Part 1: Rachel Collier shares the beginning of YSI and its evolution to become Ireland's largest youth-led innovation organisation.  

Rachel Collier, YSI Co-founder and CEO, is stepping down from her role at the end of 2022. After 21 years of inspiring and innovative leadership, she has compiled three insightful and reflective articles to share with you. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do and get some real inspiration and motivation to be the change and empower the lives of the next generation of young social innovators! 

Part 1: How Homeless Young People Influenced the Beginning of Young Social Innovators

Discover how YSI came about and the early inspiration and motivation behind one of the largest youth organisations in Ireland and beyond. Ireland was a very different country in 2001, the social justice and youth landscape was in a very different place, this article is a fascinating insight to the early influences for YSI and the collaborators and supporters that championed the early days of Young Social Innovators.

Download the PDF version here or read it online here.

"There are many factors to our survival and growth. One has been the people who have believed in the potential of young people and their passion for doing good"