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Project Us - a movement for change in Ireland. Photo: Concern Worldwide.

Project Us

A movement for change 

What is Project Us?

Learn about the SDGs

Project Us is a unique space for communities to explore how issues at local level connect to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals

Get thinking

Join our workshops to identify the steps and solutions you can take to engage with the Global Goals

Take action

Develop solutions, raise your voice and demand change

What are the UN Global Goals?

The United Nations Global Goals, also known as the Sustainable Development Goals, are a set of 17 interconnected goals designed to tackle the world's most pressing challenges - from eradicating poverty to combating climate change - and create a fairer, healthier, happier and more sustainable world for everyone by 2030. 

Take action in a group

Design thinking workshops

These sessions are for groups wanting to identify solutions and build partnerships with the power to solve a global and local sustainable development challenges.
Concern's Victoria Ivory speaking at event
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Sign up with us
Contact Patrick to find out how you can get involved and set up a workshop
LtoR Liam Reynolds, Jessica Maguire, Claire Williams, Lauren Wright at the Concern tent at the Electric Picnic Festival in Stradbally, Co. Laois in 2019.
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Create your tailored workshop
Our workshops give you the space to cultivate ideas and develop solutions to tackle the SDGs
Five people at desk discussing SDGs and writing down notes
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Get creative
Share your ideas on how to localise the Global Goals and take action
Group of students discuss Sustainable Development Goals at table
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Develop tangible solutions
Put your ideas into action in support of the SDGs with a focus on the community’s needs!
Sign up for Design Thinking Workshops
Join Project Us
Get talking

Global Goals World Cafés

Our World Cafés are the perfect space to spark conversations, questions and ideas about the Global Goals.
Arts supplies on table in tent
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Get in touch with us
Contact Patrick to set up a World Café
Discussion between group of six people about Sustainable Development Goals
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Create your tailored workshop
We can help you hold a personalised World Café in person or online
Students Sophie and Phoebe participate in Concern's Transition Year Academy.
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Learn about the SDGs
Introduce your group to the SDGs, and discuss how the Global Goals relate to the local community
Room filled with tables and bunting with people discussing SDGs
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Engage
Get creative about localising the SDGs and share your thoughts, ideas and solutions
Sign up for World Cafés
Join Project Us

Our recent events

Find out where Project Us has visited so far.
in numbers
114
Workshop events
4522
Workshop attendees
964
Ideas generated
Map of Ireland with pins showing where Project Us has visited
An array of Sustainable Development Goals illustrations on a table at Agents of Change event

Sign up for the Project Us Summer Academy

Are you interested in taking part in a 3 day Summer Academy with Concern’s SDG campaign Project Us from June 24th to June 26th?

You will get the chance to engage with Concern’s SDG work on climate, conflict & hunger; meet with Irish diplomats, Concern staff and former UN interns; and understand how the Oireachtas is working to deliver the SDGs.

The Project Us Summer Academy is open to all 3rd level students. So if you are in further education or higher education, and are interested in the sustainable development goals and international development, then this is for you.

Apply here by Tuesday, June 4th