Catalyse Change CIC is a social enterprise supporting teenage girls and young women to develop sustainability skills and knowledge for ‘healthy, happy and green’ communities, careers and planet.  

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Catalyse Change

Our mission is to ignite the ambitions of young women with the skills and belief to catalyse the change they want to see in the world.

Sustainable and inclusive development is critical for a peaceful and prosperous world; and gender equality is key to achieving sustainability. At Catalyse Change we focus on ways we can inspire and skill young women to be the next generation of change-agents. By providing them with inspiration and knowledge ‘to be the change they wish to see' in the world, we seek to tackle gender equality and sustainability by working with the very people who will realise that change.

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What We Do

Catalyst Programme

Our empowerment & mentoring programme inspires and skills young women & non-binary people – 18-25 years – as sustainability leaders & changemakers. Our Catalyst Summit – is a 3-day online event – followed by up to six months mentoring from a woman working in sustainability. We also run Green Career skills masterclasses & online courses.

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Why Women?

Gender inequality remains a key challenge. Britain has one of the worst records on gender equality at work, and men continue to fill the majority of the highest paid and most senior roles. Women also continue to be under-represented in leadership roles, in particular, those that influence policy. Yet, as identified by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, gender equality is key to creating an inclusive and sustainable world.

By 2030…

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development aims to end poverty, combat inequalities and promote prosperity while protecting the environment. “Women and girls make up more than half the world’s population — and they are on the frontlines — often more deeply impacted than men and boys by poverty, climate change, food insecurity, lack of healthcare, and global economic crises. Their contributions and leadership are central to finding a solution.”

Our Funders
We are grateful for the support of, among others...
Bristol City Council logo
The ERM Foundation logo
National Lottery Funded - Big Lottery Fund
Quartet Community Foundation logo
Our Funders, Sponsors, Supporters and how to Donate
Who We Are
Catalyse Change CIC has three directors, we are:
Traci Lewis, Director

Traci Lewis

Green project manager

Traci has been delivering sustainability change programmes – for over 20 years – with diverse range of people from organic farmers, Local Authorities to community groups. She now runs her own business Sustain-Live Consulting, helping other women to succeed in their sustainability career or to grow their own purpose-led businesses. She lives in on a houseboat between Bristol and Bath and enjoys good food, festivals and adventures.

Helen Taylor, One Blue Marble

Helen Taylor

Partnerships

Helen is a Food Technologist turned environmentalist. She worked with several top food brands before joining the Soil Association in 1999, to lead their organic certification and Business Development teams. She later ran the organisation’s events and took over the charity’s fundraising. In 2010 Helen became Ambassador for Ecotricity and was CEO of its football club, Forest Green Rovers, when first promoted into the league. In 2018 she founded One Blue Marble to help environmentally-focussed organisations fulfil their full potential.

Julie Ellison

Social Enterprise (non-exec)

Julie is a passionate advocate of social enterprise, starting her first social venture in the 1980s! After completing an MBA she specialised in social enterprise business support and was MD of Social Enterprise Works CIC. Julie now delivers enterprise education to students in Higher Education and contributing to the development of an ecosystem of support for social entrepreneurship. She now also runs her own social enterprise Make It Studios – a shared enterprise and workhub – in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

Advisory Board

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Events & Programmes

Catalyst Programme: Mentors & Speakers

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Catalyst Summit (online programme)

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Catalyst Programme: Green Education & Careers

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Dela case study

Dela shares her story

January 18, 2023
Traci Lewis

Dela – who has just completed our last Catalyst Programme – tells us a bit about herself and her experiences on it. What would your dream job be? When it comes to working in the sustainability sector, I would love to run my own charity that focuses on raising awareness around period poverty among houseless and low-income women. This ambition is inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which encourage me to look at sustainability from a human-centred approach.…

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Catalyst Summit 22

3 Short Films of our Catalyst Summit 22

November 10, 2022
Traci Lewis

Over three days in July our fabulous 2022 Catalyst Summit hosted over a hundred catalysts, speakers and facilitators. This year we wanted to capture some of the magic and learning so are delighted to share three short films made for us by Emma Askew and the Earth Minutes team. Email info@catalysechange.com to get on our mailing list and find out about our next Catalyst Summit & Mentoring programme. Follow us on INSTAGRAM for regular updates.

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ERM internship

Green Internships: What Have We Learnt?

October 24, 2022
Traci Lewis

Our new pilot Green Internship & Work Placement programme is now complete! Two catalysts joined ERM for summer placements within the critical resource team and stakeholder engagement team. While three joined Vattenfall Heat UK for a three-week work placement. With training support provided by Burges-Salmon. So what were the objectives of this programme? To support our catalysts on a full sustainability learning journey To provide excellent, relevant and supported sustainability work placements To help bridge the gap between education and…

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green work experience

Our green work placement experience

September 11, 2022
Traci Lewis

For three weeks in August 2022, we  – Morgane, Iva and Jasmina – joined the Vattenfall Heat UK team on a green work placement programme in collaboration with Catalyse Change. This unique opportunity allowed us to have one-on-one calls with different team members to discover the fascinating work that goes into heat networks, from engineering, project management to diversity and inclusion, and be included in group meetings. Thanks to the warm welcome from the team, we were able to learn…

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Partner With Us
Catalyse Change increases the opportunities for young women to pursue sustainable futures by partnering with organisations and individuals to build a network of support.

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By partnering with us, you get to:

Access a growing and diverse network of dynamic young women, set to be the next generation of sustainability leaders and changemakers.
 
Make a real difference to the futures of young women, and mark yourself out as a leader for progress.
 
Train mentors with the skills to guide young women along their career paths, while fostering mutual understanding between the young women and your organisation.
 
Increase your brand recognition with the most connected, socially minded, and environmentally conscious generation in history.

Opportunities to partner with us include:

Supporting more young women to gain access to our programme content – both in person and online.
 
Producing content designed around your organisation and brand.
 
Offering to mentor a young woman, or working with us to develop a mentoring scheme tailored to your organisation.
 
Supporting you to identify suitable interns, and opportunities to develop pathways to internships that are unique to your organisation.

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Catalyse Change CIC
1-3 Gloucester Road
Bishopston
Bristol
BS7 8AA

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