17 SDGs to Change the World
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) @ BPW International
SDGs addressed in 2020/2021 @ BPW Niagara Falls & activities for each goal.
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being
June 2020 Speaker: Wendy Matthews, on Positive Living Niagara — The Red Scarf Project
September 2020 Speaker: Brenda Martin, Niagara Women’s Enterprise Centre, Innovative programs for women, providing employment and self employment supports and services to women in the Niagara Region https://www.nwec.ca/
October 2020 Speaker: Judy Cline, on Osteoporosis — Judy’s LinkedIn
November 2020 Speaker: Dianne Grenier, on Family Law Information — Dianne’s LinkedIn
January 2021 Speaker: Margaret High, on being prepared for medical emergencies — Margaret’s website
February 2021 Speaker: Brielle Kaminsky, on Days for Girls, Brock Chapter — Days for Girls Canada
March 2021 Speaker: Karen Stearne, One Step and One Teaspoon at a Time — Heart Niagara
GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
April 2021 Speaker: Linda Babb, on Better ways to Govern, The People’s Platform Niagara — Linda’s Facebook Group
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being — GOAL 4: Quality Education — GOAL 5: Gender Equality — GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
Membership paid by BPW Niagara Falls to Niagara District Council of Women http://ndcw.ca/
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being — GOAL 4: Quality Education
July 2020 Donation to young Doctor-in-training in need
GOAL 4: Quality Education — GOAL 5: Gender Equality — GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy — GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth — GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure — GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
In 2020, we donated towards the STEM Bursary for Brock Science and Technology Fair, to be awarded to a female student to promote participation in STEM, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Note: The fair was cancelled due to COVID 19. Funds are being held until the 2021 event — Youth Science
Special Events and Activities:
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger
Planning ongoing for Designer Purse Bingo Fundraiser, rescheduled to May 13, 2022 — Supporting Community Crew, providing lunches to school children in need
January 22, 2021 Trivia Fundraiser supporting Community Crew lunch program
All 17 SDGs were covered in this three day Summit:
On October 20 to 22, 2020, our club invested in a Virtual Booth Rental at the Niagara Leadership Summit for Women.
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being — GOAL 4: Quality Education
November 20, 2020, Joint Trivia Fundraiser with BPW Cambridge, supporting Days for Girls Canada
Our BPW members kept a personal list all year and continue to do so, enumerating each and every Goal and relevant actions taken. Listed here are some examples:
1. No Poverty
Donated funds to homeless
Supported fundraisers
Teaching grand daughters how to save money, how to purchase things carefully and look for bargains
2. Zero Hunger
Donated to local food bank regularly
Growing our own fruit, veggies and herbs and sharing with neighbours and family
Cooking in bulk and freezing in portion sizes
No waste of food. Kitchen scraps go to our outdoor feral cats and dog
3. Good Health and Well-Being
Crocheted 121 hats for the homeless
Crocheted 2 dozen scarves for the AIDS Society
Donated four large garbage bags filled with good clothes to women that I know who can use them
Teaching grand daughters about healthy cooking and how to choose products that are good for them
Picking fruit with grand daughters (apples, grapes, pears) and using them for cooking/teaching skills in the kitchen
Taught grand daughter how to crochet and bought her a loom, yarn and hooks
Took girls to Book Outlet for books to read
Sharing books with friends constantly
4. Quality Education
Encourage and ask about grand daughters’ studies, discussing the why, how and where of their work
Suggested and created a $500.00 bursary for girls to encourage them into STEM careers
Teaching grand daughters about BPW and how I help people
Gave grand daughters Community Volunteer work at BPW functions
Teaching girls how to choose fabric for sewing & gave them a sewing machine & providing fabrics for their projects
Teaching/encouraging grand daughters in arts and crafts
5. Gender Equality
Contribution to Days for Girls (Trivia fundraisers)
Supporting BPW clubs here and worldwide
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
Careful attention to rain run-off via ditches and swales on our property, keeping them clear of debris
Keeping our pond water clean and discouraging mosquitoes
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
Using my clothesline, to reduce energy use
Using ovens and other high usage appliances only after 7 pm
Turn off lights as we leave the room
Make sure doors and windows are sealed properly
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
Support equal pay for equal work
Tipping essential workers
Supporting LOCAL small businesses
9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Encouraging girls for STEM careers through bursaries, speaking to them
Our sons and husband recycle cars/trucks, etc. — removing useful parts and removing gas and batteries before they are scrapped for money
10. Reduced Inequalities
Donations — financial and donation of prizes
Awareness of social inequities
Fundraisers to support the needy
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
Encouraging use of low energy lighting, heating, planting of trees
Supporting small businesses that also work hard and use quality products
12. Responsible Consumption and Production
Using clothesline, washing in cold water, new hot water tank to reduce water and energy
Refuse to use toxic chemicals – in and outside
All vegetative scraps go into the gardens
Recycle all cardboard, plastic, papers, glass and metal cans
Using the back of old letters/flyers for note taking
Buying Canadian products
13. Climate Action
Proper care of trees, plants and grass.
Avoiding laundry products that have plastic pellets
Wash in cold water
14. Life Below Water
Cleaning waterways and areas around them
Cutting plastic so animals do not get entangled
Proper disposal of plastic, glass and metal
Prevent erosion of banks, beaches, etc.
15. Life on Land
Kindness & caution for all wildlife
Rescue turtles crossing roads
Feral cats — we feed, shelter all ferals as well as getting them neutered and vaccinated to avoid a higher population of cats
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Supporting groups that work for peaceful justice
17. Partnerships for the Goals
Educating family and neighbours
Sharing ideas on social media
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