The Concern Project Us

Project Us

Project Us is a movement for change that invites individuals, groups, schools and communities to come together to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals and our role in bringing them about.

Over a cup of coffee in a Concern ‘World Café’, you and your community group will have the opportunity to discuss how issues at local level connect to the UN’s Global Goals – the international pathway towards creating a more equal world by 2030. Project Us is a forum for people to share ideas, find our voices and connect with one another. And then turn talking into action!

What are the Sustainable Development Goals?

The SDGs are 17 global goals with 169 targets covering a broad range of issues including ending poverty and hunger, improving health and education, gender equality, making cities more sustainable, combating climate change, and protecting ocean and forests. The SDGs are about the 5 ‘Ps’; People, Planet, Peace, Prosperity and Partnership.

What is a World Café?

Prior to the start of each Project Us event the Concern team set up the venue to look like a café, with a number of round tables for 6-8 people, decorations, and of course coffee, tea and nibbles. The Café is facilitated by the Concern team, who ask three simple questions about a chosen SDG. The Café ‘patrons’ discuss the questions, writing the various points of view on the ‘table cloth’, which are collected and formed into a reported. Each World Café session lasts 60-90 minutes.

The Concern Project Us team is available to set up a World Café in your school, business or community group. Everyone is welcome to attend. It will be a dynamic evening of dialogue, debate, questions and ideas. Register your interest with Concern here  or email:sinead.morgan@concern.net  for more information.