2011
The Converging World has gratefully received support from Artists Project Earth UK and the Google Foundation. Read more “TCW receives grants from Google Foundation and APE UK”
2011
The Converging World (TCW) is trying to raise £500,000 by December 31st so that it can install two more wind turbines in India. We are looking for a volunteer(s) to work specifically on event management in support of our Fundraising Manager and Marketing and Media Manager. Read more “We’re looking for a volunteer Events Manager”
2011
In collaboration with Avon Scouts the Converging World team have developed an activity pack for scouts which is intended to help them learn about climate change and social inequality in a fun and engaging way. Read more “Avon Scouts and The Converging World set to launch a new resource for scouts across the globe”
2011
Bristol is counting down the days to the much-anticipated TEDx event, being held on Thursday 8th September at M-Shed, Bristol. Read more “Watch Wendy Stephenson’s TEDx Bristol talk live: 8th September 2011”
2011
On a flight to Ho Chi Minh City in the summer of 2010, Abel Pearson was struck by how many interesting people and places he was passing by, travelling above the clouds in a pressurised symbol of our age of travel. He decided to turn his idea into a challenge: to travel by land and sea to New Zealand, with the defining condition being no planes. Read more “An Overland Adventure: from Wales to New Zealand without Planes”
2011
The Converging World had a fantastic time at the Bristol Harbour Festival last weekend. Read more “Bristol Harbor Festival”
2011
The Converging World would like to introduce our team in India to our supporters in the UK and around the world. Saranya is the manager of our Mumbai office and talks about her work with TCW: Read more “Introducing the TCW team in India”
2011
In this article Sian Easton reflects on her time spent with the TCW as part of the Vodafone World of Difference Award (VWoD) Read more “Winner’s Impact – Vodafone World of Difference”
2011
6pm – 9pm, Tuesday 24 May 2011, 3rd Floor, Bush House, Bristol The Happy City Initiative and The Converging World are organising the first showing in the Southwest of the film The Economics of Happiness. Read more “The Economics of Happiness – film screening and discussion”
2011
TCW and ethical travel resource Much Better Adventures have partnered to deliver an alternative way to reduce the carbon footprint of travel, without resorting to carbon offsetting. The effectiveness of carbon offsetting is widely debated, but donating to TCW brings carbon savings and social benefits above and beyond the traditional offsetting schemes available. Read more “A Much Better Alternative to Carbon Offsetting?”