Just when you thought you had survived the ESD decade, it turns out that 2015 is the European Year for Development [EYD2015]. Think Global, is happy about this. Its CEO noted in TG's first January mailing:
"The first 'European Year' on EU external policy is an opportunity to have a conversation about development and issues of global justice with a broader public, people unaware of European development cooperation and not necessarily involved with the NGOs and institutions."
I'm not sure I quite follow this, but never mind, as we can read of the same on the blog by CONCORD Director, Seamus Jeffreson. This begins:
"It's also an opportunity to reflect with a wider public on the changing narrative about 'development' and in particular, why solidarity with the most marginalised and poorest people around the world should remain a priority for us as individuals and for the European Union. The opportunity of having the European Year on development issues is accompanied by the challenge of holding this conversation against a backdrop of continuing economic and social hardship in Europe and scepticism with all things emanating from the EU."
Well, he's right about that, but you also have to be sceptical about reaching a wide audience if you insist on using phrases like "the changing narrative".
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