WHAT IS DESIGN FOR CHANGE?

It is a global movement designed to give young people an opportunity to express their own ideas for a better world and put them into action.
        
Children and adults alike discover through the Design for Change Challenge that “I Can” are the two most powerful words a person can believe. Children who have discovered this are changing their world.

With its inspirational roots in Ahmedabad in India, the global movement has inspired hundreds of thousands of children, their teachers and parents, to discover that they matter, that change is possible and that they can lead and inspire change themselves. 

What can DFC do for Laos?

Firstly, DFC can help change our classrooms as follows:

Secondly, DFC projects allow us to incorporate Critical thinking, Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, and Empathy - all essential skills for the 21st Century Student - into our existing school curriculums, without a great deal of additional cost or time to each school.

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Children of all ages are designing and implementing projects that really touch the heart of their communities. Children are dreaming up and leading brilliant ideas all over the world, from catching rainwater and saving it in ‘water sheds’ to challenging age-old superstitions in rural communities, from campaigning for better conditions for children in urban environments to educating adults in literacy, sustainability and environmental good practice, from earning their own money to finance school computers to alleviating hardship in troubled communities – children are proving that they have what it takes to be better stewards of the planet than previous generations.