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Young Social Innovators
The word Innovate can be described as introducing new, exciting, radical ideas or products.
Young Social Innovators was created in 2001 to develop social awareness and activism amongst young people (15-18 yrs) so that they may become effective champions for social justice no matter what they do in later life.
This national programme was founded by Sr. Stanilaus Kennedy, who herself has been heavily involved for most of her life in innovating all aspects of the community in the various social areas, not only in Ireland but also abroad.
Students, working in teams, identify a social issue that they feel they could help to change. This issue could affect their school, community, locality or Ireland in general. Students study the problem and through research and meetings with the people concerned and relevant organisations etc. they identify ways of improving or solving the issue. They come up with radical, innovative suggestions and actions for making a real difference to people’s lives.
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