In Summer 2021, as part of Saolta, Development Perspectives undertook a cross country bike tour to raise awareness in Ireland of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The completed documentary follows Saolta team members, Bobby McCormack and Nick Doran, as they set off from opposite sides of the country and visited towns and communities along the way while highlighting the importance and relevance of the Global Goals to localities around Ireland.
The Sustainable Development Goals are a set of global commitments to end poverty, protect the planet and promote peace, justice and equality by 2030. Ireland played a unique and central role in the process which led to the agreement of these 17 goals which were signed up to by 193 UN member states and Development Perspectives believes that in order for these goals to be successful the public need to be aware of and crucially involved and active in realising them.
Two team members, CEO Bobby McCormack and Project Officer Nick Doran, set off from opposite sides of the country and visited towns and communities along the way while highlighting the importance and relevance of the Global Goals to localities around Ireland. Over the 5 days, they travelled on two bikes over 800km, visited 11 counties, hosted 8 workshops and held 8 meetings with stakeholders and organisations.