Child Poverty in Ireland
Colaiste Cholmcille, College St., Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
YSI Den Pitch:
The project team pitched for support to help them get their presentation on ‘Child Poverty’, to be used as resource for CSPE classes nationwide.
YSI Den Award
Den will put team in contact with an educational advisor for support to help with the development of the project.
The Butterfly Effect
St. Peter’s College, Dunboyne, Co. Meath and Coláiste Bhride, Carnew, Co. Wicklow
YSI Den Pitch:
The team pitched for funding in order to produce a book on poverty. The Department of Education ad Self Help Africa have offered to make the Poverty Week activity into a resource and hopefully implemented into curriculums across all schools.
YSI Den Award
The team were awarded €1500 for marketing and dissemination of book, as well as support in the form of marketing advice from KPMG.
Hope Square
Presentation College, Tuam, Co. Galway
YSI Den Pitch:
The students sought funding to create a history wall in the square to create a strong sense of pride of place for its residents.
YSI Den Award
The team was awarded €700 towards creating the history wall in their town square.
Youth Alive, Alert, Enthusiastic
Presentation College, Co. Carlow
YSI Den Pitch:
The students required funding towards the development of a booklet containing FACTS on HIV/AIDS, pictures, quotations and personal stories from people living with HIV. They also sought funding for a mural in their school and in Kaoma Community School in Zambia, who they have partnered with.
YSI Den Award
The team was awarded €1000 towards the cost of producing banners, leaflets and wall murals.
Under the Influence
St. Declan’s Community College, Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford
YSI Den Pitch:
Having secured the support of the Aviva Driving School, which holds 80% of the market share in this age group, to provide a lesson specifically on peer pressure, the group sought funds to hold an event called ‘Overtake’ aimed at young people, both current and potential drivers and their parents to raise awareness of this issue.
YSI Den Award
The group were provided €300 towards developing the framework of their event, so that it could be developed further and rolled out to other schools.
Missing Persons
Davis College, Mallow, Co. Cork
YSI Den Pitch:
The team sought funding for the production of their calendar which highlighted missing persons in Ireland over the 12 months of the year. They had already secured the support of a national retailer that offered to sell it in their stores nationwide, as well as the backing of all the families of the persons displayed in the calendar.
YSI Den Award
The team was awarded €1200 towards the production of the Missing Persons calendar.
Hairless Whisper
Moyle Park College, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
YSI Den Pitch:
The group sought funds to raise money to buy and run a Paxman cooling machine which allows patients to undergo chemotherapy without the hair loss side effect.
YSI Den Award
The group were provided €1,500 for running costs of the machine for one year.
Bridging the Digital Divide- Senior I.T.izens
Davis College, Summerhill, Mallow, Co.Cork
YSI Den Pitch:
The team were pitching for funding for pendant alarms for all the people in the sheltered housing units as they were concerned for the safety of their participants given the increase in the number of attacks on the elderly as well as accidents in their own homes. They also wanted funding for new laptops to present to the participants of the IT programme.
YSI Den Award
€1,000 for purchase of two high quality laptops for work with the elderly.
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C.S.I Car Safety Investigators
Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk, Tralee, Co Kerry
YSI Den Pitch:
The group sought funds to raise money to produce bumper stickers on the safety of wearing seat belts and dissemination of these stickers to all their local primary schools. They want to continue to promote their project and to continue the campaign to raise awareness locally and nationally about seatbelt safety.
YSI Den Award
The group were provided with €750 for production of stickers and dissemination of pack
Life’s a Trip… Drugs Destroy!!
Youthreach, Wicklow Town, Co. Wicklow
YSI Den Pitch:
This group were seeking assistance with funding for the printing of materials for their awarness campaign around the ongoing problem of drugs and their effects..
YSI Den Award
The group were provided with €500 towards production of t-shirts and leaflets for their awarness campaign .
Inject to Protect
St. Mary’s College, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
YSI Den Pitch:
The team pitched to the YSI Den panel for financial assistance for the printing of their posters and leaflets to raise awareness about the causes, symptoms and prevention of cervical cancer.
YSI Den Award
The group were provided with €300 (in reserve) for priniting posters once designed.
Speak Out Before We Burn Out
Our Lady of Mercy College, Beaumont, Dublin 9
YSI Den Pitch:
The group requested financial aid in order to get more DVDs produced as well as to ublish their lesson plans in booklet form.
YSI Den Award
The project team were awarded €500 towards the production of the environmental DVD.
It’s TIME to Stop Anti-social Behaviour
O’Fiaich College, Dundalk, Co. Louth
YSI Den Pitch:
The team asked for advice from the Panel as well as 385 euro to cover printing costs of 100 copies of their booklet.
YSI Den Award
The team were awarded €385 for printing of information leaflets.
Cancer Awareness for Teenagers
St Josephs Secondary School, Rush
YSI Den Pitch:
The team were asking the YSI Den for €1300 to run a Seasons support programme for those affected by cancer within their school.
YSI Den Award
The YSI Den awarded the group €1300 towards to running of the Seasons programme.
Under the Influence
St. Declan’s Community College, Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford
YSI Den Pitch:
The team requested marketing advice, an education mentor and finance for their campaign.
YSI Den Award
The team were awarded €500 to produce wrist bands and other information material.
Substance Abuse and Young People
Ratoath College, Ratoath, Co. Meath
YSI Den Pitch:
The team were seeking funding for a prize for their poster / short film competition.
YSI Den Award
The team were awarded €200 to fund prizes for drug awareness campaign.
Stop Child Abuse Now When it’s Not Too Late
Our Lady of Mercy College, Beaumont, Dublin 9
YSI Den Pitch:
The group hopes to write a song about the issue in order to raise much needed funds for Childline and Aoibhneas. The group asked for financial aid to produce their song professionally.
YSI Den Award
The team were awarded €150 towards cost of recording song.
Give SADS a Shock!
Moate Community School, Moate, Co. Westmeath
YSI Den Pitch:
The team requested money to purchase defibrillators, to improve their media campaign, to purchcase CPR training equipment and to buy educationsl student cpr packs issued through the Irish Heart Foundation for surplus defib training.
YSI Den Award
The team was granted €750 for CPR packs for 25 people.
Penny Wise
St. Mary’s Secondary School, Convent of Mercy, Mallow, Co. Cork
YSI Den Pitch:
The team pitched to the Den panel for financial assistance towards renting or fitting out a commercial unit on the main street in Mallow for their shop.
YSI Den Award
The team was awarded €500 towards costs of fixtures for swap shop.
Recession Busters
St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Rochfortbridge, Co. Westmeath
YSI Den Pitch:
The team were seeking funds to produce their information booklet and also advice and help on setting up a website.
YSI Den Award
The team was awarded €300 towards booklet production costs.
Be Fit, Be Healthy, Be Happy
Scoil Mhuire, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
YSI Den Pitch:
The team pitched for financial contribution to enable them to provide the training on the use of and transport of sports rental equipment.
YSI Den Award
The team was granted €300 for providing alternative sports events in the area.
Closets are for Clothes, Not People
Coláiste Bride, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
YSI Den Pitch:
The team was seeking funding for an ID Card machine. Some funding had been secured through fundraising however it ws not enough to cover the cost of the machine and equipment.
YSI Den Award
The team was awarded €500 towards purchase of ID printing card machine
Garden Of Eden
Coláiste Bhride, Carnew, Co. Wicklow
YSI Den Pitch:
The group sought financial assistance for gardening equipment and future development of their allotment.
YSI Den Award
The group was awarded €580 for purchase of equipment for their garden.
Enable Not Disable
John the Baptist Community School, Hopital, Co. Limerick
YSI Den Pitch:
The team asked the Den panel for finance towards the running of the dance workshops.
YSI Den Award
The team was awarded €1000 to run dance courses with special needs participants.
Wanna Be?
Loreto College, Crumlin Road, Dublin 12
YSI Den Pitch:
The team was pitching for funding to produce and print the board game and lesson plan pack.
YSI Den Award
The team was awarded €300 for printing of info pack and board game.
Film Solving Bullying
Eureka Secondary School, Kells, Co. Meath
YSI Den Pitch:
The team were pitching for finance to purchase video equipment for the school to create awareness of the issue of bullying and to communicate vital messages concerning bullying through the medium of film.
YSI Den Award
The team were awarded €300 towards material for filming bullying programmes.
Educate One, Save Many
Catholic University School, Dublin 2
YSI Den Pitch:
The group were seeking backing from influential figures to give them a voice when speaking to the relevant government officials. They also asked for finance to teach students in different schools first aid and to raise publicity.
YSI Den Award
The group were awarded €300 for first aid training for three young people.
Knife Crime
Collinstown Park Community College, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
YSI Den Pitch:
The team asked for help to professionally produce their teaching pack. They also asked for media/PR advice to create their posters.
YSI Den Award
The team was awarded €300 to help to produce information packs to pilot in local schools.
Plastic Ain’t Fantastic
Coláiste na Toirbhirte, Bandon, Co. Cork
YSI Den Pitch:
The team pitched to the Den for help and advice in getting a better price for their bag - i.e. economies of scale. They also sought finance for marketing and help devising ways to encourage the last few remaining retailers to get rid of plastic bags.
YSI Den Award
The team was awarded €500 euro for trademarks and stock.
Fergal Goes to South Africa
Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra, Rathmore, Co. Kerry
YSI Den Pitch:
The team asked the Den for financial assistance to help them communicate with the school in South Africa as well as education resources for the school.
YSI Den Award
The team were awarded €500 for technical equipment in support of their work with South African school.
Bloom and Broom for Tuam
Presentation Secondary School, Tuam, Co. Galway
YSI Den Pitch:
The team requested funding towards the improvment works to Bishop Street.
YSI Den Award
The team were granted €1,500 euro in the YSI Den towards the revamp of Bishop Street.
Emotion Promotion
Mercy Mounthawk, Tralee, Co. Kerry
YSI Den Pitch:
The team were pitching to the Den panel for finance to assist with the developement of their course that would provide young people the tools necessary for them to develop positive mental health.
YSI Den Award
The team were awarded €700 to cover travel costs for meeting advisers for booklet and training of teachers.
Career Vision
Davis College, Mallow, Co. Cork
YSI Den Pitch:
In the YSI Den they were seeking €1000 and marketing advice. At the end of their pitch they said ‘we believe in it so we’re acting on it’ - they really got the essence of YSI. Their booklet won an innovation award in the North Cork Enterprise competition and so other agencies are now seeing how valuable their contribution can be.
YSI Den Award
The team were granted €1000 to print their booklet and career vision DVD and marketing advice.
The Mill Youth Café
Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal, Blarney, Co. Cork
YSI Den Pitch:
The team asked the YSI Den Panel for funding towards the costs of a kitchen for the café.
YSI Den Award
The team were awarded €1500 towards material costs of youth café kitchen.