Young Women Archives - Catalyse Change

Helping young women secure jobs which save the planet!

November 18, 2021

New work experience opportunities for female change makers COP26 in Glasgow amplified the urgency for decisive action on our climate and ecological crisis. Now, more than ever, we need young people who are inspired, empowered and skilled to help keep global temperatures below 2C. To support this Catalyse Change are launching a new work experience programme for young women – 18-24 yrs – in partnership with ERM, Vattenfall and Burges-Salmon. We will provide sustainability work placements and training next year…

So what was it like? Catalyst Summit Review

August 25, 2021

Traci Lewis

Natascha shares her experiences of attending our Catalyst Summit – a three day sustainability event – at the end of July. Like many young people, I often worry about the future and what I want to do with my life. I have always been interested in sustainability and social justice, but as I’m going into the second year of a History degree, I often find myself panicking about how I will enter the career I really want. When I stumbled…

Catalyst Voices 2: what did I learn?

February 22, 2021

Traci Lewis

As our 2020/21 mentoring programme draws to a close, we have been receiving some fabulous feedback and stories from our catalysts. This month Nour, Taryn, Renée and Julia share with us what they learnt from last year’s Catalyst Summit, their experiences of the mentoring programme and some of their goals for the future. My name is Nour Meshref. I’m Lebanese and I’ve been living in France and doing my Master studies here since 2018. My field of study is…

Catalyst Voices – what I’ve learnt

January 29, 2021

Traci Lewis

As our 2020/21 mentoring programme draws to a close, we have been receiving some fabulous feedback and stories from our catalysts. This month Amran, Ewa, Freya, and Maggie all share with us what they learnt from last year’s Catalyst Summit, their experiences of the mentoring programme and some of their goals for the future. I’m 17 and am in my last year of A-levels at school in Bristol, where I’m studying Psychology, Biology and Religious Studies (Philosophy and Ethics). I’m…

Catalyst Summit will empower future female sustainability leaders

June 14, 2020

Traci Lewis

The Catalyst Summit is for girls & young women who want to save the world. Feeling worried about your future and the future of the world? You want to make a difference but are not sure how to go about it? The Catalyst Summit is a new online 3-day event that will empower young women to build a sustainable future. This new summit replaces the summer Catalyst Bootcamp that was due to take place in Bristol, as a face-to-face event.…

New Meet-up Hosts Clara & Hannah

March 20, 2020

Traci Lewis

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,…

10 Tips for Attending Youth Climate Strike Protests

November 19, 2019

Traci Lewis

This article from Bethany Stephenson contains 10 top tips for young women attending a Youth Climate Strike. Are you going to be joining the Global Climate Strike on Friday 29th November? As after more than 7 million people went on climate strikes around the world during the week of September 20th, the Youth Climate Strike movements are going to be doing it again on November 29th. The school strike for the climate, also known variously as Fridays for Future, Youth…

Catalyst Life S.A.V.E.R.S – Wake Up to your full potential

August 30, 2019

Traci Lewis

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…