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.
On Tuesday 1st March at 2.30pm – 4.30 pm Join Bun Cranncha Fair Trade at The Exchange Inishowen to celebrate Pancake Tuesday as part of Fairtrade Fortnight! #FairtradeFortnight.
Drop in Event and All Welcome
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Europe Direct Letterkenny are delighted to host a Live Art Exhibition this month with Self Help Africa and Donegal ChangeMakers. The exhibition runs in Central Library from 21st February until 8th March and will offer the general public an insight into women at the Frontline of Climate Change. There will also be a speaker event at 12.30pm on Tuesday 8th March.
Created by Self Help Africa this exhibition shows that Women are the engine of Agriculture, working on small scale farms that support the majority of the continents people. Women till the soil, plant the crops, weed the fields, harvest the produce , transport the goods and prepare the food. But although Africa’s women carry out up to 70% of the manual labour on small farms , they receive only a fraction of the available support .
This photo exhibition takes a close look at the lives of these women, such as Togolese farmer Yendoukoa Assibi who is educating her community about the dangers of deforestation, and Minata and Baba Wedrago from Sika village who dig Zai in the 40 ⁰C heat in Burkina Faso.
And stories from Lipolougou village, where Sana Mamata lives with her daughter-in-law Yougbare and granddaughter Aisha, where 30 villagers have banded together to rehabilitate a water well and are using the water to irrigate a communal vegetable garden. In doing so they have created one small plot of green in the dusty ground and provide enough to feed themselves and their families.
Self Help Africa and Donegal ChangeMakers are together tackling the root causes of injustice and poverty, locally and globally, so that we can create a bright and sustainable future for all. As a partner of ChangeMaker’s in Donegal, this photo exhibition will allow us to look through the lens of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and to learn more about Climate Justice, Sustainable Agriculture, Gender Equality and Ethical Trade.
Started in July 2012, Changemakers is now in its 10th year. There are four Project Partners, Inishowen Development Partnership, Donegal Education & Training Board, Self Help Africa and Trocaire. Over the years Changemakers has worked hard to raise awareness of local and global development issues with adults across County Donegal. We have done this through a range of activities, including workshops, accredited learning, ETB tutor education, community arts projects, horticulture and environmental projects, activities for specific groups e.g. older people, community debates and more
Europe Direct is located in Central Library Letterkenny and is there to answer your questions on the EU. We can provide Information on the European Union, access to publications and brochures from EU institutions, access to PCs to search for EU material, a freephone link to the Europe Direct helpdesk, events, talks, exhibitions and competitions. For more information please visit https://www.librariesireland.ie/services/europe-direct or why not have a look at our Europe Direct Letterkenny Facebook page or contact Central Library on 074 91 24950
Please contact ChangeMakers at changemakers@inishowen.ie if you would like an invite to the event on Tuesday 8th March. Due to covid restrictions numbers are limited.
Wanna grab a Fairtrade Coffee and chat tomorrow and Friday morning ? Then do check out Revive Dunfanaghy between 11am and 1pm for a coffee and Fairtrade chat . We will be there offering information and more so do come in and say hello – you can also pick up their crossword competition with some fantastic prizes to be won !
For two weeks each year 100’S of individuals, companies, and groups across Ireland come together to share the stories of the people who grow our food people who are often exploited and underpaid.
Here at ChangeMakers we are hosting a number of online virtual events also and we also are supporting the Fairtrade Towns and Groups across the county .
We are currently looking for volunteers to help out in our Fairtrade Towns and Projects across Donegal and also just finalising our line up of county wide events so do keep an eye out on our socials for the event advertisement or contact changemakers@inishowen.ie for more information and to Get Involved !
