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UNICEF Ireland
25–26 Great Strand Street, Dublin 1
Tel: (01) 878 3000, 9.00am – 5.30pm Mon to Fri Fax: (01) 878 6655
Email: info@unicef.ie Web: www.unicef.ie
The world’s largest children’s organisation. It works to promote the rights,
and improve the lives, of children in over 160 countries regardless of race,
creed, nationality, status or political belief. Supports programmes operated
by local people in developing countries by helping to bring immunisation,
health care, safe water, sanitation, nutrition and schooling to communities
wherever they are needed. Provides emergency assistance for children in
countries affected by war and natural disasters.
Publications: For Every Child – twice-yearly newsletter.
Union of Secondary Students
c/o USI, First Floor, 3–4 St Agnes Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12
Email: info@uss.ie Website: www.uss.ie
Represents all second-level school students on the island of Ireland,
both north and south. Represents secondary school student councils
on a national level. The Union’s work has three main strands: to provide
training, guidance and advice to empower students and equip them with
the vital skills needed to become actively involved in the decision-making
processes in their own school communities; to work in partnership with
other organisations to bring the views of secondary school students to the
attention of local and national policy makers and the media in relation to
educational issues; to provide services to its membership on the principle
that control of those services lies with the membership.
Union of Students in Ireland – Aontas na Macléinn in Éirinn
First Floor, 3–4 St Agnes Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12
Tel: (01) 709 9300, 9.30am – 5.30pm Mon to Fri Fax: (01) 709 9302
Email: enquiries@usi.ie Web: www.usi.ie
National representative body for third-level students in Ireland. Founded in
1959, it represents more than 250,000 students in over forty colleges across
Ireland. Campaigns to protect and promote students’ rights. Provides advice
on issues such as grants, education, welfare, and equality.
Publications: handbooks; research; The Voice magazine.
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