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Ambassadors for Change

 

Congratulations to all the many students and teachers who have participated in Challenge to Change projects (2023—2024)!

 

 

The vision of Challenge to Change (C2C) is driven by the Presentation Charism and Ethos, which embraces the challenge of working with those who are furthest behind. Justice, human rights, sustainability and promoting right relationships are central to the Presentation mission.

“The hands-on projects undertaken, raise awareness of global inequality, as students understand how their local action can have a global impact. What better way to bring about learning, than to ground the projects in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a living plan for the future that connects us all”. (From the Challenge to Change Year Book—2023 to 2024).

The projects undertaken offer a diverse and inspiring contribution to ‘helping change happen’ on our doorsteps. E.g. by celebrating our connections around the world, exploring the true cost of Fast Fashion, investigating biodiversity, exploring SDG5—Gender Equality in relation to Girl Power, Helping the Homeless, Out of Sight, Out of Mind—Child Labour,  and Operation Penguin Preservation, to name but a few of the wonderful topics researched and explored by our avid ‘students of change’.

In the words of the students:

“I  learned so much doing the projects, and they taught us that other cultures and religions are very interesting”.

“I thought it was really fun to learn everything, and it was probably  one of my favourite things that I did this year”.

You too can explore some of these projects in more detail and appreciate the wonderful photos at the link to the Challenge to Change Year Book (2023—2024) HERE

Let us continue with enthusiasm and energy, to look forward to the C2C Projects for this new action-packed year, remember to add the  important dates to your diary for the annual Challenge to Change Seminars in 2025.

 

[The Images used, alongside the content of this article—are   courtesy of the C2C Year Book 2023-2024].

 

Annual Challenge to Change Seminars—2025

• Thursday, 10th April—at the Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny.
• Tuesday, 6th May—at the Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore, Co. Offaly.

About Challenge to Change

Challenge to Change is a Development Education Project aimed at all students in Irish Presentation Schools. An initiative of the Presentation  Sisters www.challengetochangeproject.com

 Project Facilitators

• Mrs. Paula Watters
• Mrs. Mary Waddell
• Mrs. Breda Oxley
• Sr. Eileen Nash
• Sr. Margaret Mary Healy
• Sr. Evelyn Byrne

Challenge to Change has been supporting and sharing the participation of students and staff in development education projects since 2004.

Climate change & indigenous women and girls

The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is a high-level advisory body to the Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC). The 22nd session of this forum took place at UN HQ, New York, from 17-28 April 2023. The IPA hosted an event (April 27) at this forum focusing on the gender impact of climate change on indigenous women and relevant structured inequalities and discrimination they encounter.

For further info. see link to IPA Justice Updates  HERE