Meet Amanda Obidike, Founder of STEM-i Makers Africa and a Mentor in the New York Academy of Science. As part of the ChangeMaker’s Global Voices Series, she spoke Diane Greer of ChangeMakers Donegal ahead of International Women’s Day 2023. This year’s themes are Equity and Innovation.
In this 10-minute interview, Amanda talks about her work in Africa, to connect young women to role models and the world of STEM. She offers advice ‘to the women of the world’, to embrace collaboration in all spheres of life. She shares the saying: ‘when you empower women, the woman empowers her community’.
A message of empowerment from Nigeria to Donegal
Amanda sent a special message to the women of Donegal. Because the theme for IWD 2023 is equity and innovation, we introduced Amanda to Donegal women at an International Women’s Day event hosted by our main partner, Inishowen Development Partnership and Women’s Collective Ireland-Donegal. The event celebrated women ‘just like you’ and saw local women nominate someone inspiration from their lives. Amanda encouraged women to be free to dream and excel and to embrace learning amongst their peers. This chimes very well with the adult global citizenship education of ChangeMakers Donegal. She finishes her message with a call to arms to ‘stand together in the embrace equity hug’.
About Amanda Obidike
Amanda Obidike is the founder of STEMi Makers Africa, an organization addressing the underrepresentation of young women and girls in STEM and the fragmented education system by training teachers and students in STEM Education. Amanda is a key champion for championing diversity in technology and innovation for women and has been recognised for her work with a number of prestigious global awards.
She is also an international speaker and a Mentor in the New York Academy of Science, Cherie Blair Foundation, the 1 million Women in Tech, and Global thinkers for Women where she lends her voice, knowledge, and serves as a role model to girls in Africa. She currently serves on the Leadership Team of the 500 Women Scientists, USA and Trustee Board of the MAI Foundation.
In partnership with Children in Crossfire, we are pleased to offer Vision 2030, a free two-day training on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 February 2023.
Suitable for #Donegal/#North West based #Youth Workers and secondary school teachers involved in community projects on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 February 2023. It’s an OCN NI Level 3 certified course which focuses on local and global justice issues and explores how these issues can be brought to life.
“For me, the opportunity to deal with youth work but to bring in those areas of, more global citizenship and looking at not just our own wee towns and communities but also being able to look further afield at the impact we have but also the impact we could have, is empowering,” said a course participant.
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To register your interest email: changemakers@inishowen.ie
#donegal #sustainabledevelopment #globalcitizen #iamaglobalcitizen #localtoglobal #northwest #youthwork #SDGs
Join Change Makers Joanne Fullerton and Gráinne O’Neill for an introduction to composting ahead of Christmas.
Learn life hacks for reducing food and nutrient waste in the kitchen this Christmas.
Did you know?
Nearly 50% of our household waste could be composted to nurture our soil.
Waste is a global issue which we can all tackle locally and together.
Starter-kit
Participants will get a free compost starter kit provided by Donegal County Council.
Start your change journey in the home with something practical such as composting.
Join Joanne and Gráinne in a kitchen setting at the Exchange, Buncrana for the first of a series of hands on informational workshops for all the community.
Book: https://tinyurl.com/2hrmbmwp
Join us for a bespoke workshop to immerse yourself in the themes of Global Justice: Thursday 17 November 2022 from 7pm to 8:30pm.
Look more closely at themes of Social, Environmental and Economic Justice at a global and local level.
Connect with other individuals and community groups in Donegal and find out about the ChangeMakers Seeds of Change and Mentoring Programmes which are two key pathways to becoming a change maker in a world that needs change.
What’s the workshop about?
This workshop will feature presentations on Social, Environmental, Economic Justice and break-out room clinics, designed to:
Register
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Disappear Here Film Club 2: Losing Alaska
ChangeMakers, Disappear Here Film Festival and Concern Worldwide are pleased to invite you to the second Disappear Here Film Club screening and post-film talk at the Market House, Clonmany, this Friday 1 July 2022 at 7:30pm.
Our second film is the powerful documentary ‘Losing Alaska’ from Director Tom Burke.
The 375 residents of Newtok, Alaska watch their homes disappear into rolling seas as winter storms steal their coastline and melting permafrost erodes the edges of their town. Tom Burke’s elegiac study follows the community as they struggle to maintain their traditional Yup’ik culture, a subsistence lifestyle of hunting and fishing, and build a new town on safer, higher ground.
Post film panel discussion
Our post screening discussion will include Donegal Green Party Chairman Michael White, Rosemary Mc Closkey, Vice Chair of Inishowen Rivers Trust and Duncan Stewart, Environmentalist, Activist and Architect, talking about how these issues are of local as well as global concern.
Details
The Market House, Clonmany
1st July 7.30pm (Pay at the Door)
Entry to the film and post-screening discussion costs €7.50 and all proceeds go to the newly established ‘Donegal Documentary Fund’, to help raise awareness of sociopolitical and environmental issues in the county.
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Equip yourself for an active participation in our rapidly changing society.
ChangeMakers is pleased to present a QQI Level 5 in Intercultural Studies facilitated by Francine Blaché Breen and supported by the Donegal ETB Community Education Support Programme.
This dynamic course will equip you with the knowledge, skills and competence to explore, reflect and analyse intercultural issues. These could include issues such as diversity, racism, prejudice, conflict, inclusion, participation, equality and interdependence.
To register your interest, please email myra@inishowen.ie or call 074 – 936 2218.
Learners who successfully complete this programme will:
Join ChangeMakers to celebrate our 10th anniversary on Thursday 9th June 2022 from 9am to 2pm at An Grianan Hotel , Burt , Co Donegal. Reconnect with fellow ChangeMakers, Seeds of Change participants, ChangeMakers steering committee members, Partner organisations, Funders, Community groups, QQI course graduates and a soon to be announced guest speaker.
This is a very special occasion for us here at ChangeMakers and we really do hope you can come along and celebrate with us!
Bookings now to avoid disappointment : https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celebrating-10-years-of-changemakers-donegal-tickets-339774674197
Join Donegal ChangeMakers , Donegal Volunteer Centre and Think Equality for a gentle and informal introduction to exploring intercultural awareness through defining and discussing identity, culture & diversity. Celebrate Donegal Volunteer week by celebrating culture and diversity!
This workshop will take place in Monday 16th May 2022 at 7pm, online Zoom.
To book click this link https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/exploring-intercultural-awareness-tickets-335392045637
Celebrate the diversity of African Cultures at Donegal #AfricaDay Happening this Saturday 14th May at the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny & An Grianan Theatre Letterkenny .
In conjunction with Donegal Intercultural Platform and Donegal County Council we will be there supporting this wonderful day with the Self Help Africa ‘Women On the Front Line of Climate Change’ Exhibition with discussion taking place from 12noon until 1pm.
