DCU Suas Society 2.7

We support the provision of quality education as an instrument for major social change. Join us and you can work with our targeted partner organisations across Dublin Central to deliver direct literacy support, explore complex and multi-faceted issues currently facing many developing countries and be inspired to work towards positive change, fundraise for and engage with our partner organisations in India and Kenya.


LITERACY SUPPORT PROGRAMME
Children who do not learn to read and write effectively at primary level are more likely to leave school early, be unemployed or in low-skilled jobs, and end up in poverty.
One in ten children leave Irish primary schools with serious literacy difficulties. This figure rises to one in three in disadvantaged communities. Our programme provides direct learning-support for 8-14 year old's attending DEIS schools. Students are tested before and after an 8 week period during which volunteers work with them one-on-one using a specially designed curriculum. Sign up online here : http://www.suas.ie/volunteer-ireland


GLOBAL ISSUES COURSE
A 7 week evening course gives students the chance to learn about development issues in a critical, engaging and interactive way. Topics covered include poverty, education, global health, environmental sustainability and migration. The final session looks forward and challenges participants with the question: ‘what next?’ Participants are supported to take action for positive change in the world. Please keep an eye on this page for updates for information and sign up dates for this course.

VOLUNTEER OVERSEAS
Each year, Suas Educational Development brings volunteers from Ireland for a ten week teaching placement with their partner organisations in India and Kenya. Volunteers work each day as teaching assistants covering English and some Mathematics. Volunteers also participate in sessions exploring the development issues which they observe first-hand in the target countries.
All information about the Programme can be found here: http://www.suas.ie/volunteer-overseas