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In El Alto, Saturnina and Felipa learned to knit and weave. Job after job, both received low pay, late pay or no pay at all. At one point, Saturnina's boss was paying her $4 per clothing article which he would then sell in Germany for $70. Saturnina and Felipa grew tired of seeing themselves and other rural migrants exploited. So in 2000 they founded a women's collective called the Integral Association of Kullakas (IAK). 'Kullakas' means 'sisters' in the Aymara language. They used this word to symbolize their interdependence with the Aymara and with the world. Says Saturnina: 'We decided that we needed to help each other.' Nine years later, the collective - of which Saturnina is President - continues to teach handicraft and farming skills. Saturnina's living room is where women come to be trained. The room displays colourful scarves, hats and dolls made by hand, often entirely out of the fleece of the alpaca - similar to the llama - which is warmer and softer than sheep's wool. Fifty per cent of the price of each product goes to the woman who made it, while the rest goes to communal living costs or to buy new materials. The Kullakas are constantly on the lookout for markets so that they can pay women as quickly as possible.

Huge collection of songs from around the world. Many mp3s and videos. Extensive collection of English nursery rhymes

"Mission:Explore has been created by The Geography Collective in partnership with The Workshop. The Geography Collective is a group of Geography explorers, activists, teachers, artists and Guerrillas. We've come together to encourage (young) people to see the world our ways. The Workshop is a creative consultancy of over 50 people based in Sheffield. We develop learning, design, marketing and communication products in all media. This website and the app has been made possible with the kind support of GeoVation."

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"The ideas globe is a collection of 29 webpages full of proposals, projects and actions generated by our community. It also includes organisations and resources that have or seek solutions to create a better world. The lines show how each topic is intrinsically linked to another and if you click on these lines you can understand how. Ideas Globe "

An interesting collection of "Green Ideas". Almost a glossary, with some new terms. Short and punchy with some references

Every state primary school in the UK will be sent a Darwin Treasure Chest jam-packed with outstanding free resources. The fun activities - which take place in the classroom, online and in the great outdoors - include exploring habitats, collecting seeds and growing plants.

A good source of short videos. Extensive collection of educational programmes.

"The resource is a collection of quotes and ideas from real practitioners. The range of focuses includes: Cross-phase computer clubs; Getting more out of school trips; Enabling pupil voice through ICT; Creative multimedia artwork; Ideas for assessment; Improving parent/carer communication; multimedia plenary sessions. Each 'vignette' includes Description and Impact." DOWNLOAD BOOKLET IN 2 PARTS

Twine is a new service that intelligently helps you share, organize and find information with people you trust. In Twine you can safely share information and knowledge, and collaborate around common interests, activities and goals. Twine helps you better leverage and contribute to the collective intelligence of your network. Use Twine to share more productively with friends, colleagues, groups and teams

French Graduates blog with upto date collection of material, headlines and research

A stunning collection of young people's work using computers and discussing their work with members of the public at BETT 2010 e.g Lampton's work is clearly connected to Global Citizenship

A good collection of resources specifically designed for different Key Stages. A portal for climate change material, webcasts and blogs. Likely to be maintained until 2010.

impressive USA collection

a personal collection of writing from the director of the Swiss ESD schools "Champion"

"This riveting documentary reveals how an educational dream became a bitter political battle over cultural differences. MACOS was an innovative social sciences program designed to teach American children "what it was to be human."