Dundee’s new “Changemakers” Hub announced during Scotland’s Climate Week 2023 will create a joint vision for a sustainable and inclusive future with and for Dundee’s communities. Through practical support, the Hub will include workshops, creative events and micro-grants to connect and equip local communities with connections, knowledge and tools over the next few years.
- Driving positive change together, with, by and for Dundee's communities and environment.
- Providing support, events, workshops and micro-grants to connect local communities to share knowledge and amplify voices.
- Responding to the needs of local communities.
- Amplifying exciting local networks and action.
- Testing new ways of connecting and working together.
Transition Dundee | Maxwell Centre | ScrapAntics | Uppertinity | Creative Dundee
Go To WebsiteAddressed Challenges:
- Greater Fairness/Just Transition
Action Areas:
- Circular Economy
Initiative Purpose:
- Mitigation / Adaptation
The Story
Dundee’s Changemakers Hub is being designed and delivered by a collective of five local community organisations, led by Transition Dundee, including The Maxwell Centre, Scrap Antics, Uppertunity and Creative Dundee. Enabled and part of a growing national network funded by the Scottish Government’s Climate Action Fund, the organisations have come together to make sure that Dundee’s communities are leading the charge for change on climate related issues. Through engagement, inclusion and creativity, the five strong collective demonstrate their commitment to climate action in their everyday work with communities who are routinely excluded.
Success & Outcomes
The Network of Changemakers – Dundee Changemakers have shared values and bring distinctive expertise and understanding of communities across Dundee. The core partners will connect up great climate action practice taking place already, and support scaling up and embedding to benefit even more communities.
The Pilot Projects – The Hub will support three communities in Dundee to co-design their own models which explore how to build sustainable places to pilot ideas, test scalability, connect and showcase initiatives, then learn from these experiences.
Active listening and community voices – We value active listening to what communities need to enable participation and access for everyone. By designing and delivering creative social activities which build relationships and care for each other, we’ll also learn, share and improve practice as the project develops.
Advice for others looking to do something similar
Join our network of changemakers, let us know how you bring change in your community and the city – and hear about and connect with what others are doing!
