About Us - Rio Delegation
20 June 2012
About the British Council
The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. They work in over 100 countries worldwide to build opportunity and trust for the UK through the exchange of knowledge and ideas between people. They work in the Arts, English, Education and Society – including science and sport – and contribute to the security and prosperity of the UK and the countries where they work. Last year they engaged face to face with 18.4 million people and reached 652 million. The British Council is a non-political organisation which operates at arm’s length from government.
With a proven track record working with young people across countries and cultures, the British Council is ideally positioned to engage and empower young people committed to finding solutions to climate change and sustainability issues.
For more information about the British Council, please visit www.britishcouncil.org
About the British Council’s Rio+20 Delegation
The 11 members of the British Council’s delegation he 11 British Council delegates hail from nine countries in four continents and are members of the British Council’s ‘Global Changemakers’, ‘Climate Champions’ and ‘E-idea’ programmes.
You will find individual profile pages of each of the delegates and a trove of blog posts, video, event and partner information and links to our social media outlets on the British Council’s Rio Delegation website.
About Climate Champions
The British Council operates a Climate Generation programme that provides opportunities for young people to gain access in their classrooms and communities to UK ideas, expertise and resources on science, sustainability and climate change. We collaborate with expert partners to deliver training and mentoring that enables young people with energy and vision to devise grassroots projects that promote sustainability and address climate change in their communities.
Among other strategic outcomes, this activity demonstrates UK innovation and leadership in climate science, education and communications, and builds cross-cultural relationships and networks which lead to action on climate change mitigation and adaption.
The most accomplished participants in Climate Generation are invited to become Climate Champions and they receive additional opportunities to receive training, engage with peers, policymakers and organizations in other countries, develop their communications, negotiation and influencing skills, and attend international climate conferences.
For more information, please visit www.britishcouncil.org/new/climatechange
About E-idea
E-idea is an innovative programme co-developed and launched by the British Council and Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) that funds and mentors young eco-entrepreneurs in Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.
Chosen through a competition, the eco-entrepreneurs receive technical, marketing, and financial support as well as international training, networking opportunities and access to LRQA’s global business network of 60,000 clients to gain the leadership, business, project management, fundraising and communications skills they will need to bring their E-ideas to fruition.
For more information about E-idea, please visit www.e-idea.org
About Global Changemakers
Global Changemakers is a network of young activists, volunteers and social entrepreneurs. Bringing together people from over 120 countries, it’s a place to share experiences, build skills, apply and test ideas and access some truly amazing opportunities.
Global Changemakers are at the forefront of running innovative projects in their communities, shaping policy and speaking truth to power through access to institutions and high-level platforms.
