October 2020
Hello John,
I hope you're keeping well as the days are getting shorter.
We will continue to share any changes in Covid-19 guidance for youth services with you, as they are confirmed. In the meantime, you'll find your usual update on opportunities, supports and training to help you work through this time.
I hope you find these useful as we head into a new week.
Stay safe!
Daniel
NYCI
NYCI News
Upcoming training, deadlines, and calls
Remember to check out our Covid-19 hub for more resources, training and advice.
Budget 2021: funding increase welcome, more to be done on youth unemployment
We will be sharing our full post-budget analysis with members, and well done again to all of those who successfully lobbied for an increase in the funding for youth work as part of the #YouthWorkChangesLives campaign!
Our initial reaction: We ‘warmly welcomed’ the additional €5 million in funding provided for youth services nationwide and thanked Minister O'Gorman for his department's recognition of the impact Covid-19 on young people’s lives, and the vital role youth services play in helping respond to and mitigate the worst of these.
However, we also expressed our disappointment with Government measures to address youth unemployment.
With 36.5% youth unemployment, 55,000 young people under 25 on PUP and almost 29,000 on the live register, more needs to be done.
Invitation to tender: Exploring the prevalence and representation of conflict amongst minority ethnic young people
NYCI is looking for suitably qualified researchers to conduct research on the prevalence and representation of conflict amonst minority ethnic young people in Co. Dublin over a 15-month period. Deadline for receipt of completed proposals is October 26. Learn more >>
Skills Summary Share Your Story call-out
We want to know how the young people you work with are engaging with Skills Summary on their personal journey. We want to capture how and why they've been using the tool, and how it makes a difference for them. Submissions can follow any theme and take any form, from poetry and essays to audio clips and video, and one entrant will win €100. Closes November 8. Find out more >>
The 'Review of the Youth Work Sector Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic' has been launched
This important new piece of research was published at the end of last month. It was launched by young people sharing their experiences as well as speakers including Dr Roderic O’Gorman TD, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, and report authors Deborah Erwin and Lorraine Thompson. You can read the report here >>
One World Week 2020 is on the horizon!
The theme of this year's One World Week (OWW) is power and youth. Understanding power in youth work is vital for the development of young people as they navigate their lives and society. This year One World Week takes place from November 23-29 and we'll be publishing a new resource to support you, as well as hosting not one but three (!) youth summits - watch this space.
In the meantime make sure to secure your free tailored workshop for your youth group or colleagues before availability runs out!
Information Session for Boards of Management on Children First
This information session is provided by the NYCI Child Protection Programme upon request to Boards of Management in the Youth Sector to support Boards of Management to familiarise themselves more broadly with child safeguarding and child protection. Find out more >>
Covid-19: updated guidance for youth services
We continue to work with the officials in the Department to revise the guidance in response to any new restrictions and will continue to update the Guidance for Youth Organisations on Resuming Full Services.
We will also update the official DCEDIY/NYCI Covid Induction for Youth Services to reflect any changes.
Member News
Grant opportunity: Irish Youth Foundation
Vhi has partnered with the Irish Youth Foundation to establish a Health & Wellbeing Fund. The fund is open to organisations working in the following Cork, Dublin, Donegal, Limerick, Galway, and Kilkenny. It is focused on supporting young people, or the adults around them, who are experiencing anxiety and on helping them to build their resilience, and is open to organisations working with young people aged 12-25 years. Find out more >>
2020/2021 Girls' Brigade Ireland session has officially launched
The Girls' Brigade Ireland officially launched its 2020-2021 session at its online AGM on October 2. As well as announcing a revamped programme suitable for running outdoors or online, they also welcomed a new national President and Vice President, and three new national board members. Find out more >>
'How's Your Head?': report and video launched
‘How’s Your Head – Young Voices during COVID-19’ was a national consultation with 2,173 young people on mental health and wellbeing during Covid-19.
The launch event was hosted by Laura McGarrigle, Asst. Secretary General of the DCYA, and heard from youth advisory group members Deborah, Daniel, and Mair who presented the findings from the consultation and shared ideas for action in response. Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman TD, formally launched the report. You can watch a video summary here, or download the full report here >>
Irish Girl Guides launch Space Badge
Members of Irish Girl Guides were thrilled to have their new Space Badge launched by award-winning space communicator, Dr Niamh Shaw, and European Space Agency astrophysicist Dr Kate Isaak. Both are former Girl Guides. To earn the badge, girls from age 5 will undertake a range of space-themed activities, including stargazing, solar system walks, rocket-building, and making model moon bases. Older girls will learn about Irish women in the Space sector. More info here >>
Enter Eco-Unesco's Young Environmentalist Awards 2021
A positive and engaging way for young people aged 10-18 to learn new skills and protect the environment, with plenty of supports and resources available. Submissions are due by February 26, 2021. Register here or email for more info >>
Eco-Unesco's Youth Climate Justice Challenge
Eco-Unesco's goal is to engage, educate and empower young people to take action on climate justice. Through this challenge, they will raise awareness of climate justice through their own action projects and ECO challenges, and through dialogue with their community leaders and local policymakers. Find out more >>
Eco-Unesco Environmental Workshops
Eco-Unesco's environmental workshops are available to schools and youth groups and include fun activities and games appropriately designed for different age groups. Find out more or email to book a workshop >>
Eco-Unesco Youth for Sustainable Development programme
Eco-Unesco's six-week Youth for Sustainable Development Programme is now accepting new participants! The programme develops key skills like debating, teamwork, and critical anlysis while exploring topics around climate and social justice. Young people can register their interest at this link >>
Young Social Innovators Ireland Awards 2020
Celebrate youth-led social innovation at the first ever virtual Young Social Innovators Ireland Awards. The event will recognise the thousands of young people who created positive change in their communities in 2019/20 through YSI. The awards take place on October 20. RSVP here >>
Is your Organisation an NYCI Member?
As well as advocating on your behalf, NYCI provides advice, networking and development opportunities, and expert training in all areas of youth work, including child protection, development education, equality, arts, health, and more. Find out more here >>
Vacancies
Foróige: various opportunities
Other Youth Sector News
Covid-19 small grant scheme for youth clubs and services
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman TD, has approved a grant to youth clubs and services as a contribution towards some of the additional costs arising from COVID-19 restrictions. More here >>
UCD mental health surveys
Your Youth Health Project - Mental Health during Covid-19 is a research collaboration by the UCD School of Psychology and the Children and Young People's Service Committee, funded by Health Ireland. It is investigating the impact of the pandemic on young people's mental health and wellbeing. They are surveying the parents/guardians of young people aged 12-18 and young people aged 18-25 >>
Youth in Media Literacy - AI
International Seminar on Artificial Intelligence: How can youth take part? is now open, with online participation possible. You can find more information and apply here. Please contact NYCI's Jean Marie if applying, and an NYCI member organisation seeking a support letter.
Invitation to tender: Traveller youth participation and leadership strategy
The Irish Traveller Movement (ITM) is seeking tenders from suitably qualified individuals or organisations to develop this strategy in partnership with ITM and stakeholders from national and local Traveller organisations. Closing date for applications: October 23. Read the brief >>
Festival of Learning highlights Early Intervention and Prevention
A ‘Festival of Learning’ will take place from November 3-11 with a series of four online events about the role of government in prevention and early intervention. The festival is supported through What Works, an initiative designed by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (formerly DCYA). The event will include international panel contributors who will use real life experience and examples from Irish and international contexts to generate practical learning and takeaways. Find out more and register >>
Alcohol Marketing & Young People: Causes for Concern
You are invited to ICAAN’s Zoom webinar on November 3: ‘Alcohol Marketing and Young People: Causes for Concern’. The event will provide insight, understanding, and strategies for action to address the impact that alcohol advertising is having on children and young people. It will be of interest to parents, teachers, coaches, youth workers, drug and alcohol task forces and those working in the area of public health. Register here >>
EU policy on youth work
We’re thinking of the next policy steps that the EU should take on youth work. To make it relevant and successful, we need you to tell us about your insights, needs and experiences on youth work in your country. The survey will only take you max 15 minutes of your time.
Yes, we know it’s precious. But so is your participation. Because the more you’ tell us, the better can act on the ground. Together.
To have your say follow this link.
Future Human: youth groups can attend ground-breaking conference, with support from Science Foundation Ireland
Meet inspiring leaders, young inventors, and maybe even a NASA astronaut. Participate in Future Human, as the start of a journey of conversations leading into Science Week 2020. Share a new, fun and thought-provoking experience at an event that gathers together leading thinkers in STEM and the Arts, with an underlying theme of inclusion. Contact [email protected] to find out how youth groups can be involved.
Free STEAM & Sound Production Programme
As part of Science Gallery Dublin's PLASTIC exhibition, youth workers can avail of a free STEAM and sound production programme that comes ready to use in your youth work or education project. You are invited, with your youth group, to take part in the co-creation of a sound installation that will be exhibited in the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny from the end of this week until December. Read about the project >>
Highlight your Event or Update
Send your news, events, and activities for inclusion in the next edition of Clár na nÓg, the youth sector newsletter, to [email protected].
Format: keep submissions concise (three lines or shorter). Include a link to your website where readers can find out more.
The E-Bulletin goes out to over 3,500 subscribers with an interest in youth issues. It is a great opportunity both to let the sector know about the fantastic work your organisation does and to target youth workers and those interested in youth work issues directly.
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