GO‑SHARE is a project that brings together universities, schools and organisations in Sheffield (UK) and Goma (DRC).
We’re working together to understand how young people feel about hazard and risk, help different communities learn from each other, and create new creative learning resources.
Our goal is to help communities better understand hazards like volcanoes and floods, and feel more prepared. We also want to support disaster risk reduction education around the world.
The project will run for two years, starting in January 2026, and is funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council.
Project Team
Dr Natasha Dowey
Associate Professor in Sustainable Geoscience and Volcanology
Sheffield Hallam University
Dr Blaise Mafuko Nyandwi
Senior Lecturer in Volcanology and Disaster Risk Management
University of Goma
Lee Jowett (PGCE)
Climate Change and Sustainability Research Fellow in Education
Sheffield Hallam University
Vicki Pountney (PGCE)
Senior Lecturer in Geography Education
Sheffield Hallam University
Our Partners
Our Specialist Advisory Board
Dr Ailsa Naismith, expertise in multilingual participatory volcanology research
Dr Katie Parsons, expertise in exploring experiences of the environment with vulnerable young people
Dr Chris Skinner, expertise in flood risk and public engagement
Acknowledgements
We are very grateful to partner GRAVITAS for their successful work installing internet and equipment into our two Goma partner schools. We gratefully acknowledge the support of Franсk Mayira, Bosco Mushage and Idrissa Elie, graduate students based in Goma. They are supported through a GRAVITAS program aimed at promoting local expertise in Disaster Risk Reduction, and they serve as key points of contact between our Goma schools, the University of Goma, and project partners.
Contact Us
For all project enquiries in English, and for all ethics enquiries, please contact project lead Dr Natasha Dowey on n.dowey@shu.ac.uk.
For all project enquiries in French, please contact key project partner Dr Blaise Mafuko on blaise.mafuko.nyandwi@ unigom.ac.cd.
Note: website illustrations by Storyset on Freepik