Leeds Development Education Centre is a small educational NGO employing up to 8 people and with a strong tradition of volunteer workers. Adam Ranson, and Richard Borowski conceived of this whole project. They have experience as teachers in England and also as development workers overseas in China and Mozambique respectively, and they have given many years of service to DECs in Leeds and Hull.

Leeds DEC produces and provides resources and training for teachers who are engaged in teaching about globalization and North / South disparity.

(Centre for Educational Services in Health and Environment)

An NGO working in Nicaragua promoting the rights of young people. Nohemi Molina Torres is our link with this organisation. CESESMA was founded in 1996, as a result of the success of a children's health education project in the municipality of San Ramón.

From this start, the project expanded to more rural schools, training 250 primary teachers on the themes of gender, identity, health and environment. Later the project adopted a community development approach which also involved groups of parents, teachers and community leaders.

From 2000 onward CESESMA has focused work on the training and development of young community educators (promotores and promotoras). These are children and young people who participate in training and awareness-raising programmes, then return to their communities to share knowledge and skills with other children and young people in their families, schools and in the rest of the community.

CESESMA's mission statement "To promote and defend the rights of children and young people, through processes of awareness-raising, reflection and action in partnership with rural children and young people, and other members of the community".

The CESESMA staff form a cohesive and efficient team, capable of positive intervention in public plans and policies, contributing to the development of the country with new initiatives and proposals from local to national level.

An organisation specialising in the design and creation of educational games and activities in Wiesbaden in Germany. Nicole Stiehl is our link with Monimbo and frequently works in schools and youth clubs promoting innovative teaching ideas. Check out their COLONY GAME which deals with how European powers colonised large parts of the world during the last 5 centuries.

Partenariat avec St.Louis et sa region in Lille, France

Armelle Mqadmi is an experienced teacher from Lille and she is our link with this organization.

As the word suggests the Partenariat is a partnership. It has a sister organisation in Saint Louis in Senegal and together they support schools in Lille and Saint Louis, creating educational resources for young people in both countries. There is an Educational Centre in Lille where young people can experience life in St Louis. A major objective of this centre is to break down stereotypical images prevalent among many in society.

The Partenariat prides itself in the reciprocal nature of all the work between the two cities and in the sustainability of all projects.

Partenariat Saint Louis

Elhadj Mbodj runs the Partenariat avec St Louis du Senegal. He has links with many schools in the Saint Louis region and has a lot of experience as a teacher and manager. All educational activities are focused on raising awareness of development. The partnership with Lille has helped to improve the quality of education in St. Louis - providing school buildings and teacher training which the government cannot afford.

Prevanan (Labby) Ramrathan

Labby is based at the University of Kwa Zulu Natal in Durban. His focus is on teacher training and he has good contacts in the local Durban school. He runs courses for teachers to upgrade their qualifications. He is keen to promote interactive methodologies in the classroom where teaching has traditionally been 'from the front'. His experience has been invaluable as someone who has witnessed the opening up of education since the ending of apartheid.