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5 Steps to Achieving your Dream Green Career – free ebook

January 3, 2018

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…

Changemaker voices: Dominika’s Learning Story

November 19, 2017

Traci Lewis

Our 1st Catalyst Bootcamp was held in Bristol in August. The programme provided a mix of sustainability speakers, mentors and personal development tools – to support young women as confident & resilient change-makers – for green careers and planet. Dominika tells us about her experience and learning from attending the event. Please tell us a bit about yourself and your motivation for going on the Bootcamp. I am an A – level student, currently studying Geography, Sociology and Business. I…

Changemakers voices: What did I learn at the Catalyst Bootcamp?

November 5, 2017

Traci Lewis

Our 1st Catalyst Bootcamp was held in Bristol in August. The programme provided a mix of sustainability speakers, mentors and personal development tools – to support young women as confident & resilient change-makers – for green careers and planet. Urvi from London tells us about her experience and learning from attending the event. Please tell us a bit about yourself and your motivation for going on the Bootcamp. I’m a 19 year old female who is interested in global politics…

Empowering Young Women to be Confident & Resilient Changemakers

September 26, 2017

Traci Lewis

The Catalyst Bootcamp – So what have we learnt? Our first-ever Catalyst Bootcamp – in August – had a really special energy about it and there was tangible excitement from participants, facilitators, speakers and mentors alike. It was our first residential programme – with the aim of inspiring young women to be confident and resilient changemakers – and it felt throughout the three days like something pretty special and transformative was taking place. However did the evidence back up our…

Catalyst Bootcamp Review – by Morwenna Bugg

September 8, 2017

Traci Lewis

Last week I volunteered at the Catalyse Change Bootcamp. Catalyse Change is a social enterprise based in Bristol which supports young women with developing knowledge and skills for careers in sustainability. Read more here: catalysechange.com The first bootcamp, aimed at women who want to make a positive difference in the world and are interested in a career in sustainability, took place in Bristol from the 22nd-24th August 2017 based at the University. The camp was residential and we stayed in…

My Green Career running a Social Enterprise

August 18, 2017

Traci Lewis

Chloe Tingle is the Wellbeing mentor at our Catalyst Bootcamp. Job title: Director & Founder, No More Taboo Qualifications: MEng 1st, Engineering Design with Year in Industry, University of Bristol. Why did you become an environment/sustainability professional? From a young age my mum always instilled in me reduce, reuse, recycle and I was pretty obsessed with all things good for the planet and a bit of a stickler for it (starting with converting to being vegetarian at age 7 and spitting…