A Change Can Happen

My name is Emily Stickland and I am the founder of "A Change Can Happen"​. Back in November I realised that in order to prevent the future from repeating the pasts mistakes, it was important to promote equality, understanding and respect in our next generations. As a child most of my education came from what I read in books which led me to the idea of creating a series that tackles ten socially relevant topics and introduce them to children through various artistic mediums. ​ I was lucky enough to know very talented artists who then spread the word of the project. We are now a collective of ten artists with styles ranging from sketching, print, watercolour, graffiti and photography. ​ Each book shows these artists collaborating styles to make it as interactive as possible. With such dense topics the stories and illustrations need to be as fun as possible. Non- Profit In order to truly promote respect and understanding we needed to lead by example. That's why 100% of each books profits will go to an Irish charity linked with the book theme. We are entirely non-profit and financed our printing and distribution through donations and crowd funding. Who am I? I have an (MSc) in Marketing Practice and a (BA) in Politics and International Relations from the University of Limerick. I have worked with several NGOs over the years such as Amnesty International and Kiva Microcredit Financing. Helping with campaigns, fundraising and training. I went to school in Paris and lived in Beijing teaching Chinese primary school children. Most recently I received diplomas in Business Management and Press Release and Publications.