Gaisce CEO and Council Member Attend Irish Girl Guides Headquarters Launch
In celebration of the launch of the Irish Girl Guides new headquarters, Gaisce's CEO Avril Ryan and Gaisce Council Member Jenny Gannon attended the event as honoured guests! Helen Concannon presented them with a unique badge for their dedication and continued support. Gaisce collaborates with Irish Girl Guides through our Dual Award Programme, offering Senior Branch Irish Girl Guides the opportunity to earn their Gaisce Award while they complete Irish Girl Guide challenges and activities! To learn more about this programme, you can check out the Irish Girl Guide website: https://irishgirlguides.ie/senior-branch/
Gaisce Announces Important New Partnership With Department Of Justice
Gaisce – The President’s Award is delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with the Department of Justice. Starting in 2024, the Department of Justice will support the cost of registration for participants in Youth Diversion Projects for the Gaisce Awards programme. The Minister of State for Law Reform James Browne TD made the announcement as he opened the annual Youth Diversion Project Conference at Croke Park on Tuesday 7th November 2023. Making the announcement, Minister Browne said: “I am delighted to announce that we will fund the registration of service users of YDPs for the Gaisce programme, which will
Future Generations: Gaisce Climate Justice Conference
This event has passed. Please check our ‘What’s Happening’ section for upcoming events. This November, Gaisce – The President’s Award will host Future Generations: A Gaisce Climate Justice Conference in partnership with the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI). The event will take place during One World Week (18-25 November) and Future Generations will take place on Saturday 18th November between 10am – 3pm at the Carmichael Centre, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7. We hope to see all our amazing Gaisce participants and PALs for an insightful and educational event. The focus of the conference is around Climate Justice and
Celebrating Lá Gaisce 2023
Lá Gaisce, our annual celebration of all things Gaisce, takes place on Wednesday 25th October, and we want everyone to join in the fun! Lá Gaisce aims to shine a light on the accomplishments of all our fantastic young people and hear all about all the craic you had along the way. We would love to see our amazing Gaisce community celebrating all your achievements and wearing your pins with pride. We want to thank all our hard working President’s Award Leaders (PALs) for their commitment and passion, and we hope to see you doing the same. Here are a
Gaisce Participants Tell Their Story
Earlier in October, we met with a few Gaisce Participants who were excited to share their Gaisce Story. Trying new things, meeting new friends, pushing your limits, achieving your goals and discovering what you want to do professionally, are just some of the things that can be part of your Gaisce journey.
Autumn 2023 E-Zine
At the start of Autumn, we released Gaisce’s Autumn E-Zine! A quarterly newsletter that outlines Gaisce’s latest updates. In this edition, we've packed in: Upcoming Diary Dates Celebrating our Gold Awardees Celebrate Lá Gaisce this October New website and the Gaisce Learning Hub Gaisce’s Collaboration with Jigsaw - Take Action #VolunteerWalkConnect with parkrun Ireland Check it out here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFuVVL9SwM/JFWK62CHxkfQ9ZjErmbeZA/view#1
Join parkrun’s Gaisce Challenge Weekend!
Gaisce – The President’s Award is celebrating Lá Gaisce with our Challenge Partner parkrun this October bank holiday weekend (Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th October) with a special Gaisce parkrun Challenge Weekend. We’re encouraging any Gaisce participant who is volunteering at parkrun as part of their Community Involvement challenge, or anyone who is participating in parkrun as part of their Physical Recreation challenge, to go out to your local parkrun to celebrate Lá Gaisce. Many of our Gaisce participants are using parkrun events as one of their Challenge activities and have been participating in parkrun’s #VolunteerWalkConnect initiative. Through the initiative,
LikeMinded Allies: PAL Event for Stand Up Awareness Week
This event has passed. Please check our 'What's Happening' section for upcoming events. Gaisce – The President’s Award is proud to host LikeMinded Allies: A Gaisce PAL Event for Stand Up Awareness week on Wednesday 8th November in LINC, 11a White Street, Cork from 6:30pm-8:30pm. The event will host a panel discussion and interactive workshop with the aim of supporting our PALs in creating a culture of allyship and inclusion of LGBTQ+ Gaisce Participants. Stand Up Awareness Week is a time to show solidarity with young people to ensure that all feel seen, heard and safe. At LikeMinded, Gaisce aims
PAL Spotlight – Frieda Bent
PAL Spotlight – Frieda Bent | Gaisce Stories Where are you a President’s Award Leader, and what do you do there? KARE is an organisation based in counties, Kildare, West Wicklow and Offaly, that provides service and supports for people with intellectual disabilities and their families. It was founded in 1967 by a group or parents and friends of children with intellectual disabilities who set out to ensure that they could live at home with their families and be educated locally. We now have a wide range of community based supports available to children and adults with an intellectual disability,
Foróige Apache Youth Club – Art Exhibition
Foróige Apache Youth Club – Art Exhibition | Gaisce Stories Our Development Officer Stephen Peers visited the Foróige Apache Youth Club for their Art Exhibition on Saturday 1st April. Their participants have been very busy working on their Gaisce Awards Aaron Hughes, currently completing his Gold Award, made a recipe book as well as growing vegetables and herbs from seed as part of his Silver Award. The other group members then helped to make a garden for the Elderly in Heather House where they transplanted some of the vegetables and herbs grown by Aaron. “I loved volunteering in the local
