What is ChangeMakers?
ChangeMakers is a global citizenship project which gives learners and young people the opportunity to learn and think critically about global issues, before planning and taking appropriate action to create positive change. ChangeMakers is appropriate for all age groups in schools and youth groups and can be an excellent part of supporting the four purposes of the Curriculum for Wales.
Each year we explore different themes chosen by learners. See the themes below and get in touch with centre@wcia.org.uk to get your school or youth group involved.
ChangeMakers is funded by the British Council. Find out more in the ChangeMakers Evaluation.
Teaching packs
- Download ChangeMakers Overview: Summary of the pack and how to use it
- Download ChangeMakers Overview PowerPoint Presentation: Introduce the pack to your learners with this short presentation. Only for use with the full pack.
Downloads for Exploring Fairness workshop
Downloads for Refugees workshop
This session explores the topic of refugees, supporting learners to understand the terminology, before having an opportunity to empathise with refugees from individual stories. Learners will analyse evidence to talk about issues relating to refugees and explore how action at a local level can provide refugee support.
Download all Refugee Workshop resources
- Workshop plan
- PowerPoint presentation
- Refugee quiz (Activity 2)
- Who is a refugee? Cards (Activity 3)
Downloads for Impact of Mobile Phones workshop
This session explores how young people use their mobile phones, before examining the human and environmental impacts of mobile phones, with a particular focus on China and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Inspirational videos and examples support learners to think about where their phones come from, and how phones can be used for good.
Download all Impact of Mobile Phones workshop resources
Downloads for Global Fashion workshop
This session uses the journey of a pair of jeans to explore the human and environmental impact of fashion, from harvesting the crops to washing and wearing. Learners will identify causes, consequences and solutions using a range of problem-solving and analysis tools.
Download all Global Fashion workshop resources
Downloads for Making Change Happen workshop
This session gives an opportunity for learners to plan individual and collective action related to the issues important to them. They also learn about and begin to plan peer learning activities. They will have a chance to see inspirational examples of others making change and reflect on change they have instigated themselves.
Download all Making Change Happen workshop resources
- Workshop plan
- PowerPoint presentation
- Action cards (activity 2.1)
- Making Change Happen (Handout 1)
- Peer Education and Facilitation (Handout 2)
- Can I do anything about it? Baseline survey – optional survey for use at the beginning of this session to get a sense of how empowered your learners feel to take action and make a difference
- Can I do anything about it? Reflection survey – if you have used the baseline survey, you can use this reflection survey at the end of the project to see if learners feel more empowered to take action and make a difference