Sponsorship Opportunities
Do you work with young people and are you thinking about becoming a Kinia Educator? You may be eligible for one of Camara Education Ireland’s sponsored partnership projects :
Kinia Clár
Maonithe ag an Roinn Cúltúir, Oidhreachta agus na Gaeltachta
Kinia Clár & STEAM in the Travelling Community is a project that is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media and Science Foundation Ireland. It brings together the best of Ireland’s youth work and education sectors to develop an innovative program that empowers professional teachers, voluntary youth workers, and family support staff to embed Kinia Activities through their native language Gaeilge CANT whilst developing 21st Century skills in their work with young people. If you are working with young people in the Gaeltacht or with young people from the Travelling Community you may be eligible for sponsored training, equipment, and support from Kinia.
Computer Science
Foróige Kinia Hubs Proudly Sponsored by Google.Org
CS @ Foróige Kinia is a creative partnership between Foróige and Kinia, proudly sponsored by Google.org to bring Computer Science (CS) education training, activities, support, events, and professional qualifications to 350 youth workers and 3000 young people across the entire youth sector in Ireland. It brings together the best of youth, charity and corporate sectors to develop an innovative programme that empowers professional and voluntary Foróige youth workers to embed computer science and 21st Century skills in their work with young people. If you are a Foróige Youth Worker or Volunteer and want to get involved at CS @ Foróige Kinia
Kinia Hubs
CDYSB Kinia Hubs for volunteer youth clubs and groups in Dublin City Centre
CDYSB has partnered with Kinia to support youth projects and services within the Dublin area. Designed for educators and volunteers alike, participants explore the use of Digital Creativity to facilitate high-quality, 21st-century youth experiences. Based on the Dublin City Digital Youth Work Needs Analysis conducted in 2020. On joining the network, members may apply for support, attend key networking events, and receive training and consultation from Kinia. For more information, contact us with your CDYSB club or group’s details. If you are a local volunteer-led registered youth club with CDYSB and want to get involved
NYCI STEAM in Youth Work Project
NYCI STEAM in Youth Work Project funded by Science Foundation Ireland
Inver in the Community
Inver in the Community initiatives have kindly supported the Kinia Programme (formerly TechSpace) to grow since it was founded in 2012, they have trained and supported youth services such as Foróige, Youth Work Ireland, and KDYS near their local service stations across Ireland to set up and develop a resourced Kinia Hub. To find out where your local Kinia Inver Hub is please contact us
Our Impact
The figures below are a national reflection of our work in youth settings:
Total educators trained or supported
962
Active members
24,050
Members sites
492
Our Partners & Funders
Muintearas
Conradh na Gaeilge
DTCAGSM
SFI
Creative Ireland
Rethink Ireland
ESB
NBI