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Vision Sports Ireland shape the future launching inaugural Youth Forum in partnership with NCBI

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12 March 2022; In attendance are, from left, Ciarán O'Toole, Leah Connor, Annie Donnelly, Joseph Tomkins and Emma Whelan, during the Youth Forum 2022 at the Irish Sports HQ, National Sports Campus in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile *** NO REPRODUCTION FEE ***

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Vision Sports Ireland and NCBI have launched a new initiative supporting young people to build new skills in advocacy and campaigning.

The Youth Forum will be an annual programme supporting young people who are blind or vision impaired, to identify an area where they want to achieve change through campaigning. Working together, the group of 8 teenagers, who had previously completed the Vision Sports Youth Leadership programme, will develop a campaign to create a more inclusive and supporting environment in school, sport and/or society in general.

The Youth Forum will also be provided with an opportunity to present their concerns and recommendations to the Board of Vision Sports Ireland, futureproofing accessible sport.

Sarah Maloney, Operations and Communications Coordinator of Vision Sports Ireland commented ‘’Vision Sports Ireland are delighted to collaborate with NCBI on this exciting new project, prioritizing the voices of our youth members. The Youth Forum will help shape the future of sport and physical activity opportunities and programmes for young people who are blind or vision impaired in Ireland, whilst empowering self-advocacy skills and raise awareness about possible barriers of inclusion.’’

Lorna Fitzpatrick, Advocacy and Engagement Manager with NCBI said “The Youth Forum is a fantastic new initiative by NCBI and Vision Sports Ireland to support and encourage young people to use their voices to create change. Young people are the future policy and decision makers, and we are delighted to be working with them to empower them to create a more inclusive society for all.”

The launch took place on Saturday, 12th March at the Irish Sports HQ, where the Youth Forum engaged in a workshop on campaigning with Lorna Fitzpatrick, NCBI Advocacy and Engagement Manager, followed by an engaging session with Mark Pollock, motivational speaker and first blind person to race to the South Pole.

Leah, member of the Youth Forum said, “The first meeting of the Youth Forum with Vision Sports Ireland and NCBI was really enjoyable, it was a fantastic opportunity with great drive to make a real difference in sport for all types of people.”

Mark Pollock commented “It was great to meet a group of young people who are so passionate about making the world of sport and physical activity more inclusive. There can be additional challenges for people with disabilities when participating in sport and that is something this Forum will try to address. These young people have so much energy and their commitment is clear so I have no doubt their campaign will be one that will lead to great awareness and change.”

The Youth Forum will also support the role out of NCBI and Vision Sports Ireland campaigns and will feed into the strategic activities of Vision Sports Ireland.

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  • 12 March 2022; Motivational speaker Mark Pollock speaking during the Youth Forum 2022 at the Irish Sports HQ, National Sports Campus in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile *** NO REPRODUCTION FEE ***
  • 12 March 2022; Motivational speaker Mark Pollock speaking during the Youth Forum 2022 at the Irish Sports HQ, National Sports Campus in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile *** NO REPRODUCTION FEE ***
  • 12 March 2022; Motivational speaker Mark Pollock, centre, with attendees during the Youth Forum 2022 at the Irish Sports HQ, National Sports Campus in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile *** NO REPRODUCTION FEE ***
  • 12 March 2022; Lorna Fitzpatrick speaking during the Youth Forum 2022 at the Irish Sports HQ, National Sports Campus in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile *** NO REPRODUCTION FEE ***
  • 12 March 2022; Lorna Fitzpatrick speaking during the Youth Forum 2022 at the Irish Sports HQ, National Sports Campus in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile *** NO REPRODUCTION FEE ***

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