Global Changemakers

It is one or two days after the top leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the USA concluded their annual top economies’ meeting, hosted by President Obama at Camp David, in Maryland USA. But what does this mean to a global Changemaker, or to a member of Peace for Africa and [...]

This is just to remind everyone that the Global Changemakers team is available on chat. On Tuesday afternoon 3-4pm (CET) Katherine is chatting on Facebook to talk about event grants and media work! On Wednesday CAPs Woman Gaby can be found on Facebook at 9-10am (CET – Central European Time) for any questions you may [...]

On Friday 18 May, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs is holding its third Annual Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security. The event, which will start at 7.30am (Washington DC time) on Friday morning, will feature not only United States President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, but also Changemaker Eddy [...]

The first episode of Global Changemakers Radio has been a success, with a global audience listening in and taking part in the Q&A. Thanks a lot to everyone who joined us for our inaugural episode! If you have any feedback on the broadcast, any questions or ideas for future shows, send them in! We’ll definitely [...]

We’ve received this guest blog from our friends at the Food Revolution Day team. Bon appétit! The first ever Food Revolution Day is now just around the corner, and so far there are already over 750 events taking place in over 490 cities across 44 countries, ranging from private dinner parties, to cooking classes, farmer’s [...]

Another week gone already? This month time seems to have speeded up, to the point where you blink once or twice and seven days have passed… Everyone’s busy, not least because three out of four members of the Global Changemakers team are travelling. Gaby’s holding the fort this time, but I’m heading to the Tyrol [...]

As was announced recently, we’re premièring our latest online offer, Global Changemakers Radio, on Wednesday 16 May at noon (12 o’clock) British Standard Time. Our first guest will be Simon Moss, an Australian Changemaker currently living in the UK. Simon is one of the co-founders of the Global Poverty Project, as well as the co-creator [...]

New to the Global Changemakers community? Looking for people working on similar issues and in the same region? Check out our Facebook groups! Our Facebook fan page can be found here – and if you want to join any of the groups, follow the links below: Issues Anti-corruption Children’s rights Conflict resolution Education Environment Human [...]

This is just to remind everyone that the Global Changemakers team is available on chat. This Monday afternoon 3-4pm (CET) I will be chatting with the best of them – you can catch me on Facebook for chats about Monitoring & Evaluation, or anything else, really! On Tuesday afternoon 3-4pm (CET) Katherine is chatting on [...]

Brussels (08/05/2012) In the build-up to Europe-Day, Vice-President Šefčovič today officially announced the first successfully registered European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) via Twitter. It is Fraternité 2020 (F2020), which unlike many other ECIs is not organized by an NGO but by about 50 EU citizens from all walks of life. They aim to make EU exchange [...]