoch, Our Lady of Read more…
