About the Community programme

The Community programme provides resources and training for educators, youth workers, community workers and community groups. We offer the following services:

	Global Bits resource A free educational resource printed three times a year, Global Bits provides youth workers, community educators and young people with an easy-to-follow and practical overview of contemporary global issues. The resource includes strategies and activities for exploring global issues within non-formal educational settings. Global Bits is free to community educators and all others with an interest in global issues (New Zealand only). Subscribe to Global Bits here. Go to Global Bits
	DVDs The Community team has a selection of DVDs which have been specially selected for their relevence and use in non-formal education settings. All DVDs listed here, along with hundreds of others, are part of the GEC/Dev-Zone collection and available free to hire. Download the DVD Collection highlights catalogue (PDF) here. You can use the Dev-Zone library search facility to search the whole collection here.
	Movie guides Movie guides have been developed to assist in the use of popular film as an education tool for engaging learners in an exploration of issues contemporary global issues. The guides complement popular DVDs in the GEC library collection. Guides can be found in the Community Resource section. If you would like to be kept up to date when new guides are developed please email us.
	Workshops and training A variety of workshops are avaliable for delivery in different community settings. Workshop topics cover a wide range of global issues and always start from the realities impacting on local communities. If you or your organisation would like to find out more, please contact us by email or phone on +64 4 496 9592. Find out more
	Projects The Community team is involved a a number of projects that aim to engage the wider community in critical thinking and responding to contemporary global issues. Find out more
	Youth engagement The Community team works directly with young people to engage and foster a critical understanding of global issues and the role that young people can play in change. Find out more about services available to young people.
	Activities A selection of activities that have been created to enable the exploration of global themes in non-formal education settings are available free from the Community team. Find out more