The Voices for Impact platform serves as a dynamic hub, uniting youth organisations and individual young people from across the United Kingdom and Ireland in one easily accessible online space.

The platform gives young people the opportunity to share their views in relation to these six themes that are derived from the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations.

• Good Health and Well-Being
• Learning, Skills and Work
• Safer Society
• Fairer Society
• The Planet
• Digital Access

By doing this, we strive to advocate for increased investment in youth services, ensuring that young people’s voices are not just heard but are central to decision-making. This approach underscores young people’s proactive role as active and influential members of society.

This partnership is a collective approach between Bytes, YMCA Ireland, Boys & Girls Clubs NI, Youth Initiatives, Youth Action NI, Youth Work Alliance, National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI), Youth Link Scotland, and the Council for Wales of Voluntary Youth Services.

The project aims to significantly improve our understanding of the needs of children and young people across the UK and Ireland. We want to give them a voice and an audience and use their views to lobby for better investment in youth services, bringing hope for a brighter future.

Why not explore for yourself at voicesforimpact.ai

For general enquiries regarding the Voices For Impact project, please email:
Ian McKenzie
ian.mckenzie@ymca-ireland.net