Resources

July 31, 2015

International Youth Day – August 12th

Youth Civic Engagement The 2015 International Youth Day theme is Youth Civic Engagement. Youth Civic Engagement, a main goal of the United Nations System-Wide Action Plan […]
July 30, 2015

Taking Time to Reflect

In this blog, Jessica Carson shares some of the questions she uses to reflect on her work, what motivates and inspires her, and how to decide […]
July 29, 2015

Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Final draft of the outcome document for the UN Summit to adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda The Heads of State and Government of 193 member States […]
July 21, 2015

Creativity and Mindsets for Global Citizens

“The world is changing around us, just as we are changing the world… Yet it is in times of great change that art provides its most […]
July 1, 2015

Living, Breathing, Singing Proof of the Positive Effect of Song

In this blog, Conor Heffernan tells us about being inside the Sing and Shine Project  (a health, wellbeing project developed by Aspiro which took place in […]
June 5, 2015

Sing and Shine Part II

In this blog, as the ‘Sing and Shine’ programme draws to a close, we talk to Mary Amond O’Brien about the positive impact that this project […]
May 8, 2015

Sing and Shine – A Health, Wellbeing and Music Project in the Community

Mary Amond O’Brien is a busy woman. In addition to her choir work as Artistic Director with Aspiro and Music Director with Cór na n’Óg, she […]
April 30, 2015

Youth Sector & Development Education

Youth Sector & Development Education Since February 2015, a number of youth organisations and those working in the youth sector on development education have come together under […]
April 14, 2015

Why Do I Work With Children and Young People Through The Arts? A Family Support Project Perspective

Why do I work with children through the arts? I work with children and young people through the arts for two reasons: first, it’s an area […]