International Development Society

Dr. Gertrude Cotter

The International Development Society spreads awareness about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders in the 2015 UN Sustainable Development Summit.

Design Thinking with Concern worldwide

The Design Thinking session helped develop innovative solutions to incorporate SDGs in real life. It was a three-day event with the following agenda.

  1. Introduction to global goals and design thinking.
  2. Team allocation and framing the challenge question.
  3. Accessibility to education, period poverty and how it interlinks with Sustainable Development.

Graphic: Design thinking sessions poster announcing three sessions in November 2021.

 
GCDE theme: Sustainable Development.

 

Other events organised by the International Development Society under the global citizenship theme:

 
Graphic: Three posters about Reduce your food waste; Celebration of Cork-Palestine solidarity, and Sustainable fashion challenge, between October and November 2021.