 I'm Moira Clooney. I'm in my second year of a Masters of Social and Community leadership. I really want to be involved in making New Zealander more accepting and more equal, more welcoming place. I'm studying this Masters part-time while I work full-time so that can be a bit of a juggle. I really appreciated with this program how it's really designed quite well around work. The initial papers are partly online and partly taught in block courses. It takes more than just compassion and caring to make a difference. The research skills can really help to develop sustainable and effective ways of dealing with social problems.