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Social Innovation will ensure the development of a fairer, stronger Ireland

Ulster bank announced an exciting new partnership with Young Social Innovators, paving the way for some excellent innovation projects.

Ulster Bank and Young Social Innovators announced a new partnership at an event in the chq building. Over 200 people gathered to hear from a host of speakers including An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD who spoke about the important role that social innovation has to play in developing an economically stronger society.

To launch this new relationship between Ulster Bank and Young Social Innovators, a short video was commissioned, which paints a picture of what this partnership will mean to the 20,000 young people participating in the YSI programme today, and the many more who will benefit from the programme over the coming years. The video features a number of young social innovators discussing what social innovation means to them in conversation with Diana Bunici, who MCd today’s event.

Young Social Innovators is the biggest civic and social innovation programme in Ireland.  Educating and engaging young people in the theory and practice of social innovation whilst challenging them to creatively tackle the social issues facing them locally, nationally and globally.

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Source: Irish Independent, 11/04/16

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