DESIGN FOR CHANGE Global Movement

Design for Change (DFC) catalysed by founder Kiran’s Bir Sethi’s TED Talk in 2010 cultivates the ‘I CAN’ mindset in every child empowering them to express their own ideas for a better world and put them into action.

It is a winner of numerous education accolades and present in 70 countries. DFC was born out of the conviction that children are not helpless, that change is possible and belief that they can drive it. Through a simple design process of Feel-Imagine-Do-Share ( FIDS for KIDS) children are designing solutions for some of the worlds greatest challenges!

Since the inception of Design for Change in 2009, here is our collective global impact.

DFC GLOBAL
IMPACT

74

COUNTRIES &
REGIONS

40000

SOLUTIONS OF
CHANGE

2

MILLION CHILDREN
PARTICIPATED

30552

SCHOOLS
PARTICIPATED

111897

teachers
PARTICIPATED

DFC SUDAN

DFC Sudan was founded by Juanita Rea in 2018 at Khartoum International Community School (KICS). We also worked with Ivory Private School in 2021. Since 2019, a lot of our work has centered around supporting youth affected by conflict. https://www.edusoil.com/songsforsudan.html

Programmes have been self-funded by DFC Sudan founder, Juanita Rea. In 2024 we secured funding from the European Commission to deliver an online youth mentorship programme for youth and teachers displaced by the war and in areas that are safe in Sudan, from which they can join online.

Our European Commission (Erasmus+) funding is managed by our parent organisation, eduSOIL, an SA organisation via eduSOIL Consultancy Pty. Ltd (2014/206906/07). www.edusoil.com

Youth participants, educators, parents and mentors have represented Sudan at DFC global celebrations in Rome, India and Dubai.

Be inspired by past DFC Sudan projects!

Select Sudan or any other country in our network for more inspiration!

2018 > present

5

SCHOOLS/
ORGANISATIONS

13

STORIES OF
CHANGE

50

YOUTH
EMPOWERED

10

TEACHERS/
VOLUNTEERS TRAINED

3100

TOTAL
PEOPLE
IMPACTED

SUDAN IMPACT

FIDS
Transdisciplinary Toolkit/ Framework

Powered by the principles of design thinking, Design for Change offers a simple 4 step framework FIDS (Feel-Imagine-Do-Share)- to unleash the I CAN superpower in every child.

Using this framework, children are encouraged to 'FEEL' (observe and identify any situation that bothers them), 'IMAGINE' (brainstorm a way to make it better), 'DO' (work in teams to implement their solution) and finally, 'SHARE' (their solution of change with the world) to inspire others to say, 'I CAN'!

I CAN VIRTUAL YOUTH EXCHANGE
Nurturing Global, Intercultural Connections

The I CAN Virtual Youth Exchange programme empowers Sudanese youth (13 - 17 years) to collaboratively take action on issues affecting them while sharing their journeys with peers from South Africa and Serbia. We enable and support teachers/mentors to nurture youth wellbeing, agency and social action and global citizenship through intercultural exchange. It culminates with the publication of youth-led stories of change on the global I CAN platform alongside a hybrid, celebratory showcase event.

There are funded spaces for 6 groups comprising 1 teacher/mentor with 5 youth (13 - 17 years). The online sessions take place on weekdays (Mon - Thurs) from February - May, with teachers/mentors responsible for, choosing an online call schedule, supervising attendance to the 8 x 90min biweekly online calls and, coordinating in-person meetings on alternate weeks for groups to work on their projects. Registration open until January 25th or until spaces are allocated on a first come first served basis.

BE THE CHANGE
CELEBRATION

Each year DFC hosts an annual Be The Change (BTC) celebration bringing together youth changemakers from around the world. BTC 2024 is happening in Dubai, from 21st to 24th November 2024.

STUDENT COUNCIL

In 2018/2019 Sarah Babiker led a project to reduce the use of single waster plastic at her school in Khartoum. In 2019 she was selected to represent Sudan at the global I CAN Childrens’ Global Summit in Rome and in 2023 she was was nominated to join the DFC Student Council.

Design for Change Global's Student Council acts as a platform for children to voice their thoughts and opinions, and allows these viewpoints to be incorporated into the international I CAN movement.

DFC SUDAN, SOUTH AFRICA AND NORTHERN IRELAND FOUNDER/COUNTRY PARTNER

Juanita Rea is an Indian South African artivist, social entrepreneur and educator with many passions. She has a background in primary education (BPrim.Ed, M.Ed) and has worked as school teacher in government and private schools in SA, England, S.Korea, the Philippines, Sudan since 2000.

She is the founder of eduSOIL, an award-winning, international, arts, wellbeing and education social enterprise addressing the global mental health crisis through trauma-informed, intercultural community arts, youth leadership, yoga and mindfulness programmes and products. Since 2011, her global team has nurtured the innate creativity, compassion and resilience of 16,000 primarily black, asian and underserved people in 12 countries. Juanita has been a DFC Country Partner since 2010, launching DFC Philippines which she ran until 2020. She launched DFC SA in 2015, DFC Sudan in 2018 and DFC NI in 2022.

She resides in Belfast through a Global Talent endorsement through the Arts Council, is a Visiting Scholar at Queen’s University Belfast at the School of Arts, English and Languages and has received numerous awards from Arts Council NI for her interdisciplinary creative practice.

Collectively the eduSOIL NI and SA chapters have received funding/donations and has delivered programmes in the Philippines, India, Nepal, South Africa, Sudan, NI, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam.

Juanita’s qualifications and certifications include BrimEd (Art & Design), M.Ed Educational Leadership and Administration, PGCert Sustainability Education, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Cognitive Therapy, Children’s and Adult Yoga (Yoga Alliance) and a range of TES courses on Special Educational Needs, Safeguarding, Mental Health and Trauma-informed approaches.

Juanita has received numerous social impact awards for her work. Spark Changemaker (2015) LifeCo Enterprizer (2016), Lioness of Africa (2017) in SA; Minority Ethnic Awards, NI (2021- 2023) in NI, Changemaker Award (2023) in India. Through her work with the DFC global movement she has contributed to the global impact and innovation awards and accolades it has received.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/juanitarea/

DFC SUDAN LEAD ORGANISATION

IMPACT PARTNERS IN SUDAN

DFC GLOBAL AWARDS

DFC GLOBAL PARTNERS