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Our work has helped us identify seven important features – we call them building blocks – that we believe all children and young people need in order to be safe, happy and secure and able to reach their potential

Each building block looks and feels different for every child and is influenced by their age, ability and experience. These building blocks are:

• Being physically safe
• Being physically well
• Being emotionally well
• Having strong self-belief
• Having positive relationships
• Having essential skills
• Being positively empowered

For many children in the UK, these building blocks are threatened or weakened by the disadvantages they experience, such as living in poverty, being disabled or experiencing abuse, trauma or loss.

The projects we fund make differences in children’s lives that help prevent or overcome the effects of the disadvantages they face and, in turn, strengthen their building blocks.

Projects achieve these differences by either working directly with children or seeking to improve their social and physical environments.

Clár comhpháirtíochta is ea Colmcille idir Foras na Gaeilge agus Bòrd na Gàidhlig, a chuireann chun cinn úsáid Ghaeilge na hÉireann agus Ghaeilge na hAlban in Éirinn agus in Albain agus idir an dá thír. Tá súil ag Colmcille, mar thoradh ar a chuid oibre, tuiscint ar thaithí ilghnéitheach agus ar chultúr ilghnéitheach phobail na Gaeilge agus na Gàidhlig a chothú, agus chun plé a spreagadh ar chomhbhuarthaí atá acu maidir le cúrsaí sóisialta, cultúrtha agus eacnamaíochta, d’fhonn féinmhuinín a spreagadh sna pobail Ghaeilge.

Tá ról ag Foras na Gaeilge le comhairle faoin Ghaeilge a chur ar na húdaráis ó thuaidh agus ó dheas, ar comhlachtaí poiblí agus ar ghrúpaí eile san earnáil phríocháideach agus dheonach. Reáchtálann siad tionscadail a thacaíonn leis an Ghaeilge agus tacaíonn siad le cuideachtaí maoinithe agus le grúpaí ar fud na tíre.

Awards for All offers grants of between £300 and £10,000 for grassroots and community activity that aims to improve life for local people and neighbourhoods. It doesn’t have a deadline and you can apply at any time.

It is our most popular grants programme so we will prioritise groups with smaller incomes. Due to high demand on the programme, organisations that have a large annual income may not be able to get funding through Awards for All.

We recommend you send us your application at least four months before you want your project to start.

The Education Authority provides a more cost effective model for the delivery of education services. As the education sector deals with the challenges of the current budget situation, it is important that plans are in place to streamline administration of education and protect teaching and learning in the classroom.

Tá an feachtas Líofa ag iarraidh daoine a spreagadh gealltanas pearsanta a thabhairt Gaeilge a fhoghlaim le bheith páirteach sa phobal teanga. Sheol an tAire Carál Ní Chuilín Líofa i Meán Fómhair 2011 le 1000 duine a chlárú leis an fheachtas. Mar gheall ar an suim as cuimse a léiríodh san fheachtas, tá Líofa anois ag iarraidh 20,000 duine a chlárú.

The Council will support the diverse and colourful cultural heritage of the area: the buildings and architecture; its customs, stories, songs, poetry, music and sport; the traditions of the countryside and towns; the food and entertainment.