Action Aid (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.actionaid.org.uk/
An international aid organisation with useful information for many of the EthCo tasks.
AIDS (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.avert.org/aids.htm
The 'Avert' site with information on the disease
Animals helping you save our Earth (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.hippoworks.com/hippoHOME.html
A site providing educational games and links on environmental issues
Averting Maternal death and disability (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.amddprogram.org/d/
Site giving information on these issues
Because I am a girl (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.becauseiamagirl.org
International issues of gender equality
Better health in Africa (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://uk.amref.org/
The AMREF site
Building the Digital Age (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7091190.stm
BBC site on the history of IT
Bumblee Conservation Children's Site (submitted 04/04/2011)
www.bumblebeeconservation.org.uk/kids.htm
Gives information about bees and ideas about their conservation in child friendly language and format
can the planet feed us? (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4038205.stm
BBC news site looking at food supply
Causes of Poverty (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.globalissues.org/issue/2/causes-of-poverty
Global issues site discussing poverty
Character Education Scotland (submitted 09/02/2011)
http://www.character-scotland.org.uk
Character Education Scotland aim to help anyone involved with the development of young people in Scotland.
Child deaths (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7202112.stm
BBC news item on children in Africa
Child health (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.who.int/topics/child_health/en/
The World Health Organisation site
Children in Crisis (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.childrenincrisis.org/
Information on child health around the World
Climate Change (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change Met office information
The Met Office information on climate change
Climate Change (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change
Wikipedia on climate change
Climate Change (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/climate
the BBC weather infirmation on climate change
Climate Change (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/
The BBC science and nature look at climate change
Cooperative Education Trust Scotland (submitted 14/02/2011)
http://www.cets.coop/
CETS is an educational charity funded by the co-operative movement whose aim is to support educational establishments in embedding co-operative enterprise education into their curriculum.
Council on Foreign Affairs (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.cfr.org
A useful site for information on world trade - good for EthCo tasks involving issues of finance and trade.
Creating a fairer britain (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/
Site on human rights and equality issues
Crofting Connections (submitted 14/02/2011)
http://croftingconnections.com/
Crofting Connections is an educational project, which will enable over 1,200 young people aged 5 to 16 living in remote rural communities throughout the Highlands & Islands to learn about crofting past, present and future.
Set against major environmental and social challenges, crofting has a unique role to play in inspiring young people to think global, and act local.
Disease outbreaks (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/
WHO news site on current health issues
Dying for Life (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://pulitzercenter.org/dying-life?gclid=CMPGzIviiqcCFc0f4QodLmsqdg
Pulitzer Centre site
e learning for kids (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/
A site offering free education for children globally
Earth - a graphic look at the state of the World (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/earth/energy-supply.php
Looking at natural energy reserves
Eating the Planet (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.ciwf.org.uk/what_we_do/factory_farming/eating_the_planet.aspx
A site looking at farming for the future
Eco Kids (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/energy/world/index.cfm
A resources game for schools
Eco Schools Scotland (submitted 14/02/2011)
http://www.ecoschoolsscotland.org/
Eco-Schools is an international initiative designed to encourage whole-school action for the environment. It is an environmental management tool, learning resource and recognised award scheme.
Education World Wide (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://educationworldwide.itgo.com/
A site on developing education
Education Worldwide (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/worldwide/
UNESCO site on their involvement in education
Energy development (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_development
Wikipedia information on developing new energy resources
Engineering World Health (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.ewh.org/
Technology for developing countries
Environment and Greener Living (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Environmentandgreenerliving/Thewiderenvironment/Climatechange/index.htm
The Direct goverment site on climate change issues
Equality (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Equality
Scottish Government site on equality
Equality Now (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.equalitynow.org/english/campaigns/campaigns_en.html?gclid=CLn3wOOBhqcCFQse4Qoddji5eQ
Issues of gender equality
Ethics in Sport (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/sport/
BBC site on this topic and has many issues for EthCo
Ethics of War (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/war/
BBC site with lots of views on the ethics of war, excellent for the EthCo tasks.
Feeding the World (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/agriculture/problem/genetic-engineering/feeding-the-world-facts-vers/
Fact versus fiction - the Greenpeace site on these issues
Fighting poverty (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.christianaid.org.uk/
Christian aid site on poverty issues
First World War Poetry Digital Archive (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/
The resources of Oxford University
Focus on the Digital Age (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/focuson/digitalage/
Statistics on the use of IT
Freedom From Hunger (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.freedomfromhunger.org/
Information on finance, aid, and other initiatives to help with related EthCo tasks
Gender Equality (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_equality
Wikipedia on gender equality
Gender Equality (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.unicef.org/gender/
UNICEF on gender equality
Gender quality (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/about-us/vision-and-mission/our-business-plan/gender-equality/
Equality and Human rights Commission site
Global Dimension (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.globaldimension.org.uk/resourcesearch/details.aspx?id=1405
The World in your classroom
Global Issues (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.globalissues.org/article/218/diseases-ignored-global-killers
information on lesser known deadly diseases
Global School Partnerships (submitted 09/02/2011)
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/globalschools
Dedicated to helping schools establish links with schools in other parts of the world.
global Warming for Kids (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.abclearningtime.com/
This site gives information on Climate Change Education
Globalisation and health (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/content/5/1/19
Looking at Global partnerships in the field of health
health Scotland (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.healthscotland.com/
NHS site with issues of health in scotland
Higher Education Academy (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/scotland/home
Higher education availability in Scotland
History Guide - the war poets (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.historyguide.org/europe/war_poets.html
A study of the lives and poems
History of ICT (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/icthistory/
This site provides links to explore the development of ICT
HIV in Africa (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.avert.org/aids-hiv-africa.htm
Information on the 'Avert' site
HIV in Asia and Europe (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.avert.org/aids-hiv-asia-europe.htm
Information on the 'Avert' site
HMIE (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.hmie.gov.uk/
The Scottish Schools Inspectorate site
Hunger and World Poverty (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.poverty.com/
Excellent information on World poverty
ICT in Developing Countries (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn261.pdf
Paper from the Office of Science and Technology
ICT in Developing Countries (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.iicd.org/articles/IICDnews.import10
information on the Digital gap
ICT in Developing World (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.slideshare.net/minhaaj/ict-in-developing-world
Information on the position of ICT in the developing World
Information Age (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_Age
Wikipedia on IT.
Kiva -microfinance (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.kiva.org
An organisation working to deliver microfinance -useful information for relevant EthCo tasks
Lead Scotland (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.lead.org.uk/
education and disability
Learn Peace (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.ppu.org.uk/learn/conflict/st_conflict.html
Understanding conflict, a site to explore the issues involved
Learning games (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.abclearningtime.com/
A site providing educational games
Learning Scotland (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/
BBC site with links to all sectors
Learning Teaching Scotland (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/
All the current developments in education in Scotland
Link Schools programme (submitted 09/02/2011)
http://www.lcdinternational.org
Link Schools programme aims to set up international partnerships between schools which could be part of a number of the EthCo tasks.
Make poverty history (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/takeaction/
A campaign website with links
Maternal Health (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternal_health
Wikipedia on this issue
Micro Loan Foundation (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk
An organisation providing micro finance to people in the developing world - good information for EthCo tasks involving this concept.
Microfinance (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.microfinance.com/
A site with loads of links to information on microfinance
Millennium Campaign (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.endpoverty2015.org/en/goals
Site devoted to the MDGs
Mosquito Diseases (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.mosquitoworld.net/mosquitodiseases.php
A site giving information on diseases spread by the mosquito
Opportunities for Africa (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2006/pr70/en/index.html
WHO site with information on health
Parentzone (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/parentzone/index.asp
The LTS pages for parents
Planet for Life (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://planetforlife.com/
The World energy crisis site with links to related issues
Plants, people, possibilities (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.kew.org/science-conservation/what-we-do/build-global-networks/
Kew site, looking at plants around the world
Plug in kids (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.westernpower.com.au/pluginkids/index.html
Western Power site for schools
Poverty and social excusion (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.poverty.org.uk/
The UK site for statistics on poverty and social exclusion.
Reproductive Health (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.reproductive-health-journal.com/
This site explores and explains these issues
Reproductive Health (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.who.int/topics/reproductive_health/en/
The WHO site on this issue
Reproductive health (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reproductive_health
Wikipedia information
review of world energy 2010 (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.bp.com/productlanding.do?categoryId=6929&contentId=7044622
BP site giving statistics on world energy use
Scottish Education - wikipedia (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Scotland
Information on the background to education in Scotland
Scottish Fair Trade Forum (submitted 14/02/2011)
http://www.scottishfairtradeforum.org.uk/schools/
Workers in developing countries have the right to be treated with respect and paid a decent wage; by working with the Scottish Fair Trade Forum Scots are supporting that right.'
Gail Porter, TV presenter and Fair Trade campaigner
Scottish government (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education
Web site for the Scottish Government - Education issues
Scottish Government statistics (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education
Statistics on Scottish schools and pupils
Show Bigotry the red card (submitted 09/02/2011)
http://www.theredcard.org
Sets out to explore the issues of bigotry in football - may be of use in the sporting EthCo task
Skysports (submitted 09/02/2011)
http://www.skysports.com/livingforsport
Skysports here offer a free school visit from a sports star to motivate and inspire your students - would be good for the sports EthCo task - aimed mainly at secondary schools
Social equality (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_equality
Wikipedia on equality
sport Scotland (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/ChannelNavigation/Topics/TopicNavigation/Ethics/
This link goes to the consideration of ethics in sport
Study in Scotland (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.educationuk.org/Life-in-the-UK/the-uk-experience/Study-in-Scotland
British Council Site on education in Scotland
Sustainable Agriculture (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.i-sis.org.uk/FTWUCC.php
Looking to the future and food supplies
The equality act (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.equalities.gov.uk/equality_act_2010.aspx
UK Government site
The hunger project (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.thehungerproject.co.uk/?gclid=CMD1pLOIhqcCFQ1O4QodJHBXew
Working to relieve hunger in the world
The Impact of HIV/AIDS (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.iicd.org/articles/IICDnews.import10http://www.globalhealth.org/hiv_aids/?gclid=COeit4nUiqcCFQJO4QodhUY9ew
The Global Health Council information on HIV and AIDS
the Institute for International finance (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.iif.com/
Lots of information here on financial and trading issues, comments on financial news. Good for any EthCo task using this aspect.
The right to education worldwide (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.world-governance.org/spip.php?article159
a debate site on education principles
The War poetry website (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.warpoetry.co.uk/
Good site to include the study of poetry and war within the EthCo tasks.
Third World traveller (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Disease/diseases.html
Information on a range of diseases in many parts of the World
Top Deadly diseases of the World (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0933314.html
An information site on many diseases
Transparency in Sport (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.transparencyinsport.org/
This site gives reports on issues within sporting organisations and raises many questions
Virtual Forest (submitted 13/02/2011)
http://www.scholastic.com/growgreen/virtualforest/
A section in a site providing educational games - this on environment
Water Aid (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.wateraid.org/
An international organisation dedicated to the provision of clean water for all
Wikipedia - Aid (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aid
Information on international aid - useful for many of the EthCo tasks
Wikipedia - micro finance (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org
Information on the principle of microfinance
Wikipedia on AIDS / HIV (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS
The wikipedia giving a history of the disease
Women and Children First (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.wcf-uk.org/
Site on maternal and child health
Women's Aid (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.womensaid.org.uk/
Gender equality and other feminine issues
World Aids Day (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.worldaidsday.org/
The World Aids day site with information
World Energy (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.worldenergy.org/
Site of the World Energy Council
World Energy (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_energy_resources_and_consumption
Wikipedia site on World energy resources
World Energy - Nuclear (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf16.html
Site of the World Nuclear Association
World Energy Research (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://worldenergyresearch.com/Index.aspx
Looking at alternative energy issues
World Health (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/health/index.html
UN site on all relevant issues
World Health Organisation (submitted 12/02/2011)
http://www.who.int/en/
For all the issues on World health for the EthCo tasks
World Poverty (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://world-poverty.org/default.aspx
A look at causes and solutions
Your Child's health (submitted 15/02/2011)
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Yourchildshealthandsafety/YourChildsHealth/index.htm
Directgov site with information on keeping children healthy