Christian Aid is an international aid agency that works where the need is greatest irrespective of religious affiliation. Christian Aid provides bi-lingual educational resources for schools. The Wales team has an educational co-ordinator that supports educational establishments and advises on matters concerning ESDGC.

Services for schools :
- Free resources for teachers and pupils e.g. for assemblies and classwork on ESDGC and poverty.
- Priced items e.g. videos/DVDs and games
- Mailing list to receive free resources and information
- School visits and INSET work when available
- Website for teachers and pupils

CAT is Europe’s leading Eco site. On a seven-acre site we have interactive displays on wind, water and solar power, energy conservation, recycling, organic growing, building design, transport and much more. For 2006 we have had a major re-vamp of three key display areas - Energy, Waste and The Home -with lots of new interactive and bilingual written and audio displays.

Services for schools :
- School groups book a memorable CAT visit either for the day or a residential stay
- Free pre-visits for Teachers
- Groups receive a free short introduction to CAT and sustainability
- Tuition, guided tours of the site and workshops suitable for different ages, can be booked on topics including Ecological foot-printing, How you can make a difference, Sustainability, Renewable energy, Organic growing, Waste reduction and more
- Free bilingual worksheets for KS2 available from our website
- Educational Publications and resources suitable for teachers and primary pupils available from mail order and our website
- A range of workshops suitable for outreach to schools and events
- Free information service on all aspects of sustainability just phone 01654 705989
e-mail info@cat.org.uk
- Courses for teachers “Educating for sustainability” (0ct 23-25 th 2006), Educating with the Eco-footprint (Oct 25 th-27th) or by arrangement
- Consultancy available

Dwr Cymru’s ‘Living and Learning with Water’ programme is an excellent way for primary school children to learn about water and the vital role it plays in our everyday lives. Developed by educational experts and linked to the National Curriculum, it gives children the chance to discover nature through fun and practical experiences. A trip to one of the Education Centres makes a perfect day out for young learners free of charge. Located in the Elan Valley, Cilfynydd, Cog Moors and Alwen, the centres run a range of programmes, linked to the National Curriculum for KS1 and 2 and run by specialist teaching staff.

Services for schools :
- Programme of activities/lessons linked to NC
- Interactive CD Rom
- Water Efficiency website based activities
- New website

Link Community Development runs the Global Teachers Programme which is possibly the most exciting, challenging and rewarding professional development opportunity available for teachers and headteachers . Selected Global teachers spend five weeks sharing skills with peers in schools in South Africa or Uganda. We also run the Link Schools Programme, which enables schools in the UK to link with a school in South Africa, Uganda or Ghana.

Services for schools :
- Programme of activities/lessons linked to NC
- Interactive CD Rom

National Museum Wales promotes education for sustainable development through a range of FREE projects, resources and workshops.

Current projects include:
- Don’t Stamp Out the Earth
- Global Warning
- The Energy Crisis
- Snail Search
- Spring Bulbs for Schools
- Community Improvement

Oxfam works with others to overcome poverty and suffering. Oxfam Cymru supports Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship in Wales through its Development Education programme.

Services for schools :
- Oxfam Cymru works with primary and secondary teachers in organised Local Education Authority Inset sessions.
- Oxfam Cymru works with trainee teachers in Initial Teacher Training Institutions throughout Wales.

Primrose Earth Awareness Trust is working to raise awareness of how we can all live more sustainably. Our main focus is on methods of food production – showing how we can grow healthy foods in ways that also preserve the health of our environment and the people involved in the work. We also offer opportunities to explore a range of plants that are useful for medicines, dyes, fibres and more to engage with the natural world using all your senses.

Services for schools :
- Themed focus days of activity related to growing healthy food, living sustainable, exploring plants using all your senses, learning from our ancestors and other cultures (including the Celts)
- We concentrate on experiential learning with lively activities including role-play and imaginative activities rather than paper-based work.
- Advice on developing school gardens – especially productive gardens, vegetable plots or forest gardens
- Outreach on the above themes to schools
- Professional Development for teachers on the above themes

The Education services of PEDEC aim to help schools explore the links between our lives and those of people throughout the world.

This leads on to developing skills, attitudes and values to enable people to work together towards a more just and sustainable world for all.

Services for schools :
- A Free Resources Loan Service of teacher’s packs videos, music packs and books relating to global citizenship and sustainable development issues.
- A free termly newsletter– PEDEC POST
- A programme of interactive Workshops designed to bring the wider world into the classroom and promote ESDGC

From our workshop in Crickhowell, TFSR collect unwanted hand tools, refurbish them & send them to community groups of artisans in several countries of Africa. We recycle an increasing number of tools for local use by community groups & individuals – tools for gardening, horticulture, coppice work, green woodwork, and for other crafts. At present our work is carried out by about 40 volunteers in 2 evening & 3-day time sessions supervised by 2 part-time workers.

Services for schools :
- Local schools can visit our workshop - in- groups of up to 10 - to see recycling in action, and see our practical work of helping artisans groups in Africa.
- They can see our photographic displays of African artisans working in a variety of trades, and being trained at vocational colleges.
- Schools are encouraged to collect hand tools for us.
- Schools are encouraged to get involved in fund- raising for our small projects in Tanzania.

Unicef UK’s Education Department works to promote awareness among children and adults of children’s rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Services for schools :
- Produce resources on children’s rights (many are free)
- Provide CPD for schools- training and support for teachers on UNCRC and children’s rights and on global citizenship.
- Introducing Rights Respecting Schools Award for schools which are/wish to incorporate children’s rights within their curriculum and ethos.

Welsh Assembly Government - ESDGC Advisory Panel
The purpose of the panel is to promote ESDGC in schools and adult education. Involved in this panel are WAG, ACCAC, Estyn, DFID, Welsh Local Gov Assoc, Countryside Council for Wales, British Council, Non Government Organisations, and Eco Schools. Representatives from: further and higher education and the youth work sector.

What has been achieved :
- ESDGC Guidance document
- Grants to support innovative projects
- Secondary Curriculum Mapping Document
- All Wales Strategy for ESDGC (March 06)
- Steering Group for Enabling Effective Support