Teaching about Darfur in your Class

The Darfur Australia Network is currently developing a range of interactive class materials based on the conflict in Darfur, Sudan, and the community of Darfuri Sudanese who live in Australia for use in school in Victoria and New South Wales.

The materials include information about the conflict and the larger international issues related to Darfur and Sudan, activities based on roundtable discussions, research excersises, writing activities, stories from Darfur, historical and contextual information, and a new DVD, titled "Peace is Possible in Darfur".  The development of their materials forms part of a larger project being run by DAN in Melbourne titled "Communities in Need: Educating our Future".  The materials draw on wider issues such as social justice, civil and human rights, multiculturalism, tolerance of others, global and local issues.  In Victoria, the materials reference the Victorial Education Learning Standards (VELS).

Members of Australia's Darfuri Sudanese community and staff from DAN are be available to visit your school and present on the conflict in Darfur.

If you are interested in talking to DAN about these materials, would like to obtain an Education Pack, or wish to book a presentation at your school, please contact 

Victoria: Tess Whittakers at tess@darfuraustralia.org

NSW: Melissa McCullough, melissa@darfuraustralia.org

The development of education materials through the "Communities in Need: Educating our Future" project being run by DAN Melbourne is kindly supported by the Victorian Government through the provision of a Community Support Grant from the Community Support Fund.