Student Resources
Welcome! We're so excited that you are taking part in The B!G Idea. Sometimes it's not easy to know where to start so here are some helpful websites to help you with your research. We want this to be somewhere you can come to help you find solutions or spark your curiosity at any time. Your mentors will be busy during the programme providing lots of great feedback and resources and we want to share some of the best resources here with you all!
Getting Started
Your 2024 Project Briefs
This is your chance to get creative, find innovative solutions to some really big problems that everyone is facing in the world. This is how you can get involved and make your voices heard. You chose your five project briefs of Climate Change, Diversity & Inclusion, Cost of Living, Mental Health and AI for Humanity. Check out your 2024 project briefs here.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Your five project briefs are each linked to one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs aim to transform our world and are a set of guiding principles that governments, industry and society follow in all countries across the world and are a way to make sure we are collectively working towards the same things. This is your chance to play your part.Helpful Links
SpunOut.ie is Ireland's youth information website created by young people, for young people.
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NYCI is the representative body for voluntary youth organisations in Ireland. We use our collective expertise to act on issues that impact on young people. We build solidarity in the youth sector.
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17 Goals to Transform our World. Highlighting Ireland's progress towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
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Creative Thinking
Challenge 1 - Climate Change
WEBSITE - The EPA is responsible for protecting and improving the environment as a valuable asset for the people of Ireland.
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WEBSITE - Get Inspired. Take Action. Be a part of the green revolution. For Earth Day 2023, we need to act (boldly), innovate (broadly), and implement (equitably). Businesses, governments, and citizens — everyone accounted for, and everyone accountable. A partnership for the planet.
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WEBSITE - Friends of the Earth Ireland is a community at the heart of the growing movement here for a just world with zero pollution. We are part of the world’s largest grassroots environmental network, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2021.
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Challenge 2 - Mental Health
WEBSITE - At Jigsaw we have a wide range of information and resources in the area of youth mental health.
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WEBSITE - ReachOut.com helps under 25s with everyday questions through the tough times.
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WEBSITE - Turn2Me is a high-quality, safe, anonymous, and confidential space for you to gain support for your mental health online.
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Challenge 3 - Diversity & Inclusion
WEBSITE - INAR (the Irish Network Against Racism) is a national network of anti-racism civil society organisations which aims to work collectively to highlight and address the issue of racism in Ireland.
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WEBSITE - Enable Ireland provides services to children and adults with disabilities and their families from over 40 locations in 15 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood, our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage.
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WEBSITE - BeLonG To Youth Services is the national organisation supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI+) young people in Ireland.
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Challenge 4 - Cost of Living
WEBSITE - Challenging homelessness. Changing lives. Focus Ireland believes that everyone has a right to a place they can call home.
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Challenge 5 – AI for Humanity
Career Pathways
Our 2024 Mentors
