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Catalyst Bootcamp 2018 – why do you want to be a #Catalyst4Change?

March 19, 2018

For young women who want to be confident, resilient changemakers Catalyse Change will host its second annual ‘Catalyst Bootcamp’ in Bristol this summer. The three-day residential event is held at Bristol University on 1 – 3 August 2018, for girls and young women who want to know how to tackle social and environmental issues. The transformational educational programme will help you to: Build sustainability knowledge and the education and career opportunities available Build understanding of your personality strengths and interests…

Traci Lewis, Q&A, Global Sustainability Leaders

March 4, 2018

Traci Lewis

The U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce recently interviewed Traci Lewis, Catalyse Change Director, for their Q&A series, Global Sustainability Leaders #globalsustainabilityleaders http://usgreenchamber.com/global-leader-traci-lewis Name: Traci Lewis Company/NGO Name: Director, Catalyse Change CIC 1. What is the mission of your company/NGO? To empower girls and young women to develop sustainability skills and knowledge for ‘healthy, happy and green’ communities, careers and planet. 2. What is the most innovative or environmentally/socially impactful project/practice your company/NGO has implemented? After 18 years working for an environmental…

My Green Education & Career – Kate Bruintjes

January 31, 2018

Traci Lewis

Name: Kate Martin Bruintjes Job: Director, Green Unlimited, Bristol Qualifications: MSc Environmental Science Why did you become an environment/sustainability professional? I followed in my parents’ footsteps – they set up an environmental consultancy in the 1980s and, like them, I was always had a passion in geography/environment at school. For university I wanted to study something more modern and applied than pure geography and found that Environmental Science fitted the bill. What was your first environment/sustainability job? At university I considered…

Using mindfulness apps – my favourites

January 21, 2018

Traci Lewis

From checking emails before bed to constant notifications from social media, our phones can often contribute to our daily stress. However there are now a range of apps which you can use to help you manage and improve your wellbeing. Morwenna Bugg has written us a guest blog about her experiences using two of the most popular mindfulness apps.. A little bit about my experience using a couple of mindfulness style apps. I have only used them for short periods…

Green Careers for young women – workshop & free ebook

January 12, 2018

Traci Lewis

Imagine if you could create a career for yourself which you not only enjoyed but also helped to make the world a better place. If you could combine what your care most passionately about, with what you can also get paid to do. Bristol-based social enterprise Catalyse Change have just produced free ebook for young women ‘’ to help them do just that. We are faced with very real pressing economic, environmental and social problems which require urgent action. These…

5 Steps to Achieving your Dream Green Career – free ebook

January 3, 2018

Traci Lewis

Imagine if you could create a career for yourself which you not only enjoyed but also helped to make the world a better place. “A Sustainable Economy is one that delivers social and economic value in a way that is low carbon and resource efficient, operates within environmental limits, is resilient to changing environmental conditions, and contributes to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.” Source: Sustainability Skills in Infrastructure, IEMA The Problem We are faced with very real pressing economic, environmental…

Let’s all be Mental Health First Aiders this Christmas

December 15, 2017

Traci Lewis

Girls and young women are experiencing a “gathering crisis” in their mental health linked to conflict with friends, fears about their body image and pressures created by social media, experts have warned.* I just became a youth mental health first aider (MHFA). For two days I sat in a stately home near Bristol with a group of educators and other professionals who work with young people. We went through a comprehensive training manual, developed by the Centre for Mental Health…

Great News – we’ve received a Lottery Awards for All Grant!

December 1, 2017

Traci Lewis

It’s been a busy year for us at Catalyse Change CIC following our official launch in April, ‘Better Bristol’ crowdfunder campaign in June and first Catalyst Bootcamp in August. This was a 3-day residential programme to inspire, empower and skill young women as confident and resilient changemakers. It was a transformative few days for all involved – so we will be rolling it out as a wider programme in 2018 – and are delighted to announce that we are receiving…