With the support of various partners, eduSOIL is delighted to be enabling 3 youth representatives from Belfast to travel to the Be The Change Celebration in Dubai November 21st – 24th.
Karma Vyas (St. Joseph’s College), Nandini Italiya (Belfast High School) and Matipa Jayden Njanina (Belfast Royal Academy) are travelling with Juanita Rea (eduSOIL Founder and Design For Change Northern Ireland, South Africa and Sudan Director) to Dubai next week.
Karma Vyas (St. Joseph’s College)
These youth all participated in the Art For Change summer programme that was delivered by eduSOIL and funded by Arts Council Northern Ireland with support from Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), School of Arts, English and Languages and QUB Civic Engagement Team. designforchangeni.com/art-for-change
Matipa Jayden Njanina (Belfast Royal Academy)
They were selected to represent Northern Ireland at the prestigious Be The Change event where youth from 39 countries will be gathering to celebrate youth social action and leadership. btc.dfcworld.org/
Nandini Italiya, Juanita Rea and Lord Mayor Micky Murray at a recent Diwali celebration at the Indian Community Centre.
The trip has been possible thanks to the generous support of Patricia Casement (Bridgeview), Dorcas Crawford (The Better Way), QUB Chinese Student’s Association alongside contributions from individual donors and involved parents. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/be-the-change-2024
eduSOIL looks forward to connecting with more partners in their upcoming Art For Change 2025 programme and working towards enabling more youth to represent NI at Be The Change 2025!
Write to northernireland@edusoil.com to know more about Art For Change and how your school and organisation can join in 2025.
