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Traci Lewis, Q&A, Global Sustainability Leaders

March 4, 2018

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…