Joy O'Neill

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Joy O'Neill

Fellow’s Profile

Joy O'Neill

Care farming: the benefits for farmers and the rural community

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Focus

Introducing the benefits of care farming to rural communities

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Fellowship year

2020

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Locality

South East

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Biography

I am trained in early years childhood development, teaching and special educational needs. In 2018 I developed an interest in green care and care farming after placing a young person, at risk of exclusion from school, on a care farm. Shortly after, I began researching green care and care farming and became a director of a local care farm and a volunteer for the Farming Community Network.

I am aware of the benefits to clients but I was keen to understand any wider benefits – my Fellowship research looks at care farming: the benefits for farmers and the rural community. Joy has been awarded a Clore Social Fellowship. This is aimed at Voluntary and Community Leaders in and around Oxfordshire focused on social impact and is linked to her Oxford Climate Alumni Network work. The fellowship includes a fully funded six months leadership programme starting in September 2023.

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August 2023 Fellow's update: Joy O'Neill

Care Farm Director, Joy O'Neill (CF2020) has been awarded a Clore Social Fellowship. This is aimed at Voluntary and Community Leaders in and around Oxfordshire focused on social impact and is linked to her Oxford Climate Alumni Network work. The fellowship includes a fully funded 6 months leadership programme starting in September 2023.

By Joy O'Neill, 2023

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editorial

June 2023 Fellow's update: Joy O'Neill

Inclusion Expert, Joy O'Neill (CF 2020), has been asked to be part of an international working group looking at developing international minimum standards for researchers when working with animals in Animal Assisted Interventions settings i.e care farms or animal therapy sessions. The working group and associated project are being run by IAHAIO (International Association of Human Animal Interactions Organisations). Joy has been selected for the 2023/24 Climate Outreach Climate Ambassadors Programme. The programme offers focused training and support for climate scientists and other experts to enable them to talk with wider audiences about climate change and related topics.

By Joy O'Neill, 2023

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editorial

June 2022 Fellows' update: Joy O'Neill

Care farm director Joy O'Neill (CF 2020) was awarded a place on the Women in Sustainability Innovation Accelerator Programme at Cambridge University’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership of this month. This will allow Joy to build on her Fellowship research, which explored care farming in rural communities, a practice that promotes wellbeing.

By Joy O'Neill, 2022

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editorial

October 2020 Fellow's update: Joy O'Neill

Care farm director Joy O'Neill (CF 2020) has been accepted on to the Michaelmas programme at the Oxford School of Climate Change, to learn from some of the most distinguished climate experts. Joy’s Fellowship will explore care farming in rural communities, a practice that promotes wellbeing.

By Joy O'Neill, 2020

Disclaimer

All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.

Activity

Photograph of Joy O'Neill
editorial

August 2023 Fellow's update: Joy O'Neill

Care Farm Director, Joy O'Neill (CF2020) has been awarded a Clore Social Fellowship. This is aimed at Voluntary and Community Leaders in and around Oxfordshire focused on social impact and is linked to her Oxford Climate Alumni Network work. The fellowship includes a fully funded 6 months leadership programme starting in September 2023.

By Joy O'Neill, 2023

Photograph of Joy O'Neill
editorial

June 2023 Fellow's update: Joy O'Neill

Inclusion Expert, Joy O'Neill (CF 2020), has been asked to be part of an international working group looking at developing international minimum standards for researchers when working with animals in Animal Assisted Interventions settings i.e care farms or animal therapy sessions. The working group and associated project are being run by IAHAIO (International Association of Human Animal Interactions Organisations). Joy has been selected for the 2023/24 Climate Outreach Climate Ambassadors Programme. The programme offers focused training and support for climate scientists and other experts to enable them to talk with wider audiences about climate change and related topics.

By Joy O'Neill, 2023

Photograph of Joy O'Neill
editorial

June 2022 Fellows' update: Joy O'Neill

Care farm director Joy O'Neill (CF 2020) was awarded a place on the Women in Sustainability Innovation Accelerator Programme at Cambridge University’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership of this month. This will allow Joy to build on her Fellowship research, which explored care farming in rural communities, a practice that promotes wellbeing.

By Joy O'Neill, 2022

Photograph of Joy O'Neill
editorial

October 2020 Fellow's update: Joy O'Neill

Care farm director Joy O'Neill (CF 2020) has been accepted on to the Michaelmas programme at the Oxford School of Climate Change, to learn from some of the most distinguished climate experts. Joy’s Fellowship will explore care farming in rural communities, a practice that promotes wellbeing.

By Joy O'Neill, 2020

Disclaimer

All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.

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