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St. Joseph’s Boys School pupils heard from Tony Doherty at Thursday's event. Also included are Fiona Harrigan (Vice-Principal at St. Joseph’s Boys School) and Féile’s Ruairí O’Connell.
Féile Derry have kicked off a major new youth project aimed at helping young people reach their full potential.
The first event took place on Thursday at St Joseph’s Boys School, where students heard from Tony Doherty, Regional Coordinator of the Healthy Living Centre Alliance and Chair of the Bloody Sunday Trust.
Tony Doherty in conversation with Féile’s Ruairí O’Connell.
A former student at St Joseph’s, Tony - who has written three memoirs, including This Man’s Wee Boy - spoke to the young people about his own journey and the role that education and community have played in his life and development.
The Raising Aspirations for Young People Programme will involve everything from numeracy and literacy support and careers advice to a Saturday jobs scheme, workshops on risk-taking behaviour, college and university visits, and family events to help young people plan for the future.
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The programme is now being rolled out across Holy Child P.S., St John’s P.S., St Cecilia’s College and St Joseph’s Boys School.
The programme is funded by the Executive Office through the Communities in Transition initiative.
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