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Joan Burton, Minister for Social Protection, today (Wednesday 11th May 2011) presented the award for the Challenge 'Making Our Country More Inclusive and Poverty Free' to Our Lady's College, Greenhills, Drogheda, Co. Louth, the winning team of this Challenge in the 2011 Young Social Innovators Programme (for their project 'Actions Speak Louder than Words'). Speaking at the annual showcase and 10 th anniversary celebration in Dublin, Minister Burton said: "I would like to congratulate Young Social Innovators on this anniversary and the important role you have played over the last decade in motivating and giving tens of thousands of young people an educational, developmental and real life experience of social innovation and entrepreneurship each year. I would particularly like to congratulate Our Lady's College for their success and the hard work behind it." Young Social Innovators (YSI) was founded 10 years ago by Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy and Ms. Rachel Collier. Its mission is to raise social awareness among 15-18 year olds in Ireland. YSI provides social awareness education through action and platforms for young people and those guiding them. Working in teams, students identify an issue they believe they could help to change. This issue could affect their school, community, locality or Ireland in general. They study the issue, identify ways of improving or solving it and, where they can, they put their ideas into action. Minister Burton continued: "The finalists here are great examples of the expression 'Learning by doing'. It gives me great pleasure and hope to see young people tackling a social issue that matters to them and working in teams. I have examined the details of the six projects in this Challenge with interest and they all show immense merit and enthusiasm." The challenge 'Making our Country More Inclusive and Poverty Free' focuses on issues of disadvantage or exclusion – including disability, integration, inclusion, reconciliation, minority groups, special needs and intercultural issues. It also includes projects that take as a focus poverty in Ireland; understanding what it is, the causes of poverty and suggestions to address it. The YSI showcase is an annual event and it is the biggest celebration of social activism in Ireland. It provides an opportunity for young people to show what work they have done in the year to change the world for good. This year, over 5,000 young people have taken part in Young Social Innovators in 2011 in over 350 projects in different counties in Ireland. The Social Inclusion Division in the Department of Social Protection sponsored the award 'Making Our Country More Inclusive and Poverty Free' for the Young Social Innovators Annual Showcase and Minister Burton presented the winning team with a specially commissioned ceramic sculpture by Mr. Raymond Kinghan. Minister Burton concluded by congratulating Young Social Innovators on their very important work over the last 10 years and wishisg them well for the future. "I look forward to continuing our work together to achieve on our shared goals of the eradication of poverty and amore inclusive society." PRESS RELEASE ENDS Notes for Editors:
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Réamhrá Is ócáid bhliantúil é Taispeántas na Nuálaithe Sóisialta Óga. In 2012 bhí 5,000 duine óg, i mbreis is 200 scoil agus ionad páirteach in 300 tionscadal nuálaíochta sóisialta ar feadh na bliana. Is é seo an ceiliúradh is mó ar ghníomhaíochas sóisialta in Éirinn agus tugann sé deis do na daoine óga seo a thaispeáint cén obair atá déanta acu sa bhliain a rachaidh chun leasa an domhain go deo. Tá na tionscadail san iomaíocht le haghaidh na nDámhachtainí Dúshláin agus le haghaidh teideal foriomlán Nuálaithe Sóisialta Óga na Bliana. Chun tuilleadh eolais a fháil féach http://www.youngsocialinnovators.ie/. Rannpháirteachas na Roinne Coimirce Sóisialaí Rinne an Rannán um Chuimsiú Sóisialta sa Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí urraíocht ar an dámhachtain ‘Ár dTír a dhéanamh níos Uilechuimsithí agus Saor ó Bhochtaineacht’ le haghaidh Thaispeántas Bliantúil na Nuálaithe Sóisialta Óga le roinnt blianta anuas. Ba ionann an maoiniú a cuireadh ar fáil in 2012 agus €15,000. Nuálaithe Sóisialta Óga Creid ann. Bí gníomhach. Taispeántas Bliantúil na Nuálaithe Sóisialta Óga 2013 8 Bealtaine 2013, Óstán an Citywest agus Ionad Comhdhála, Teach Sagard, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath