Gaisce’s Winter E-Zine 23/24
Check out our Winter E-Zine, packed with exciting content! Inside you will find: Welcome Message Dates for Your Diary Gold Portfolio Support Session Going For Gold Information Session Gold Portfolio Submission Deadline (For Gold Award Ceremony 2024) Upcoming PAL Training Reminders Social Media Website Whitelisting Emails Article - Lá Gaisce 2023 Article - Gaisce's Gold Residential 2024 Article - PAL Appreciation Awards Article - Global Citizenship Action Forum event We hope you find this helpful!
Eve O’Brien appointed Gaisce’s Learning Manager!
Gaisce – The President’s Award is delighted to announce the appointment of Eve O’Brien to the position of Learning Manager with the organisation. Eve has been promoted to the position, having previously held the role of Development Officer with Gaisce since 2022. Prior to joining Gaisce, she worked in supporting participation in Dublin City Volunteer Centre; and worked in the area of policy and community development with the Irish Traveller Movement. Eve graduated from UL with a BA in European Studies in 2015, and a Masters in Community and Youth Work from MU in 2018. From Glasnevin in Dublin, Eve
Gaisce – The President’s Award Is Proud To Support Citywise Education To Eradicate Educational Inequality In Ireland
Adam Donovan of Citywise Education is Gaisce-The President's Awards representative on the Shared Island Youth Forum. Adam shares his experiences over the last few months and his hopes for the future of our island here: Hi everyone! My name is Adam Donovan and I’m representing one of Gaisce’s nominated organisations, Citywise Education, at the Department of the Taoiseach’s Shared Island Youth Forum. Citywise is a youth education centre that works among disadvantaged communities offering programmes that work to raise the aspirations of young people and support them to reach their full potential. As a representative of Citywise on the Shared
Celebrating Seven Gaisce Awardees from Ukrainian Action in Ireland
On Saturday 2nd December 2023, we were honoured to be joined by seven young people from Ukrainian Action in Ireland; a charity established in response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine to foster Irish-Ukrainian friendship. They took part in Gaisce’s Wavelength programme, aimed at ensuring that young people seeking asylum or refugee status in Ireland can participate in Gaisce.: Pavlo, Polina, Khristina, Damir, Oleksands and Emma were presented with their Bronze Award and Vlad with his Silver Award at an Award Ceremony held in the Gaisce headquarters at Ratra House in the Phoenix Park in Dublin. The ceremony was hosted
Gaisce – The President’s Award announce appointments to Leadership Team
Gaisce – The President’s Award is delighted to announce new appointments to the Leadership Team of the organisation. Karol Quinn - Head of Programme and Strategic Development Karol Quinn has been promoted to Head of Programme and Strategic Development at Gaisce, having previously held the position of Learning and Evaluation Programme Manager at the organisation. Karol takes on the role with over 20 years of working in the Youth Sector. Prior to his previous role with Gaisce, He was with Young Social Innovators and before that with Scouting Ireland in Educational and Programme roles. He is a graduate of the
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
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
