We’re very excited about our upcoming Catalyst Summit, which will empower young women to start their journey as changemakers. In this blog post, you’ll get to meet our Catalyst Summit Mentors. They will help guide our changemakers for up to 6 months after the summit. The event is taking place over three days in July – 8th, 15th and 22nd. If you attend all three days, you will get matched with your own mentor who will be a sustainability professional.…
Are you a woman working for social or environmental change who would like to help inspire the next generation of change makers? The Catalyse Change 2020.21 Mentoring programme is now open if you would like to mentor a young woman? The world is facing serious environmental and social problems, and now more than ever we are on the cusp of great change. Fridays for the Future have seen more than 13 million people taking to the streets across the globe…
My name is Lauren and I’m 17 years old. I live in a small coastal town in West Wales called Aberystwyth, where I’m currently studying at Coleg Ceredigion doing an extended diploma in media as well as an A level in Biology through the open college. My hobbies are sewing and playing the guitar. What would your dream job be? My dream job is to work within the criminal justice system to support children and teenagers to prevent them from…
This month we welcome Clara and Hannah as new hosts of the Bristol Young Women’s Catalyst Meet-up. Given the current pandemic this month’s Meet-up will be virtual. So you are invited to join them by zoom* at 5.30pm on Tuesday 24th March. RSVP here and to get the zoom link The theme is ‘Stay Connected’ to reflect the changes in people’s priorities during these times of self-isolation, physical distancing and uncertainty. We hope you can join us in this relaxed,…
Would you like to join us to debate & celebrate #EachforEqual – the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD2020) – with lots of badass women who are working to make our workplaces, society and environment more equal? As we’re putting on a fab party at Triodos Foundation on 4th March to celebrate #IWD2020 with amazing women from across Bristol. That includes you too! We will hear from a diverse range of local female changemakers, all blazing a trail…
At times life can be difficult and we can all do with a bit of support to help us deal with some of the daily challenges we face. Building Resilience So it can be really useful having a toolbox of techniques available to help make it easier to bounce back. This is what is known as resilience.Resilience is defined as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties” and it is a useful skill to build. Part of building resilience is…
Taryn attended our three–day Bristol residential Catalyst Bootcamp in July – here she provides fascinating insights into what it was like. Bristol is a beautiful city. It’s so full of life, culture, people. It’s also full of colour – in particular, green: in 2015, Bristol was crowned European Green Capital. It’s a real sustainability hub, with people working across sectors to reduce our impact on the environment. If you’re passionate about saving the environment, Bristol’s an exciting scene to be…
Ruby Dixon, who attended the 2018 Catalyst Bootcamp in Bristol, tells us all about her experience of it and her journey as a changemaker. I am 17 and currently completing my A-levels in: government and politics, sociology, and French. Alongside this I’m completing an Extended Project Qualification on the subject of fast fashion and doing my Duke of Edinburgh Silver award. Outside of school I enjoy reading, art, and cycling. I also take part in a young ambassador’s group at…
