Young people in Kildare celebrate achievements with Foróige Citizenship Awards
The awards were held on Saturday May 16 in Naas Library & Cultural Centre
Foróige in the South East hosted their regional Citizenship Awards on Saturday May 16 in Naas Library & Cultural Centre.
Young people from Kildare projects and clubs demonstrated their commitment to community improvement by showcasing impactful projects focused on equality, inclusion, community events, culture, creativity, and fundraising.
The Foróige Youth Citizenship Programme, is a youth development programme that empowers young people to use their talents and initiative to make a positive difference to the world around them.
It involves young people researching the needs of their community, organising practical action in response, evaluating the effectiveness of their work and reflecting on what they’re learning along the way.
At the opening ceremony, Bernie Meally, Foróige South East area Manager expressed that a day like this is the highlight of the Foróige calendar and demonstrates the purpose of Foróige in action.
After the opening ceremony, each group had the opportunity to show off their project to the other young people and talk in depth about their learning to Foróige staff, volunteers and representatives from other agencies.
A number of Young people Drug Prevention and Education Initiative, Balyna Foróige Club, Carbury Foróige Club, Cilldara Foróige Club and Narraghmore Foróige Club, showcased their community projects which included exploring the issues of young people vaping, hosting an
Easter event for their community, planting daffodils in their community, secret Santa and more.
A number of Awards were given on the day, one of which was awarded to the Drug Prevention and Education Initiative for the project exploring Vaping in Newbridge.
The event was MCd by a young person from Narraghmore Foróige Club. Our judges
on the day also included volunteers from Narraghmore Foróige Club, Cilldara Foróige
Club and Keith O Brien from Life Credit Union.
The event was kindly supported by Kildare Children & Young People Services Committee and Life Credit Union.
The Foróige South East Regional Citizenship Awards showcased the incredible dedication and creativity of young people in the region, demonstrating their power to create positive change in their communities.
For further information on Foróige in your area, please visit www.foroige.ie