Our Projects and Business Support Officer Mandi has been leading on Voices for Impact for us. Voices for Impact is a partnership led by Bytes (Northern Ireland), with Boys & Girls Clubs (Northen Ireland), Youth Initiatives (Northern Ireland), YMCA (Republic of Ireland/Northen Ireland), the National Youth Council of Ireland (Republic of Ireland), YouthLink (Scotland) and CWVYS (Wales).
Via a digital democracy platform, this survey empowers young people to share their views on important themes which are aligned with six of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act Wales. Voluntary and Statutory Youth Services can register to work with young people to prepare them to anonymously and confidently respond to the survey.
If you missed the training on how to use the Voices for Impact platform – fear not! You can still get on board and using the Lundy Model for Youth Participation, capture the real experiences of the young people you work with then use this data to shape your services and present as evidence for a plethora of uses and influence.
Voices for Impact project – is an online platform to capture the views and opinions of young people.
ORINI (Optimum Research and Innovation NI) is delivering training on how to use the platform. This training is for anyone working with children and young people in the voluntary and statutory sectors, whether that’s in youth work settings, social services or education.
We would be delighted if you could register attendance below and share with colleagues or organisations who may be interested;
Online training Voices for Impact Training (Online) Tickets, Monday, June 15th 2026 • 6 PM – 8 PM | Eventbrite
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Amanda@cwvys.org.uk