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new places and changes set the agenda

17/5/2017

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ALL CHANGE!  Out with the old ... and into our new office!

Plan ahead as much as you like, change is inevitable and often overtakes the best laid plans without warning. Early April brought the unexpected realisation that we urgently needed to find a new home for our charity. Perhaps we should have heeded the signs when the neighbouring office was slowly emptied (along with the contents of the fridge) but, absorbed with our own concerns,  we missed the warnings.

Finding suitable premises in central Derby within our price range and meeting the needs of our small team and our upcoming commitments became the top priority.  Time was spent scanning advertisements, calculating costs, visiting properties and weighing up advantages and disadvantages. Time we could ill afford.

What was encouraging was the support provided by our community and other local organisations, suggesting solutions to our problems, having honest and open discussions and helping make our move as quick and smooth as possible.

Any form of relocation is very stressful, even with support. Change is always uncomfortable. Leaving your comfort zone and stepping into the unknown is  scary. As a small charity we need to share premises with others. We have to adapt to new policies and procedures, learn to live with and respect our new work place neighbours, get to know the ethos and culture of a new place and do our best to fit in.

It made me think about refugees. Leaving home through necessity due to personal danger, war, political events or natural calamity beyond their control. Taking risks, making painful choices, leaving behind familiarity, becoming vulnerable, open to abuse, rejection and loss. Compared to their daily challenges moving to a new office bears no comparison - but it allows us to understand their experiences slightly better, which can only be a good thing.
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Turner Maria
24/5/2017 08:26:45 pm

Congratulations
You ve made it. Sometimes changes are coming from behind.
You managed everything very well.
Now, settle in and await our grant hopefully!
Regards maria

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Yvonne Luce
25/5/2017 09:46:16 am

Hi Maria, We get there in the end when everyone pulls together. These things often work out for the best one way or another!

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The In Others' Shoes project is co-ordinated by

Global Education Derby, a specialist

educational charity that works with educators to develop

global citizenship.



Global Education Derby is a Registered Charity No. 1049591 and a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England & Wales No. 2642026
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  • Home
    • About the project & objectives
    • Timeline - IOS project
    • School partners
  • IOS TEACHING RESOURCES
    • What is a journey?
    • Finding Connections
    • A Sweet World
    • Playing with Empathy
    • Multicultural Roman Empire
    • New People New Places
    • Migration Journeys - Why the Journey?
    • Migration Journeys - Who will you take on the Journey?
    • Migration Journeys - How was the Journey?
    • War ... what if it happened here?
    • More Equal Than Different
    • The Path of Hope
    • Shoes Clues
    • Mystery Dinner Guests
    • Mobile Phones, Me and Migration
    • Problems of the World
    • Emma's Story
  • Global Skills Passport and Tracking Charts
  • Blog
  • Thinking Otherwise project