Global Youth Work
Global Youth Work is good youth work.
The aim is to explore a young person’s role in their local community and in a globalised world.
Youth2030
NYCI responds to the need for Global Youth Work through the Youth2030 Programme. Youth 2030 is a Global Youth Work (GYW) and Development Education (DE) programme funded by Irish Aid, which strives to increase the integration, quality, and spread of global youth work and development education in non-formal youth work education, organisations, and projects. Global Youth work explores global issues with young people (poverty, inequality, hunger, injustice, and climate change, among others) through acknowledgment of their role in the local community, as well as their connection to the broader, globalised world.
The Youth2030 Programme is a consortium project led by NYCI involving Concern Worldwide, Trócaire, and Maynooth University.
Global Youth Work (GYW) Programmes:
One World Week
One World Week enables young people to learn about local and global justice issues, empowering them to take action for positive change.
Climate Justice
The Future Generations: Climate Justice Project explores issues of social justice issues in response to climate change (ie. Climate Justice).
Training & Continuous Professional Development
We provide tailor-made training to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to deliver quality global youth work.
Good Practice Guidelines
Bringing critical thinking skills into our work is more important than ever. These guidelines have been developed to support you to challenge your own thinking and to bring curiosity into imagining what we might do differently.
Sustainable Development Goals
All Global Youth Work projects and initiatives are strongly rooted in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Youth Delegate Programmes
Each year, two UN Youth Delegates are chosen to form part of Ireland’s official delegation to the United Nations General Assembly. Additionally, one Climate Youth Delegate is selected as an official Irish delegate to the Conference of Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC.
Capacity Building
Through our capacity work, we seek to strengthen, resource, and empower the youth sector to be informed, skilled and engaged as global citizens.
Gaming & Global Youth Work
Games have long been used as a mechanism for engaging, motivating, and encouraging collaboration in a youth work context.
Get Involved
Whether you have engaged with global youth work before, we have many opportunities to help you start or continue your journey.
Meet the Team
Valerie Duffy
Programme Manager
valerie@nyci.ie
Sally Daly
Capacity Development & HEI Officer
sally@nyci.ie
Eimear Manning
Youth & Climate Justice
Development Officer
eimear@nyci.ie
Diandra Ní Bhuachalla
Policy, Advocacy, UN Youth
& Climate Justice Support Project Officer
diandra@nyci.ie
Niamh Flynn
Capacity Development & Training Officer
niamh@nyci.ie
Jo May
Programme Administrator
jomay@nyci.ie
Olive Ojo
Training Officer
OliveO@nyci.ie
Alex Duffy
Training, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
alex@nyci.ie
Global Youth Work News
Apply now – Shared Ground Network
Shared Ground is a dedicated peer-led space that is explicitly about and for minoritised youth workers (incl Black, Brown, LGBTQ, trans, Traveller, disabled and others whose […]
Apply Now to Become Ireland’s next Climate Youth Delegate 2026-2028
Young people from every country are invited to apply for the chance to represent Ireland at COP.
Deadline: Monday 25th of May 2026, 12pm
UN Youth Delegates Reflections on the 2026 ECOSOC Youth Forum
Ireland's 2025-2026 United Nations Youth Delegates, Aisling Maloney and Carla Fusciardi Wallace recently attended the ECOSOC Youth Forum. Below, they share what they experienced. From 14 […]
Our Partners
‘Youth 2030’, the National Programme for Global Youth Work and Development Education, is a partnership between the National Youth Council of Ireland and Irish Aid.
The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) is working in consortia with Concern Worldwide, Maynooth University, and Trócaire to deliver global youth work and development education in the youth sector.
