St Catherine’s project gets national recognition

THE sixth class pupils of St Catherine’s Senior Girls’ School, Cabra, have received national recognition for a project that explores issues facing children in the developing world. 

The Cabra pupils, along with their teacher Elaine Haverty, exhibited their project ‘Change the World – Be Global Heroes’, in Dublin Castle on June 14 and took home the ‘Newcomer of the Year’  accolade   in this year’s Our World Irish Aid Awards.

The award recognises schools that have never entered the Our World Irish Aid Awards before but which have submitted an outstanding project.

Over 1,000 primary schools throughout Ireland participated in the 2016 award by creating projects about the lives of children in developing countries, and the progress achieved by Ireland in the global effort to fight poverty.

The ‘One World, One Future’ theme of the 2016 awards asked pupils to imagine how they would like their world to look in 2030, and to learn about the new United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that aim to address the root causes of poverty and environmental damage worldwide.

“I wholeheartedly congratulate all of the primary school pupils who took part in the Our World Irish Aid Awards 2016,” said Minister of State for the Diaspora and Overseas Development Aid, Joe McHugh.

“These awards give pupils from all over Ireland a fantastic opportunity to gain insight into the lives of children in developing countries, and learn about the challenges they face every day. It’s clear from all of the projects here today that pupils care deeply about the issues of development and the need to ensure equality on our planet.”