One World Centre Isle of Man

We were delighted to receive a donation of £200 from Zurich yesterday – one of 31 local charities to benefit from their charitable funds.  Earlier in the year they held a dress down day for us which brought in more than £1,000.  Thank you, Zurich.

How good is your Isle of Man and worldwide knowledge? Come and find out at the One World Centre charity quiz night on Wednesday 1^st March.

The quiz takes place at Bar George in Douglas, 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Tickets are £5 per person and there is a maximum of 8 per team. To help us with numbers, please purchase tickets in advance by calling 800464 or email us on info@owciom.org.

We have John Dog Collister acting as quizmaster and there will be Fairtrade prizes for the winning team.  Please come along and support us if you can – all funds raised will go to support the One World Centre’s work on international development education.

Look forward to seeing you there!

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Students at one of the Fairtrade workshops

Over 60 young students joined us at Legislative Buildings last week for the fifth Fairtrade Primary Conference.

Sixteen of the Island’s primary schools took part in the event which saw students take a day out of the classroom to learn about all things Fairtrade.

As well as a formal conference session, the students each participated in four workshops. These included a chance to debate in the Tynwald Chamber, a look at the production of Fairtrade chocolate (including an all-important tasting!), a philosophy for children discussion on the concept of fairness and a look at all the different products now available as Fairtrade.

The event was supported by the Manx Co-operative Society, who provided items for a packed lunch, and the keynote speaker was Amy Morris from the Co-op’s Fairtrade team who talked about the benefits of Fairtrade for producers in the developing world.

President of Tynwald Steve Rodan addressed the conference and welcomed the children to the Legislative Buildings.

Towards the end of the day, the children worked in groups to come up with ideas for Fairtrade activities in their own schools during Fairtrade Fortnight which this year takes place between 27th February and 12th March.

If you will be between 18 and 24 inclusive at the beginning of the trip and would like to apply for the “Who Else?” opportunity to support charitable work for four weeks in Malawi, Peru or Rwanda, applications need to be in by 1700 on Friday this week, 20th January.

If you are thinking of applying for the opportunity of going to Malawi, Rwanda or Peru this summer to work with children for a month, there is a chance to meet last year’s successful candidate on Thursday.  Emily Stephens will be at Ballakermeen High School at 1600 tomorrow (5th January).  She can let you know practical information like the vaccination process and what it was really like to be there.

Do come and join us!