Global Action Plan, Ireland

Global Action Plan (GAP) is an environmental organisation focusing on people and how they can take practical action in their everyday lives for a better world. We are part of an international network of organisations working for a common goal; to empower people to live and work increasingly sustainably.

Each member organisation of Global Action Plan is an independent entity and there are currently 22 member organisations worldwide. The UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development runs from 2005 to 2014 and is coordinated by UNESCO. GAP programmes are acknowledged by UNESCO as contributing to the goals of the decade.

Mission Statement

We aim to provide people with practical tools to build and strengthen sustainable communities by empowering local people to make a difference to their local areas, socially, economically and environmentally.

In line with our mission statement we believe:

• Sustainable living is an essential, real and achievable goal
• Many things done by many people will change the face of the world
• Information alone is not enough to change behaviour
• GAP programmes are a catalyst for environmental change

Therefore we are committed to:

• Ensuring that GAP initiated projects make a real difference to people's lives and are sustainable
• Applying the principles and aims of local agenda 21 to all projects we facilitate
• Supporting local people's ideas for improving their local area
• Providing a forum for people to visualise and move their ideas to action
• Facilitating community leader projects
• Applying the principles of sustainable living to our workplace
• Disseminating the success and points of learning of GAP facilitated projects to a wider audience both nationally and internationally
• Operating on a not for profit basis and actin as an equal opportunities employer