2011 The Difference We Made

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2011 - The Difference We Made Together - Thank You

Educate. Engage. Inspire.

Overseas: 9,765 children were supported to access quality education in India and Kenya

Increasing Access: Non-formal education centres enabling children to access primary school, After-school programmes to support students to stay in school.
Enhancing Quality: Training for 138 teachers, Health Clinics for 4,000, Mothers Support Group, Electrification of 3 Classrooms in Kongowea.
Building Capacity: Working through 6 Partners with 640 staff to serve a wider community of 50,000 children through supporting enhanced financial management, strategic planning, staff recruitment and facilitating connections to new supporters.

In Ireland: Enhanced the quality of education for 1,512 children

Enhancing Education: Mentoring Programmes: 675 children benefited from 19 projects focusing on literacy, sports education and language exchange.
Bridge 2 College: 840 students from 30 schools benefited from B2C workshops in partnership with Trinity College.
Investing in Systemic Change: Bridge 21 learning model officially launched and applied in partnership with 25 teachers and 325 students in 5 secondary schools.
Informing Practice: Bridge 21 commissioned by the NCCA to conduct curriculum research. Presentation at Computers and Learning Conference in Manchester.

“Mary from Cork started the year with a reading age of 8 years 2 months and hated reading. She now has a reading age of 10 years 8 months after working with Suas Mentors once a week for a year and will now also volunteer to read with Mentors. She is 14 years old.” - UCC Mentoring Project End of Term Report

636 Volunteers gave 40,000 hours of service to support Suas Programmes and Partners

India / Kenya: 89 Volunteers gave 30,000 hours of teaching support to 150 teachers and over 2,500 children on the Suas Volunteer Programme,
In Ireland: 547 people made our work possible by giving their time as Mentors, Suas Society members, fundraisers and event organisers, marketers, presenters and interviewers.

“The Suas Volunteer Programme is interesting, challenging, sometimes scary, adventurous, daring, inspiring, and always rewarding. The kids are bright, the schools are dark, and the journey is very very colourful.” - Sorcha, Volunteer 2011, Kolkata

1,802 people were informed and inspired to take action for change in their community and beyond

302 students complete 15 Global Issues Courses, 94% 'inspired to take further action'.
1,500 people attend Suas events and exhibitions.
6 Suas Guides facilitate 11,600 students and youth groups at the Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre (an increase of 3,000 on 2010).

“The Global Issues course has helped me become more critically aware. I have become, I feel, a more global citizen.” - UCD participant

Recognition

1.3million people heard about Suas’ work including 60,000 visitors to Suas.ie, 12,000 video views, 2,456 Facebook fans
Suas featured on Frontline (RTE), Newstalk, Sunday Times, Sunday Business Post and various regional media.

Iris O’ Brien Foundation, Irish Aid, Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Folens Publishers, Howton Miflin Harcourt, the NCCA, Vodafone Ireland Foundation, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, Arthur Cox, Coca-Cola Ireland, Merrion Property Group, The Arthur Guinness Fund, Bank of Ireland Third World Fund, Statestreet, Emirates Airlines Foundation, Google, The Ireland Funds, DCU Educational Trust, Intel, ESB Electric Aid, General Electric, The Guinness Choir, Trinity College Dublin, Centre of Research for IT in Education, The Embassy of India, The Embassy of Kenya, our Partners in India and Kenya, and all of our Volunteers in Ireland and Overseas and their families and friends.