Kerry Children and Young People’s Services Committee launched their ‘#Connected Respected’ Social Media Campaign on Friday 15th January 2016. The campaign seeks to hear the voice of young people in Kerry in order to better inform the work of Kerry CYPSC.
Young people are being asked to post pictures with comments via Instagram, Facebook and Twitter in order to highlight ‘What makes young people feel Connected, Respected and Valued in their Communities’. Kerry CYPSC Youth Participation Working Group who developed the campaign hope that it provides information on what is important to young people in Kerry and highlights in a positive way some of the challenges that young people may be experiencing.
Gemma O’Brien, Chairperson of Kerry CYPSC Youth Participation Working Group said at the launch:
“I am delighted to be here today to launch this Social Media Campaign. One of the aims of this Working Group is to include the voice of children and young people in all aspects of the work of Kerry CYPSC and young people have told us the best way to hear what they have to say is via social media”.
The '#Connected Respected' Social Media Campaign will run from January 11th 2016 to March 17th 2016. A winner from all of the social media submissions will be picked each week, and the winner will receive a voucher.
The main objectives of the Youth Participation Working Group is to make it easy for Kerry CYPSC working groups to include young people in a meaningful way, and to facilitate the active participation of young people in the development of the CYPSC work plan and working group decision-making.
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