World Peace in One Change: Fidelma Meehan at TEDxBelfastWomen

Fidelma Meehan was brought up in Belcoo, County Fermanagh and moved to London in 1988 after graduating from the University of Ulster. She has a background in journalism and has presented Pause for Thought on the popular Wake up to Wogan show on BBC Radio 2, and on the BBC World Service. She moved to Swindon in 1998 where she co-founded an empowerment project for young people aimed at cultivating their potential to become contributors to society. Today the project is established in 25 schools in the town. More recently she has been involved in adapting and piloting the programme as a tool for culture change and transformation within organisations.

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