Research article

Antipoverty: England's first development education organisation (1971-1974)

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Abstract

The Antipoverty Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) founded by O. G. Thomas was the first development education organisation in England. During the early 1970s it aimed to increase young people's understanding of Third World issues through regional 'study-action' projects. This meant that learning about people's lives in economically poor countries should lead to action for change, either in those countries or within England. Learning from a farming community in South Korea and housing settlements in Kenya and India are examples of Antipoverty projects. Antipoverty heralded the emergence of development education in England as more than learning about aid and poverty for the Third World but rather a process that involves everyone.

Keywords: ANTIPOVERTY, DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION, OXFAM EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, STUDYACTION PROJECTS, O.G. THOMAS

How to Cite:

(2008) “Antipoverty: England's first development education organisation (1971-1974)”, International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning 1(1), 49–58. doi: https://doi.org/10.18546/IJDEGL.01.1.05