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The One World Centre (Isle of Man) is a development education charity with a mission to educate for a fair and sustainable world for everyone. Manx Registered Charity No. 1192.
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Holiday! Cultural celebrations around the world
Tynwald Day is usually an unbelievably busy day for the One World Centre, with our Global Village in full swing at the Arboretum as part of the Manx National Day celebrations. It’s all a bit different this year but we … Continue reading
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Help us celebrate cultural diversity on the Isle of Man
Sadly, we won’t be able to run our Global Village on Tynwald Day this year due to the CoVID-19 pandemic but we would still like to celebrate the cultural diversity of the Isle of Man, if only in a virtual … Continue reading
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Get creative with the Global Goals!
We’ve just relaunched our It’s Not Fair! Global Goals creative competition for home schooling. This is a chance for young people (and their parents!) to reflect on one of the “People” Sustainable Development Goals and what life would be like … Continue reading
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Connecting generations for positive action on climate change
To celebrate Earth Day, the World’s Largest Lesson has come up with a great activity for children to link with their older relatives (remotely at the moment, of course) to reflect on climate change through generations. It’s a simple but … Continue reading
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Translators needed
Are you able to speak another language? Local charity Thare Machi Education is working with its UK counterpart to deliver online messages about coronavirus and the health measures people should take to protect themselves. They are looking for help with … Continue reading
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2020-2022 IoM International Development Partnership applications now open
The Isle of Man Government has opened the application window for its International Development Partnerships (deadline now extended to 1st May 2020). This funding stream was established to create longer term partnerships between the Isle of Man Government and respected … Continue reading
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Charity Challenge 2020: And the winners are…
We were so looking forward to the 2020 finals of the One World Charity Challenge, kindly to be hosted this week by AFD Software at the Mountain View Innovation Centre. Sadly (but understandably) this event had to be cancelled due … Continue reading
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Free community screening of Honeyland
We’re delighted to offer a free community screening of Honeyland, an award-winning and Oscar-nominated documentary set in rural Macedonia about the challenges faced by a female wild beekeeper whose life is thrown into turmoil when a nomadic family moves nearby … Continue reading
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It’s Fairtrade Fortnight!
This year’s Fairtrade Fortnight highlights cocoa farmers in West Africa, and especially women cocoa farmers, who often struggle to earn a living income. By supporting Fairtrade you can help give farmers and workers a safety net that protects them from … Continue reading
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Rob Greenfield to visit the Isle of Man
We’re delighted to be co-hosting with GRIN an evening with Rob Greenfield, an activist and humanitarian dedicated to leading the way to a more sustainable and just world. Rob embarks on extreme projects (which have included wearing all his rubbish … Continue reading
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