- Membership
- Annual General Meeting
Forum Structure
The structure of IFGE comprises:
- Steering Committee
- Thematic Working Groups
CEC de Sinto, Guedembou, Gueckedou, Guinea. Photo Courtesy of Plan International
Current Membership
- ASTI (Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland)
- IFUT (Irish Federation of University Teachers)
- INTO (Irish National Teachers Organisation)
- TUI (Teachers Union of Ireland)
- Aidlink
- Comhlamh
- Concern
- CDETB/CDU
- Misean Cara
- Plan International Ireland
- Worldwise Global Schools
- Global Schoolroom
- Serve in Solidarity Ireland
- RTAI (Retired Teachers Association of Ireland)
- SeeBeyondBorders Ireland
- Children in Crossfire
- UNICEF
- ActionAid Ireland
- A Partnership with Africa
- Self Help Africa
- UBUNTU
- Educate Together
- IDEA (Irish Development Education Association)
- JMB (Joint Managerial Body for Voluntary Secondary Schools)
- ACCS (Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools)
- Muslim Primary Education Board
- ERST (Edmund Rice Schools Trust)
- The Camden Trust
Steering Committee / Current Members
The IFGE Steering Committee guides the direction of the work and meets a minimum of five times each year. The Chairperson convenes the meetings. The Steering Committee strives to reach decisions on the basis of consensus. In the event of lack of consensus, the Chairperson will have the casting vote. The Coordinator liaises with the Steering Committee and administers the ongoing work of the Forum.
Current Steering Committee members are:
Aodán Ó Clúmháin (Chair)
Moira Leydon (Secretary) – ASTI Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland
Agathe Freal – Concern Worldwide Concern Worldwide – International humanitarian & development organisation
Juliane Schmucker – Plan International Ireland Plan International Ireland – Girls’ Rights and Education Charity
John O’Brien – RTAI Retired Teachers Association of Ireland – a fellowship of retired primary teachers in Ireland
Sandra Corrigan – INTO Irish National Teachers’ Organisation – Ireland’s Largest Teachers’ Trade Union
Tom Carroll – Misean Cara Misean Cara – Mission Support from Ireland
