Work of Mayo pupils featured in Our World Irish Aid awards

The Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Sean Fleming T.D., has launched the first of two 2024 editions of the popular online magazine Global Goal Getters, featuring the work of primary school pupils across Ireland taking part in this year’s Our World Irish Aid Awards.

Three projects created by pupils from Gaelscoil Raifteirí, Castlebar are amongst the submissions received from schools across Ireland chosen to feature in this year’s first edition of Global Goal Getters, which is now available to view online at ourworldirishaidawards.ie.

The projects from Gaelscoil Raifteirí School comprise a crossword, poem and wordsearch created by 4th class pupils and their teacher Audrey ni Fearghail based on this year’s theme, Food for Life.

As in previous years, primary schools have been working their way through specially-designed teaching and learning materials which link the competition’s 2024 theme Food for Life to the curriculum.

Reflecting the work Ireland does to help end world hunger and poverty, tackle climate change and make sure everyone in the world has equal access to education, clean water and healthcare, this year’s theme Food for Life is challenging County Mayo’s youngest citizens to look at ways in which can all work towards making the world a better place for all.

Congratulating the pupils and their teacher, Minister Fleming said: “It is wonderful to see so many primary school pupils right across Ireland take part in this year’s Our World Irish Aid Awards.

"The level of commitment from our young people to making the world a better place for all shines through in all the submissions.

"This reflects the work our national school teachers carry out as part of these Awards to nurture an ethos of global citizenship and help to create a new generation of change-makers."

Primary schools still have time to enter their Our World Irish Aid Awards submissions.

All entries will be assessed on their creativity, understanding of the theme and their impact. The top entries will win a place at the final awards ceremony in June where pupils and their teachers will gather to hear the names of the winners announced.

Schools are invited to express their ideas and understanding of the issues in writing, song, film, art, sculpture, drama or any other way.

The final deadline for submissions is Friday, March 8.