Which percent are we developing? A thought as you sip

Author: Taika Fantaye, MA International Development Participant I’ve started a journey of my own critical reflection for social change, a transformation inspired by the seminal work of Freire and Horton titled “We Make the Road by Walking” (1990), a concept I explain back to myself as, “thinking the walk and walking the thought”. I am an … More Which percent are we developing? A thought as you sip

Daring to Hope – Some Reflections at the End of this Second COVID Year

Author: Dr Eilish Dillon, MU Dept. of International Development. I heard something the other day that I hadn’t heard for months, maybe even for two years. As I trekked through the fallen leaves to a lecture theatre for one of my last classes of the year, a magical waft of ‘the 12 days of Christmas’ rose in … More Daring to Hope – Some Reflections at the End of this Second COVID Year

Reflections of a Masters in International Development graduate…

Author: Kevin O’Connell, Maynooth University alumnus My name is Kevin O’Connell and I recently completed the full-time Master’s Degree in International Development. Minutes before writing this, I received an email with my results of this degree! I am delighted with these results however this piece will be a short description of how and why I … More Reflections of a Masters in International Development graduate…