The Equality and Intercultural Programme at NYCI is here to support you to embed equality, inclusion, diversity and interculturalism in your youth work setting.
We provide a unique and innovative suite of training programmes, resources, policy development, advice, and networking opportunities. We have carried out research to support youth work organisations to engage more effectively with young people from minority ethnic backgrounds. Central to our work is hearing the voice of young people furthest from the mainstream. NYCI members are invited to join our Equality and Inclusion Support Network.
Our equality and intercultural support includes:
- Access All Areas Diversity Toolkit (a self assessment tool for youth workers and managers) 13 Chapters – with checklist – on working with young people from minority or marginalised groups
- Lets Act on Inclusion video series
- 8 Steps to Inclusive Youth Work – a self-assessment tool to see how your organisation is performing on inclusion related issues – mapped against your reporting in NQSF and the National Youth Strategy – with good practice examples from 16 youth organisations.
- Educational Tool and Practice Manual on Transforming Hate in Youth Settings: an Educational Tool and Practice Manual
- Transforming Shadows activity resource for those working with young people on resilience, emotional development and overcoming conflict.
- Bridges & Barriers to Unity a toolkit for youth work to promote diversity and inclusion.
- Beyond hate activity resource for youth workers
- Transforming Hate in Youth Settings
- Embedding diversity
- Developing an inclusion and diversity policy
- Cultural Competency and Intercultural Awareness
- Developing an Intercultural or Inclusion Programme – practical supports for doing intercultural youth work
- 8 Steps to Inclusive Youth Work
- Tackling racism, homophobia and sexism
- Other specialised training on request. Contact anne@nyci.ie
- See our project linking young asylum seekers in DP accommodation centres and newly arrived Syrian refugees with youth work opportunities
- See our project Making Links where we are working with minority ethnic led youth group leaders who aren’t linked in to the mainstream youth work sector yet
- See the research Make Minority a Priority on the experiences of minority ethnic young people’s experiences growing up in Ireland.
- Are you looking for an answer to a specific question?
- Is there an issue you would like to see some discussion on?
- Are you looking for a resource that could help you in your work?
- Would you like to make contact with others doing intercultural and inclusive youth work?
- Would you like training in intercultural and inclusive youth work?
- Are you looking for support on the equality and inclusiveness requirements in the NQSF?
- Would you like the names of drama or art facilitators with expertise in intercultural and inclusive youth work?
- If you have a question, concern, request or comment please email Anne anne@nyci.ie or phone 01 4784122 or 086 7807705
EQUALITY & INTERCULTURAL TRAINING
Transforming Hate in Youth Work Settings
This training focuses on tackling hateful speech or behaviours in real and lasting ways. We come from the premise that hate and discrimination will not be changed by taking a punitive approach. The training gives tools to the youth worker to build their self-awareness, learn the principles of compassionate communication and adopt a needs-based approach to bring about lasting change.
8 Steps to Inclusive Youth Work – Training
Youth organisations can find it difficult to report on their inclusive youth work practice: “What should it look like?”; “Have we done enough?”; “Have we fallen short in some areas?”; “How do we do inclusion work in the context of other demands?”; “What are the key things we need to know to meet the key needs of minority and marginalised young people?”
Designing an Intercultural Programme
On day one the course follows the structure of the ‘Intercultural Awareness and Cultural Competency’ training day. On the second day participants will develop practical skills to engage with young people and volunteers in a culturally diverse setting, as well as planning and delivering their own session on Interculturalism and inclusion.
EQUALITY & INTERCULTURAL RESOURCES
Minority Voices Shaping and Creating our Equal and Inclusive Future
As part of our European Youth Week celebrations, NYCI and Léargas will host an event to explore this year’s theme “Our Future in Our Hands”:
Reaching out to minority ethnic 18-24 year olds living in Ireland
We are looking for young people who might identify as second generation Irish (a child of one or more parents or care givers who were born overseas or are 1st generation immigrants) to participate in an online focus group with us and 3-4 other young people.
Invitation to tender: evaluation of Making Links minority ethnic youth leaders project
NYCI is inviting tenders from suitably qualified evaluators to work on a consultancy basis from January 2021 to evaluate the impact and success of our Making Links project and to provide recommendations on the future development of the project.
The Scheme to Support National Organisations is funded by the Government of Ireland through the Department of Rural and Community Development
