About the DEFY Project
The DEFY project runs from 2023 – 2026 and is a joint project between Comhlámh (Ireland), Suas/STAND (Ireland), finep (Germany) and Zavod Voluntariat (Slovenia). The project is geared towards educators working with young people on questions of social and ecological injustice and explores discomfort, ‘difficult knowledge’ and elephants-in-the-room.
The DEFY project produces resources for educators, hosts reflective spaces and offers trainings.
While DEFY is the initiative of organisations working in the field of non-formal Global Citizenship Education, anybody working in education and social change in whatever kind of setting is welcome to DEFY so long as the themes resonate.
To stay up to date with the project’s progress, click on the resources link below and follow DEFY on Instagram.


NEW COURSE: “Shifting Edges: A Journey for Educators into Discomfort and Difficult Knowledge”
Applications are now open for DEFY’s 2025 course “Shifting Edges: A Journey for Educators into Discomfort and Difficult Knowledge”. Click the below button for more details, including the info pack and application form. Make sure to apply by 18 November.
DEFY Resources
The DEFY project produces resources for educators. Click the below button to explore.
DEFY on Instagram
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Our Partners
The DEFY project runs from 2023 to 2026 and is a joint project between Comhlámh (Ireland), Suas//STAND (Ireland), finep (Germany), and Zavod Voluntariat (Slovenia). The project is funded by Erasmus+.
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