About Us
The Centre was established in 1984 and our current focus is Education for Global Citizenship. We are a part of the International Development Education Association of Scotland (IDEAS) – a network of organisations and individuals involved in Development Education and Education for Global Citizenship across Scotland.
Our aims are to:
- Increase understanding of issues of global, social and environmental justice.
- Explore the links between our lives and those of people throughout the world.
- Enable action for a fairer, more peaceful and sustainable world.
- Foster skills, values and attitudes to enhance understanding of how our choices affect others.
What we can offer:
The Centre works in partnership with schools, higher and further education establishments, youth and adult community workers to support and encourage global learning. We offer help to embed Global Citizenship and Learning for Sustainability through:
- Career Long Professional Learning for teachers, whole schools and cluster groups
- facilitating workshops with young people and adults
- programmes for youth and adult groups
- placements for Community Learning and Development students
- a resource library with teaching packs, books, magazines, DVDs & games on global issues for use in schools and community and are available to borrow.
Please get in touch to check availability.
Our Team
Staff
Mike Clark – Administrator
Management Committee
Carol Divitt – Convener
Marlyn Glen
Mike Whitehead
Richard McCready
Get Involved
If you are interested in issues of social justice and the environment and would like to build up your skills, you could volunteer with the One World Centre or even become a member of the Management Team.
To find out more about volunteering with us, click here.
Get in Touch
Email: enquiries@oneworldcentre.org.uk
Our Publications
Here you can find our latest Annual Report, the OWC Constitution and Policy Documents. View here.
Funders
Recent funders included the Scottish Government, as part of the Global Citizenship in Scotland (GCiS) project, Groundwork UK, Dundee Integrated Care Fund, the European Union and Dundee Partnership Regeneration Fund. We were also delivery partners on the British Council’s Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning programme.
Membership
Support One World Centre by becoming a member! To request a membership application, contact us at: enquiries@oneworldcentre.org.uk
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November 2026 Newsletter
We are still looking for funding for our project, Worldwise. To show funders just how much local interest there is in this project, we have created a short survey for community groups and centres across Dundee. If you know of a group that would like to take part, please email enquiries@oneworldcentre.org.uk for a copy.
‘Come for conversations with real people – it’s a space to swap ideas, find opportunities, get things off your chest or just sit back and listen. You’ll leave with practical ways to get involved and leave a lot more optimistic about the future!’
Fair Trade campaigners and budding global justice advocates across Scotland are invited to the Annual Campaigner Gathering, for a future-focused discussion on what Fair Trade could look like.
Look out for the BBC’s Blue Planet III World governments have committed to protect at least 30% of the oceans by 2030. But to achieve it, they will need to put more than 12 million square kilometres of the High Seas – an area bigger than Canada – off limits to destructive activity every single year until then. It’s an enormous task, and the clock is ticking.
The work of Greenpeace features in Episode 6. They are encouraging people to sign their petition and write to their MP to push for meaningful ocean protection, so that industrial fishing and deep-sea mining are banned from Marine Protected Areas.
Amazingly… just now… they’re not!
PLUS: at the first Ocean COP in January 2027, the UK must announce plans to champion an ambitious proposal to protect huge areas of the Atlantic Ocean, including the Sargasso Sea. This must be grounded in science, shaped with the participation of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and ensure full protection from harmful industries.
Celebrate St. Andrew’s Day at the end of the month, at Meadowside in Dundee.
If you’d like to join us and our work at the One World Centre – get in touch with our convenor!
Scotland’s DEC have a wide range of CLPL opportunities available to Scottish educators.
Previous Newsletters
Click on the months below to see what we featured in previous newsletters.
October 2026 Newsletter
Find out more about the UK-wide Black History Month >
Explore CRER’s programme of Scotland’s BHM events and resources >
Join Matthew & Erin on their walking tour of the city – grab a ticket here before they’re gone! >
If you’d like to join us and our work at the One World Centre – get in touch with our convenor!
Scotland’s DEC have a wide range of CLPL opportunities available to Scottish educators.
September 2026 Newsletter
Find out more about Oxfam’s Climate Justice work >
Do It Fair! Help support this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight campaign >
Find out more about Fairtrade Schools and their resources >
The Dundee Fair Trade Forum would like you to get the Fair Trade message across to as many people as you can in your school/ community. Email Sally above with your plans or for more information.
These three events are FREE to attend and open to all.
The bursary is funding one young person to attend the 2026 International Fair Trade Towns Conference in Belgium as part of a wider Scottish youth delegation.
Submit your event for Sustainable Dundee’s Climate Week >
With a deadline of SEPTEMBER 30th, you can find out more about UNESCO’s 2030 Youth Consultation here>
If you’d like to join us and our work at the One World Centre – get in touch with our convenor!
Scotland’s DEC have a wide range of CLPL opportunities available to Scottish educators.
