Catalyst 2030's
Catalysing Change Week 2024
Building the Social Innovation Sector
6 - 10 May 2024
This session is based on the Ashoka Globalizer systems change approach and will present as well as kick-start a training on the newly published open source Ashoka Systems Change Masterclass. You will take away ideas about how to start crafting your own systems change...
We will share in practical terms how we combine an intersectional feminist lens with systemic practice and our new framework on 'feminist systems change practice.' In summary, our approach is to first shift power, placing lived experience at the centre and then bring...
This open session will bring together youth and organisations from the Youth Empowerment Circle to celebrate 1 year since its creation at Catalysing Change Week 2021!! A lot has happened since, such as through the creation of the International Youth Council, the...
Why does systems change require networks? Networks can be powerful mechanisms to both protect and disrupt the status quo. Often, networks are formed to keep the system in their current state, controling resources, maintaining privilege and favouritism. Yet networks...
The Building Back Better Means Circular aims to promote the understanding of the circular economy as a means for social businesses to have a sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and acceleration towards the path to attaining SDGs. During the...
The session will include the following: how urban life has separated a large number of human beings from our natural essence; how human behavior has contributed to an unbalanced way of life, as we have treated the planet as infinite when it has finite limitations,...
Solar microgrids are the lowest cost option for ending energy poverty for 800 million people. The World Bank says the potential is for 200,000 microgrids, yet only 19,000 exist today - $200 billion in investment is needed, yet only $5 billion has been deployed. The...
Around the world women and girls have been impacted by both the COVID-19 pandemic and food insecurity. We are the change we have been waiting for. That's why we are kicking off the premiere viewing #IamWANDA campaign with a short film. This session will raise...
With live introductions and Q & A opportunities, this session will showcase the Webinar presented by the California Elder Justice Coalition about the Waterloo Restorative Justice Elder Abuse Project conceived and delivered by Arlene Groh, Executive Director. Developed...
This session will be limited to 24 participants on a first come, first serve basis. Peacebuilding Circles offer a powerful process for building community, engaging meaningful and authentic participation, and even dealing with conflict restoratively. Such Circles are...