Latest News


You are on page 9 of 16

INCORE summer school bursaries available

Limited number of bursaries available for applicants from the Northern Ireland voluntary and community sector.

£33m for Protestant Areas

Minister of State David Hanson has urged leaders in Protestant communities to work with Government to tackle deprivation. He was speaking as he launched a cross departmental Action Plan “Renewing Communities” responding to the Task Force report published on the needs of protestant communities. The package includes measures valued at £33million.  

Certificate in training practice

Training programme for lone parents in the skills needed to prepare and deliver training in adult learning environments.
Gingerbread NI Central Office | Brenda Kelly | 11 Apr 2006

Get into Cooking

Apply for a place on a new catering training programme for unemployed 16-25 year olds. Run by the Prince's Trust and Michael Deane.
The Prince's Trust Northern Ireland | John Hunt | 16 Mar 2006

Building communities in New York

An exciting leadership programme for participants from Northern Ireland's voluntary and community sector
CommunityNI.org | Frank Costelloe | 15 Mar 2006

Social Justice Awards 2006

The 2006 CSJ Awards have just been launched to recognise, reward and celebrate the work of innovative grassroots poverty-fighting groups. £25,000 is available in prize money.
NICVA | Neil Irwin | 09 Mar 2006

Detail on Children's Fund Programmes

The Children and Young People (C&YP) funding package is one of three new cross-cutting funding packages established by the Secretary of State as part of the 2006-08 Priorities and Budget process.  Here are all the details as they are presently known.

Children's Fund Announcement

Speaking during a visit to the Belfast Model School for Girls, Mr Hain said children and young people are to receive £61 million over the next two years to help them get the best start in life.

Surprise £14.6m fund for children

Peter Hain has made a surprise announcement of a £14.6m fund to support voluntary and community groups who work with disadvantaged children.
NICVA | Editor | 07 Mar 2006

Lessons from the Somme

A personal development and heritage programme for young people at the Somme Heritage Centre.
Ocean Youth Trust Ireland | Helen Murphy | 02 Mar 2006

Get RaW with the BBC

RaW is the BBC's largest reading and writing campaign and aims to 'bring life to words' for thousands of reluctant readers.
BBC Northern Ireland | Laura Spence | 28 Feb 2006

Linguistic diversity in Dungannon

International Mother Language Day is marked in Dungannon with the launch of a new welcome booklet for migrant workers.
South Tyrone Empowerment Programme | Roisin Donaghy | 21 Feb 2006

Larne LSP measure 3.1 open

Peace II Extension Measure 3.1 Local Economic Initiatives for Developing Local Communities
NICVA | James Laverty | 20 Feb 2006

Down LSP open Measure 3.1

Peace II Extension Measure 3.1 - Local Economic Initiatives for Developing Local Communities

Internships and Leadership Development

Each year, the Washington-Ireland Program (formerly known as the Young Leaders Program) provides 30 third level students from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland with training in leadership and public service alongside an exciting and challenging internship in Washington DC.
Washington Ireland Program | Admin | 14 Feb 2006

Children and Young People's Fund

The Secretary of State, Peter Hain recently announced the establishment of a Children and Young People’s Funding Package (CYPFP) with funding coming on stream in April 2006.

RESPECT project - a facilitator's view

Maria McManus facilitated the creative writing aspects of the RESPECT project. Here she shares her thoughts on how creativity can transform us and world in which we live.
WheelWorks | Maria McManus | 08 Feb 2006

You Can Do It Awards 2006

The B&Q You Can Do It Awards are launched every January, and 20 awards worth £5,000 of B&Q products are donated to community and charitable organisations across the UK and Ireland.

NICVA briefing on the Education Order

Briefing paper on The Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.
NICVA | Public Affairs Unit | 07 Feb 2006

Launch of Diana Award in NI

The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award for Young People was officially launched in Belfast.

Page

[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]