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Everyone’s Environment Programme

June 11, 2023

Our CEO Maxwell A Ayamba BEM recently contributed to a briefing entitled “How will the climate and nature crises impact people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority Communities? A briefing for charities and funders”

This briefing was developed as part of the NPC-coordinated Everyone’s Environment programme. which is a collaboration of over 40 social and environmental charities and funders to empower people from different social groups to have their needs reflected in environmental decision making and policy.

You can download the briefing from the NCP website. The acknowledgement in on page 22.

NCP (New Philanthropy Capital) desscribes intself as a “think tank and consultancy for the social sector.”

Race Equality Foundation Event

October 2, 2022

CEO of SEM Charity Maxwell Ayamba & Jabeer Butt OBE. Chief Executive of the Race Equality Foundation

On 21st September 2022, SEM Charity CEO Maxwell Ayamba and SEM Trustee Mark Hutchinson traveled to London to attend The Race Equality Foundation and NPC roundtable on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups and the environmental crisis.

Co-sponsored by New Philanthropy Capital (NPC), delegates discussed how individuals from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities are often at greater risk to the effects of climate change and wider environmental degradation.

Maxwell gave a well received speech on the impact of the environmental crisis on people of colour. You can read the speech here.

SEM Charity CEO Maxwell and SEM Trustee Mark Hutchingson with Liam McAleese, director of the Natural World Programme at Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. — SEM Trustee Mark Hutchinson, SEM Charity CEO Maxwell Ayamba and Liam McAleese, director of the Natural World Programme at Esmee Fairbairn Foundation.

Climate Action Farm in a Box

September 15, 2021

Climate Action Farm in a Box – Empowering children to confront the Climate Crisis.

Climate Action Farm in a Box is a free, hands-on, cross-curricular programme that builds connections between farming, the food we eat, and climate change.

Developed by education specialists The Country Trust, the Box is aimed to support Key Stage 2 (7-11 years) pupils by introducing the concept and consequence of global warming whilst inviting them to reflect and explore their feelings around this often-overwhelming subject.

Click on the Farm in a Box link to find out more

You may have come across the Country Trust, but if not, we’re a charity which creates opportunities for children to build confidence, make connections and develop curiosity through food and farming experiences. We do this through four programmes; farm visits, week-long residentials, year-long food programmes in schools and lastly, Farm in a Box.

Farm in a Box is our latest programme which was developed in response to Covid-19.

UK Schools Sustainability Network – Climate and Sustainability

September 8, 2021

30 individuals from across the UK – including teachers, students and representatives from various organisations – including SEMs Maxwell Ayamba, have produced this short introduction to the issues of climate and sustainability and what you can do and who is out there to support you.

Sheffield Environmental Movement

Category: Climate Change

Everyone’s Environment Programme

Race Equality Foundation Event

Climate Action Farm in a Box

UK Schools Sustainability Network – Climate and Sustainability

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