From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
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Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, T.D., today approved the awarding of €150,000, alongside Hub na nÓg training, to support implementation of the National Participation Framework for Children and Young People’s Participation in Decision-Making, (2021). The emphasis will be on the everyday spaces and settings where practitioners work directly with children and young people.
Training and capacity building for decision-makers is one of the four enabling factors that underpin the effective implementation of the Framework.
This grant scheme aims to build capacity and support organisations in a journey towards improving their practice in listening to children and young people and giving them a voice in decision-making in their day-to-day practices, services, projects, programmes or activities.
Over 100 applications were received from organisations across the Arts Sector, Disability Service Providers, Early Learning Care/School Aged Childcare Providers, Traveller Service Providers, Disability Service Providers, Homeless Service Providers and Youth Justice Organisations.
Speaking today Minister O’Gorman said:
"I am delighted to announce this funding to run alongside the National Framework for Children and Young People’s Participation in Decision-Making. This funding will provide assistance in the creation of online resources and enable the development of a Voice Toolkit of resources to help practitioners to effectively listen to children and young people and take their views seriously in the setting and space in which they work with children or young people."
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> The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
> The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) and
> The National Strategy on Children and Young People’s Participation in Decision-making
The priority action to realise this Objective was the establishment of a Children and Young People’s Participation Hub, as a national centre for excellence. Named, Hub na nÓg: Young Voices in Decision Making, the centre of excellence was established and launched in November 2017. Hub na nÓg as a resource is now available to support all Government Departments, State Agencies and other relevant bodies in implementing the National Strategy on Children and Young People’s Participation in Decision-Making.
A full list of grantees is available to view here.