about Local 4 Global

LaSER is short for the London and South East England regions.

This is a consortium of organisations aiming to enhance and increase the global dimension in schools. To achieve this it is co-ordinating and promoting a wide range of high quality support. It receives funding from the UK Department for International Development (DFID).

The consortium has been in place since July 2003. The primary purpose is work with teachers and other educators through strategic approaches.

Local 4 Global represents one outcome from LaSER-Global Dimension - a wider learning community of teachers and educators in London and South East England.

For further information on how DFID works in the UK see http://www.dfid.gov.uk/aboutdfid/intheuk/

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Management Group
Local 4 Global is an unincorporated consortium part-funded by DFID. HEC and RISC are the contracted organisations for London and South East England respectively. The management group is drawn from the consortium:

Martin Mikhail, RISC
Margaret Burr, HEC
Anna Birney, formerly WWF-UK (resigned Feb 2008)
Mandy Curtis, Thirty-six Hours
Vacancy x2

Plus, corresponding members:
Ros Wade, London South Bank University
Peter Barton, UNICEF-UK

The management group is supported by the following part-time team:
Rod Leith, finance and fundraising
Madeleine Kennedy Macfoy, administration and mentoring, monitoring and evaluation
Sophie Mackay, ITE
Angus Willson, Consortium Coordinator
Lisa Taner, Outreach Coordinator
Mehtab Hashmi Culling, Learning Community Coordinator

Regions

DFID has contributed funding towards similar local strategies in the nine regions of England:

East of England Development Education Network
www.harambeecentre.org.uk/EEDEN.htm

East Midlands
www.emngps.org.uk

London
www.local4global.org.uk

North East England
www.ownne.org

North West England
www.globaldimensionnw.org.uk

South West England
www.globaldimensionsouthwest.org.uk

South East England
www.local4global.org.uk

West Midlands
www.tidec.org/Aims/WM-coalition.html

Yorkshire and Humberside
www.yhgsa.org.uk

^{Updated 18 April 2008}

Local 4 Global

London and South East England Regions (LaSER)

about Local 4 Global