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The tru$lee$ present Ihèir annual report and financial ¥lalemenls lor the year endod 310ecember 2023.
The f￿ancIal stalémenls have been preparèd in ac£ordan¢o wllh the accounting polici8s sel oul in nole I lo Ihe
flnancial slalements and comply with the d)BriWs goveming document, lh• Companies Acl 2006 and "Accounting
and Rèporting by Charilies.. Sl8lemenl of Recommended Piaclic8 applicable to charilies preparing Iheir a¢couni$ in
acrAJrdance wllh Ihe Financial Reporting Slandard applKabl8 in Ihe UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102)"
(effeclive 1 January 2019)
Obioctlv•• •nd Acllvltl••
YoulhAclion Northern lffjland Lin?ited (You11￿¢110A NIJ is o member8hlp.based leaming oryanis8tson Ihol is
oulwafd and lonv8rd looking lo bosl n￿01 Iha changlng needs olyoung peopl8 through youth work 8nd youlh arts
The organisation has nearfy 80 ye8rs' exp8rtenca in Inspiring young ￿0p1a. laChbr￿ inequalilies. Inv&sling in
communilles and translomiing Ihe h'ves ol young people
Throughout 2023. our charitable ViGion was lo support young people lo ¢re3le. participalè and benefil from a n¥Jre
fair and incJu8iV8 Society.
Through suth intention and puipo$e we sel oul lo
1. improv• their life th8n¢es.'
2. Inspire them gs adivisls,
3. gfow inclusive and oulward looking communilies, and
4 build a peacelul and shared sociely
The charity seclor 1$ deeply affecled by ￿ ev¢r-thanging e￿eFnal enV￿OnMent Thi5 has included.
1. A seclor thal is vuln6yable and 5tru991ing in many way8.
2. Having no governrnonl in 2023 and no permanent secfelaries lo make decisions has had a negative knpacl
including budget con¥tiaintS.
3. DerJe83ed fflonie5 and grealei compelilion with an expeclalion for Ihe seclor lo deliver more wilh less resources.
4. A V￿rklOrGe Ihal is exhausted with many leavin9 ihe $9Ctor du• lo job contact uncertainlie$ and poo( terms and
conditions. Many charities are losing staff wSlh an expérienced skills set Coupled with this. recfuilmenl ol new staff
haj chall?ngin9
5. Increased running costs with r•du¢e Income Irom many funders lo conlrlbule lo this,
6. Charilies dipping into fH)ancial reserves and working al fisk as they conslanlly deal with cliff-ed9e funding
7. Delays In lunding and changes in funding delivery models Ihal have made rt very difficult for charities lo plan.
8. A Io¢u5 on fir8-fighling and looking lof glimmefs of hope.
Imiile opef81ing Ihfough thi5 precarious lime ol un¢*rtainly. the eharily seclor and volunlary youlh seGlor ha5.
1 Continued working logeiher in a united way lo lobby. campaign and Influence, recognising Ihal this all lakes lime
anij effort This Indudes workin9 Wlth umbrella bodies arJos5 GBIUK
2 Highlighted the social return Impa¢1 of tharitable inputs. efforts and outcomes lo governmenl and olher5
3 Demonslraled how we conl¥ibvle lo Ihe new Programme for Gavernmeni and cross departmenial oulr.f)mes
4 Maintained a degree ol resilience, sleadiness and a sense of c&nainlylconlrol In this slate ol flux.

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YouthAdion Nl has playod a signifi￿nt role in shaping Ihe fvIU￿ ¢1 th¢ voluntary youlh work séclor alongsid8 other
sectoral allies. securlng funds through the Dormant Assets Fund (The Nalional Lottory Communlty Fund) in 2023.
This develown8ni grant provwJe$ Ihe opportunity for Ihe voluntary youlh secior to repalr and rebuild whlla
aping a tranSfo￿all0naI roadmap lor tho way lo￿ard. Through ongolng effeclive Colla￿ratIon. we asplre to bulld
confthnc• and a55uran¢• lor Investment across Ih• sector lo ddiv•r on outcomes aligred to thildren and young
people.
The new YoUlhA¢li￿j Nl 2023-2027 Strateglc Ptan 801$ out 9 h￿h lev61 slralegic goals over 5 years,
What
1. Sliive lof a sustalnable and robus1 financial base fof our work. rAislng 2 mullon pounds each year to achieve high
qualliy youlh woth and value for rnoTrey ¢>th¢omo$
2. Inveit in 250 comrnunltles each year to ambed quallty youth work to supM young pe¢w•'$ d¢velopmenl.
3. Improv• the haallh, well.being, 88piration8 and opportunities of 10,(KM) young Peo￿ aged 1fy25 years each
4. Increase the $klll8, qualificallon8 and •mplDyablllly 011,000 youn9 leaders each year,
S. Demonstrate Ihe hlghest leve15 of govomance and opernlional excellence wilhin a d•Ar conslllulional and legal
framework
6. Inspire, build and nurtur• an effactlve. 8UPPOrtivé and healthy leader8hlp leam al YouthAction Nl and Ihrough our
mgmbgrship nemork.
7. Bulld local *)d $traleglc pgrtnerGhlps wilh tharllies. businos8 seclor, academla, gov8rnm•nl and cNic 8odety
across Ihe UK, Irelond •nd Inlernalionally.
8. V¥bfk with sectoral iepiesenlalives as courageous change maker$ lo transform how charilie¥ ¥• f¢coonisad,
V8knd and supported.
g. Ralse quallty slandards In youlh work Ihrough partnership$, research, Iraining. resourca d•v•lopmanl and impact
demonstration.
mm•
l *chl•v•m
wh
dld
Th• 4cbigy?monls of lh¢ charity 0gAinsl the nn• high l•vel goal$ of Ihe Strategic Plan 12023.2027) are
CA)mmendable Ihls year, consldeilng the challenges presented earther. The achievements for 2023 are summarlsed
as follows..
1. Wè ralud É2,848.966 to achlwe hlgh quallty youth worklyouth •rtX And value for money outcorne•. Thli
Included:
UK Shared Piospority Fund Youthslart prolecl al £6m over 2 year$. £935,521 YANI allocalion.
Peace Plus.. 3.2 Youth Call -an é8.1 m applicallon as lead with 6 olhgr partners {4 year projecl April 24-
March 28) f1,640.423 76 YANI allocalion. Successful in Dec 2023.
pea￿ Plu$ 3.1 Shared Learnw)g Together (non.fofrnal) Call a É3 4m appll¢allon proposal as lead wilh 9
othgr parlners {4 yoaT proied April 24.March 281 É596,845 YANI allocalion.
Peace PlJs-. 1-.3 Bublding Positive Relations Concepl note subrnilled for approx. E2.5m wilh 11-12
partners)
EA Regional Strategic.. surLessful (£150,OCK) per year).
Department ol Foreign Affairs successful {£97,(M)O per yearl
VaflOU$ sources of smaller Income Ihrough Hume Foundation, Co Op Foundation, IEF. and Departmenl ol
the Taoiseach INYCI)
Char6table fund.raisingl8wareness ovenls such as Solsli¢e walk IArmaghl. Sunday Soiree (Bella51),
Fashion Fundraiser. Slais in Your Eyes and 'Nel-walking' Mourne Mounlalns event.

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I W• Invut•d In 267 ¢ommunlll•• to •nth•d quaNty youth worktyouth art• to •upport young p•opl•'•
d•v•lopm•nL
In 2023. Senlor Leader Sh•il• Mwis worked alongslde our Co•OrdinaloF of S•r¥lce Shkley Moore to
malntakn and grow our n￿M￿r$hIp baso ond 8ef¥l(*8.' 182 membern 8UPPOrted dtrectsy Ihroughout 2023.
52 eliglbl• group￿ oryJani8altons nomingted yc￿lhAc10n as Iholr des¥J)8ted Roonal Volunlary Y￿h
Work Ofganlsallon ewallng to an awawd of £150,￿0 per year lo YoulhA¢tion playlry th15 8upporl fole.
M•nknf8hlp support Includes..
QualNyAs8ufance and Reporflng
Safeguaidin9
HR wppurt
Flnance support
t¥klorc•Nolunloer tralnlNJ
CUT￿￿￿M and wogramme supporl
. Govornan¢o
R8pre8entatlon and •dvoc4cy
Comrnunicalkon
. Connactlon and n8lwt)rf(fftg
. Gov•rnan￿ •upport ￿clUded cmmtheefooar(I re¥￿8, AGM 6UPPOrt, SaI•gUa￿lfi9 P¢llcy updal•3, and
rt$k a88eswnenl8.
-175 (114 EA partlcipanls) parliclparts ￿mPle10d Koeph)g Adults and children Sal¢ Iraining,
-361 worterslvolunl¢er¥ from member groups (246 EA regislered gmups) had Acce88 Nl ctrrt¢k8
cornpleled.
HR Support indvd¢d r•crultsnent and Induclton of staff and volunteern, sloff 8nd vdunteei lob ¢hal$,
Inlomiallon and advl¢o r6gardfft9 slaff contracts and salary.
Fln•n¢• Support InC￿ded supporl in applying lor EA F￿dIng (Local Awai(18. fr￿n.T3{9&Ied G•n•rlc
Fundlng). support wlth tho EA financlal vouchln9 proc4s8, ffleel the fvnder opportunlli88 and small giants
opportunlties.
Progrmim• •upport and deliv•ry I￿ud•d 59 Irainwig programme$ wovld•d lo EA ￿￿11•re￿ gfOiIPS.
(PALS. LlleMap8. ANrulsm. BuN8ay•). 2 new resources were a160 created.
Accredlted *Thd non4¢¢r•dll•d trnlnlryi YKILKled 23 EA rnefflbor org8nl8allon$ (246 8taff aThJ volunteefs)
TecelNlng accrediled OCN level 1-4 training
Connoctlon and Notworklng In¢￿ded 12 fegional member clusler supwi meelings and 1 AnNal
Mefflbers Conference with 42 m0mber8.
Qu*llty A•surance •upport inthded 15 m•mbor$ availing ol a new Qualty As8uranc• wortshop loi slaff
and volunteers.
At Ihe end of 2023. 7VA of m•mbérs ￿mpleted a salijfactlon sup￿Y wilh 100% reporfing Ihal they are
salisfied wlth the support wrvtces we olfer, 94% rnporting they were very 8alisfie(Ysalisfied with the quallly of
tralnlng.
Wa am exlremoly pleased wilh Ihe supwrf provided by You1hAd￿n Nl. vWth0￿ ehem we slmply wouklnl
b8 able to ￿￿1)￿se Ihe leom of 76 volun18e￿ Ihat we currently have had Ihls acad?mic year. YoulhAdlon
Nl have h8lp8d ¥wlh A¢¢èss Nl checks processlng whlch is ol the ulmosl importance In our volunteer
reGnMIn￿n(8nd onboardingprocess," IM•mb•rn Sali•fa¢don SuN•y Report Aprll 20241
Youlh Action h8ve been a life bne lor & P8tiicks Youlh aub Llsbum Ihankyou lo thw'r wondgrful sUp￿rt
and guidancfr tfiroughout Ihe ye8r8 '1MeM￿r* SaU•factlon Syrvoy R•port Aprll 20241

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M8mb8r8 have been Supported Ihrough UK Youth cost of livin9 awards ol up to £S0.OW (or local members:
Tathling Awareness ol Mental Heallh15su6s ITAMHI) £32.000.00
Ardoyne Youth Club £29,000.CiI
Magnel Young Aduh Centre £20.0￿.00
Artillery Youlh Cenlre £20.000.fM)
Klngdorn Youth Club £17.000 00
Marrowbone Community Association £17.000.00
Asplfè Nl £14.000.00
R Clly Y¢)uth CIC £10.000 (K)
Dungannon Youth Resource Cenlre £10,OtXI.00
Omagh Boys and Girfs Club £10,000.00
On Street Communlty Youlh £10,000.00
Holy Family Youlh Centro £9,500.00
Deanby Youth Club £7.3CKi 00
Clonmoro Youlh Club £4.000.00
anbrldge amateur boxin9 dub £3.000 00
d Portstewart Brownies £300.IY)
92nd 8•lla8t 8roMii• Unll £11)0.00
18 m•nb•r groups rec8lved 8mall grant8 of up io £800 each Ihrough the UK Youlh Insplre wward5 In whlth
young péoph applièd and managed Iheli projocls.
Memkrs have been 8UPWled through the UK Youth Thrlvlng Mknds Award$ 9ranl8 includng Monk$town
Boxing Club and Reach Menloring.
Members have received sm8U grants through coca.cola Thank you award$ (IYF).. ￿4.txlO Inve8tmant to
local group5.
Irish Youlh Foundotlon (UK) SUPPOTI 4 of our local members wlth a É21.000 small grant investment.
Funded gfOUP8 Ihrough Ihe Irish Youlh Foundalion grants took part kn a celebration evenl 8t gelfast Clty
Hall wilh the Lord Mayor (Lord Mayor's parlwr. Thursday 19kn Ocl 2023>.
Membgrshlp connectlons and colebralion evenl held alongside AGM on Friday 24YI Nov 2023. The EA
moderalion nol•d. standard8 war• •xc8adad In two areas (engagemenl and of 8erNlce) and rnet In one
area (impacl).
Wè joinéd 411th Ihe ACCORD voluntsry youlh work sector group to better co.ordln8te and supporl 10¢o1
gr(xips.
3. Improved tho h•alth, w•llbolng* i•plr•tlon$ •nd opportunlov of 2.665 young p•opl• •g•d 10-28yrn.
Approx. 5,463 young people have benefilled fr¢)m youth work and youth art$ programming thal ha$
imwov8d Iheir heallh and well-being.
Crllical Thlnklng workshop wilh workers.. Chikl Sexual Exploi￿110Th. Nesl8d Mod•l ol Youth Work: NEXUS
model of intwvenlion lo address sexual abuse,
Critlcal Youlh Research Hub.. Ending vlolence agalnsl girls and young women (UUIQUB). NUS.USI results
of a Nl-wide sludent suNey and the impacl ol poverty on young adulls
Wtyld Aids Day11 M Dec 23).. ral$ln9 awareness and challenging $kngmas for Ihos& living wllh HIVIAIDS
(expressive arf gallery).
W￿e Sharing and Irain•ig ol the'Altruism through youth woTk' resource

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Incr••Md th• •kllhi qu•unGiuon• •nd •mploy4blllty of 298 leadarn.
79% 01 our Youthslart year I larws havo beon &hleved 1.161 yo￿9 people (addfessing econom
thiacllvity). Inv(kned in Ihe UKSPF P•oplo and Skills 6valualion thrw Ffonlier Economlcs and 8MG
regeaich,
Requ¢81s and SUFVOrt wovided lo membeT$ and gonedc groups for OCN quallficallons 111 quallflcatlons
offered.) 340 people regi61efod {44 ¢our888 feghsterad in 2023) 280 learnefs ￿Mpleted (46 courses
claimed In 2023>.
p￿Ce Plus preparaliM 81gned to CybttQué8t (Cyber Secunty and other dlgltal 8kllls dovelopmenl to
support young p¢ople's employfflenl palhways). Parlneis indude REIM trainlng. CJH nelwoth, Advanced
manuflcturlng. Talenl Sen8u$. Youih Worf( Ireland and thé Byles FxolaLI.
R•cnAlmenl for 3 Inlern8 through the JobSt8rt scheme and 1 comrnunlcallons Inlern Vw¢)ugh Ihe Dormonl
Accounis Fund lor lh8 Volunlary Youth Wort Seclor.
Supported 6 placemenl stvdenls {UU and QUB),
28 young lead8rs supported Ihrough Certifule In Communlty Youlh Sludlos 4 (UU partn8rship) in
Bell481 and Mag88 (Incl a resldenll81 al CoryM￿le Communlly).
Ho818d 22 Unlverslly of Maynooth youlh work student8 who vis11od Belfast to l•am aboirt lh• eontexl of
Youlh Work In Norlhorn Ifelond.
Presentalion on youih wtyk pollcy to 25+ ¢ommunily youth work •tud•nti In Oundal( In8tilul• of
T•L*nology.
25 groups roglstofed lor OCN levels 1-3 #1 youth WO￿ and 2 groups wllh 22 gioups completlng 168
)￿l￿g lead•r$ galnln9 •fxrndiiaibon.
6. W• malntaln•d th• hlghmt l•v•l• of gov•m•nc• and 0￿￿tIOnal •xc•ll•nce, In¢ludlng: ••llll•valu•don
ind qu•lity 1mpfov•rt￿nt plannln9 •t •ll l•v•l• of th• ory•nl•atlon IraTh young p•oph, *t•ff •nd lh• bwrd ot
dlr•¢toi•.
Board ol Tfuslee rneollngs includlng 5 princlples ol good govemance and acllon plan, and 8elf.evaluatlon
and conunuous Imwovemenl plonnlng.
New quarterly r8porflng for Board aligned to &year plan.
Ri8k R•gi$ler and quart•rly ievi8W
• Audll complete by Harbison Mulholland wllh accounts prep•red alon9ild• Tw•tees Mport,. 8ubmltted In
Seplomber 2023 (Chwlly Commi•sion>.
Hwbi50n Mulholland audilkng Youlhslart IUKSPF) acfO8$ all ¢on30rtium partners e%•ry 6 months.
Staff wemind¥rs and planned y￿rkshoP on financial pro¢edure$ and poli¢i•s.
Appolnted Thlnk People to support HR role 1 day per wéèk.
Pollcy rovlew and update wlth Think Pecwe.
Governance resource drafiod and plloied ￿th ￿m6 local mefflbers.
AGM held on 24th Nov 2023 wbth 40+ In ill•ndance.
Thé ehaftt8ble cofflpany's bYKJ$t Important résoweA Is its people; thelr knowledge and experlenc• is ejucla lo
meeling charltable obieclive$. Retention of key 8tsff18 Cfillcal and the charilable company has inv8$led increasln9ly
employffenl. trainin9 arKI devolopmenl opporlunllles. A lotal of 12 collective slaff Iralnlng days were run in 2023.
with a further 130 indNJdual tralning opportuniiies taken up by our staff. We a180 Invested h) an overni￿1 $laff
confefence, our flrsl ovefnlght In 10 years Staff evaluations indlcated 'th8 Staff rnsldenllal needed lo happen. with
all ¢he ¢hang• In th• oryanisallon slaff and CEO we needed fime to bo togeth6rand map oul (wrdirpclion."
"The seam r8sldenli81 gave us lh8 chanc8 to have a say in the fvlurn ol Ihe wg8ni$olion and w our part in
hétyng make ourllle83 m81..

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6. Inv8stlng In • h￿lthY Imdernhlp t•am al YouthAcllon Nl and through our m•mb•v8hlp nthor
The organisatlon was awarded a Silver Standard Investors Ki Peo￿a Award in 2023 with the report slating "People
display a high level ol dethcatlon lo their woth, feol empowered and want to a good lob. They h8V8 a d68r
Unde￿Iandth9 ol Ihelr own role and know how Ihey contflbut• lo th8 blggerplctUf8 IIKough defined obi8¢1ives, tasks
and ￿Ton￿OS. Harnessing this p4ssion 8nd 8xp8rtis• Is key k> making the nght decisrons and CO*creating plans for
the lulurn, alminq lo conlinuamy impmve and inrnvalo lo maae young pgoph's Ovolvino negds."
"Tw8t, ompowennent and delegation aro P8rt ol yow cullum. This is shaped by the cl8ar understan(Ing Ihat w)ur
p•ople arn volu•d And rnspedad. invthlv•d in daclsions aboul the lulurn, and arn consulled end lislened lo..
'Tframs share a ￿bOrative spint. Ewrydftè has clan'ty about how Ihey n8ed to wort log•lher and have the right
lovol ol respon$lblW¢y. Iregdom and autonomy to WO￿ effectwety, They ore pmud ol whal Ihoy do and believe Ihat
they realfy mako 8 thffer•nce to Ihe Ilvas olyoung p8opl8.'
'Conllnuou8108mlng Is embodded. People arn encouraged lo ￿￿'nuOu￿Y develop skllls and knobvl•dge and make
best use of opportunilies availabh. Yourprovlslon rnnects a balanced use ol Inl6m81 experience and pe•r support,
alongsidé a￿8$ lo extemal gxperfrsg and fesourtes. Thern is 8 grnat deal ol krnwledqe sharing, m•nlodng and
coaching..
'You encourage engagemont, which Is op•n, fi*)n•$l and 8UPPOrtive. People are 9iVon lh• space and Support Ihèy
ne&d lo speak up and shore Ihfir vifjws and oplnlons. You wort hard lo •nsuro Iwo-wèy, éff•cllv• cOM￿nIcall0n so
Ih8t people not onty rncelv8 the nghl infomation. al the right lim* In a way thai is acc68slble to aN, but are asked for
th￿r view4 encournged to pmvlde leodb&¢k and hew shapg plan$ and obfftcIiv•s."
Thfj Invpslor in People 2023 Revlew Sllvar Award wovid• a Ghar indlcallon of how slaff are vatsjed and support•d
Slaff feedback m￿lUded.
'P•oph aro upbeat and happy,. I lov8 this pla¢•.'
.1 love Ihis organlSa¢￿n,. il does my heart good."
'Everybody works hard because w8 love It..
"There's good[k￿t￿e rel8llonshlps In YouthAGllon ,,, There's excllgmgnt aboul th• lut(n.'
"It 181117ghl lor from Ihe slart . . People biilliant, p8ople arn posllwe..
11 s more Ihan a lob . . I'm proud lo woth lor an oryathsallon that has such a groat rnpul8lion.'
Inve5tmenl lo develop and grow the Senlor Leadership Team through Manabu Leaming Tfainlng and
Support.
Pegr ¥wport System provided by CEO lor new Senior Leaders.
New #entor leader foles having management core compèténtias and re8ponslb116118s (upgraded from 111
Ocl 2023)
New progre88 review system pknted with Sènior L8adefshlP Team Indlvldually. Senlor Leaders will embed
wilh Glaff a¢ro$s Ihe organlsalh)n, incltsding IIP suprfey lo Inform us of gaps or area5 for lurther invoslment.
LifeM8ps (for Wofk) reliaclion cards Ihal can be used lor tsam reviews (molivalion. purp￿e, learning
elc.).
In Se￿￿cl If8ining evaluation complele lor 2023 wilh a 2024 plan drafted,
Slaff supporf8d with membership developmenl day3 and how lo provide Ihe besl supportlserylcg to local
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7. W• bulll and nurtur•d v•rlou• local •nd •tr•t•91¢ p•rtn•r•hlp• Includlng:
CROSS-NATIONS. New &yew strategy developed - YoulhAction. UK Youth, Youlh CYMRU, Y¢yJih
Scolland and Youlh Work Ireland. Launched on 7th Sepiernber w61h panners onllno.
CROSS BORDER.. Formftd a new partnership wilh N•li¢)nal y￿th Councll Ir01and align￿ to the Dom.
thè Taoiseach Shared Island Unil.. Shared Island Youth Forum.
CROSS BORDER.. All Irolond T(avellei Indu$lon Youlh Work Stralegy (research with Nexus). Report due in
2024.
Lead YOUTHSTART: Con8Ortlum of 7 youlh Work tharitlo8: YouthA¢tion. Inc4ud• Youth. Sprlngboard Opps.
stsrt 380, 8yies, Princ4'8 Tn*t {£8m). Shared laamkig •v•nt for youlh wO￿tra and manager8 held on
Thursday 23* Novembei (addod vakje of callaboratlon oxploralion).
Lead PEACE PLUS 3.2 'AMPLIFY': Partnership of 7 youth WY*rk chafltles: YouthA¢lion. Youlh Iréland,
Forèlgo. pal￿dan YC. NIYF. Prlnco's Trusl and Cornmunlty Sports Net4¥0rk (é8.1 rn).
Lead PEACE PLUS 3.1 'SHAREO AGENOA FOR PEACE.: Pp41nership 01 11 youth wort Cha￿1183,.
Y¢ulhAdlon. Youth Ireland, Corryrneola Communlty, Byle8. Integrated Educatknn Fund, YouthLtDk,
YMCA Irel•nd. Fighlirrfj Wards Ireland. Cornmunity ￿alogue. YoulhBank Inlornatlon•l and Peace Players
(É3.4m>
L•8d PEACE PLUS 1.3 INCLUSIVE PEACE.BUILDING: YouthActlon, Youth Work If8land. Women
Rosoufce DW￿lopMent Agency, Involv8. CpAaFrlend. M•ncap. Olvers Youlh and Volunleer NN.
Partnor for PEACE PLUS 3.3 MENTAL HEALTH ('Our Genwallon, partnershlp led by Action Menlal Haalth).
Partner fof PEACE PLUS 2.3 Cyber Quest {cyber securfly Ca￿)- application due mld-2024.
Educallon Aulhorfty Youth Se￿ICe'L11eSkll1S': partnership wilh 8yl••.
BUSINESS.. Clll gmup, PWC, BeNa6t Rolary Club
Queens Unlversily 8ell061. Bfltlsh Suence A8iodalton Ideas Fund 'youth 8arul$ffl' prd•ct.
Ulsler University, Certirt4te In Communlty Youth Studles partnérship and Takln9 Boys Serlousty 2 advl80ry
gioup
ARTS.. Collaborallon wllh C•pella C••dllona lo suppori Iront ol hou$• al Cfumln Road G•al.
Olhor partnefshl)$ wlth Integrated Educatlon Fund, CoOp•falion Ir•iirKI ITBUC). Hume Fotsndation.
Safeguarth'ng Nl, IFA.
. W• work ¢oll•¢ll¥•ly wlth oth•f •eetoMI mpl•￿n￿lIvM a• couragoou• ch•ng• fftak•rn In:
The dev8lDprnent of the VO￿nIary Youth Work Sector. Oomwnl A¢ewnl8 F￿d fundlng Secured *)r 1 yr:
£50,098. Plan Io appoinl gn Independ&nt sedofal convenei and a communi¢atlon$ Intern.
S8cwing Paul Hamlyn Foundallon £8.IXIO for Nelwork Youth Nl. Nelwork s¢Gloral event In October 41174
TIu8t (Duncairn complex) Plannlng for a sectoral onllne event and youth •hOw￿0 in 2024.
Leading. manawng and champlonlng the UKSPF Youlhslart 7 p8rtner consortlum (Improvlng ihè econom1¢
acllvlty ol young people).
Loadlno and partnering in 4 v4r*ty of PEACEPLUS ¢onsorf4um8lpartnerships.
Partlclpallng In se¢tor•l M￿lIng5 EA*OÉ 88 a ful youth work sqctor (Jun•, Juty. Aug, Sept and Nov
2023>.
Jolning ACCORD partner8hlp to ¢oordlnale and f nhance support 8eNic081o local youlhlcommunity groups
au081 Nl.
The Crllkal Youth Work N•twork. ¢$1obli$h•d in autumn 2020 {lundod ty Ihe Paul Hamlyn Foundatlonl
conllnued lo offof non forrn•l workforrA devebprnenl opportunblies across the youlh work 8ector. The
Network Involves tralnlng, research. r880ur(*s. connection8. In819hl$ and Ihe sharlng ol Ihe most up to dal8
knnDvative youth woth. In 2023 we hosted 16 evenl$. indvdin9 exploralions ol Gend•r-Basad Violence and
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9. Ral•g quallty ¥tandaril8 In youth wo￿1 youth arts through partn•rnhlp$, r•••ar¢h, tralnlnp, r••ourG•
d•v•lopm•nt and Impacl d•mon•tratlon.
Eslablished and Cowordinate Youlhslarf employability parfnership (PfoJ8cl launchèd kn August 2023).
Extgnded lh8 Peace Plus 3.2 Youth 'Amplify' to 2 new partneis.. Prlnce's Trust and Community Sports
Netriork wilh submisslon ol applicalion (Au9 20231.
Nurturing Peace Plus 3.1 'SHARED AGENDA FOR PEACE.: Parlnershlp of 11 youth work charltles:
YouthAction, Youth Worf¢ Ireland, Corymeela Community, Byles, Integrated Education FurKI. YouthLink.
YMCA Ireland, Flghtlng Ilbrds Ireland. Comrnunlty Dlalogue, YoulhBank Inlem8llon81 and PeaG6 Player8
wrth submisslon of applicatron (Sepl 2D23).
Establlshed a new Peace Plus 1.3 'Colleclive Allies IOT Peace. c0Th80rt1um: YoulhAcllon. Youth Wklrk
Ireland, Women'5 Resource 06velopment Agency, Involve. CaraFriend, Mencap, Indude Youlh, Playboard,
Oiverge Yothh and Volunteer Now.
Part￿r lor Peace Plus 3.3 MENTAL HEALTH ('Ow Generation. partnership18d by Aclion Menlal Health).
Appikation subrnltted
Partner for Peace P¢u$ 2.3 CybeT Quest (cyber $￿U[lIY ￿11. 2024).
Resourca developrnenl induding.. building altruism through youlh w¢xk, rnvampèd pathway to peace game.
updated po8¢8 ¢oa$lOf$ and the d•v6lopment of a gov•rnanc4 f•soufCe.
Crilical Youlh R•88arch Hub and Crillcal Thlnklng W0￿￿￿0p& lor Ihe Seclor $uth a3 Ihe impact of poverty
on young adults (ProlAnn Mari• Gray. July 23>.
Quallty AS8uran￿ Senior Leadership role (Maria Perkins).
Dovolopmont and roll oul of EA Moderation5 Qually Assurance Framework.
Through youth work 8nd youth art rnethodologies. youn9 people wlbl aelive the followlng outcomo8:
1. Build and Improve Ihelr health afid wèll.bèlrrfJ.
2. Increase Ihelr creallve expresslon.
3. Improvè Iheir lrfe and work skills.
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Achl•¥•m•nl8 and porfonnan
1. Bulld and lrnprov• young pWpI•￿ ho•llh •nd w•ll&•lng.
In Jun• 2023. we launched Ph&* 2 of the Ideas Fund Project a partner8hlp wllh Qw•n Unlv•fslly Belfasl,
Youthjdon and Thè Ideas Fund The alm of Ihe Proled Is to explom allrulsm a* & mèans of IfflwivifVJ mental
he81th, ond coun￿1n9 lh• Indlvldualstic narrallve 8r(wnd fflenlal heallh and encouwkno young people In
communltles lo be'olh8r-regardlng.'
By Decomber 2023, w• had recyulted 2 new ppgr l•adgr• fft the North ￿$1 to roll woth on Allfuism In
mrnunhy and school 8ettlngs. 124 young people had taken p8rt In allrulsm work8hop8. wlth a lurther 16 young
Poopl• golng I￿oUgh an Inlen$1￿ Klndnas8 Pfogramm•. This workshop wa$ populai at lh• rnernber's conleronce
with 12 mefflbOfS iakkng part in a la8lei woth8hop, which will uttknotety benefil young people in Iheir lo￿1 mombor
organi63llon8.
In September 2023 the Peaco IV fimdod 'Our G6n¢ratson' Prol•ct Ilnlshed. Ovef the cow8• 01 tl* prolact 1.435
young peopl• benefitted Irom Heolth ond Wo11.belng $•$iion8 dèllvered by YOU1hA￿lon Nl. 98% 01 ttw Sald that
the wogramme wa8 WOrthwhll• In tholr I1￿8
The Youih Advhsory Group wilhln Our Generatk)n convened lo ensure young people's declslon maklng during iha
proied wa$ haded al a modal of good praclice, and Iho 25 young people who lead thls wort. rofle¢ted an memNIès
ond celebrated Ihoii achievements.
ryl was rfun. I hav• qood mamorb8. We aN Ju8t gol on Bul you know 80me people mlghl hav• had IhetrpèMption8
olpeopl• and Iho have been 8m8$hed down."
"Yoah, I hava b•wn• moro confidenl b9C8uso ol Iho prDqfdmmg. I havo lrfsnds and lool Ilkn I can speak
out."
I le61 liko 811 ol us qJl a better undernt8ndlng of how people would Ilko to be rnlernd lo and how h) approech
people and whal klnd 01p￿n(wO5 to uso I Ihlnk thal nwde us bgtteral maklnq Othe￿ f8•1 Included..
.1 b8lleve l am more aware ofmenlal heallh and how to d•velop str8tegl8s lo Overcon￿ leeling down. I b•li•v• l am
mom open and betterable lo buRd rnlallonshlp wllh p•opla I have a better und8rslanding ol ot￿rpooPIe."
2. Incr•M• young ￿0p1•* cr••llv• •XPM••lon.
WSCH
In 2023. The Ralnbow SchoL4 of Porforni￿g Arts conlinued to d811ver hlgh quality youth ads l youth wo
programme8 lor young people. $50 young people attended weekly classes lor 3 lemis al ouf youth hub College
Squafe North. Each dass took pafl in a mini musicals 8howcase, ffleaning every young person gol the opportunlly
Io porforffl Io an audien￿.
For the fir$1 tsme ever we hosl¢d 2 summer sh¢)ws. Fof junior8 8 cast of e6 look part in 'Tale As Old As Tlme.. whllsl
f¢r Sen￿r¥ a cast 01100 rAa9ed 'MOlilda the mUSiPAI'. The team were supported by a leam o12S young technlcian6
(tethies)
The Pantomime this year was Ihe 'Tale of Tink and Stvik, 11 was a of 10 shows Involving 66 young poople in 2
casts 5UPPOrte4J by 10 Techies and 20 young Fronl ol Houso Volunleers
Audlence numbers for 2023 wore 2.950
The Rainb¢Jw Factory School ol Perfomiing Arts ¢¢niinue io bring dance and drama workshops lo those who may
normally have the same access lo the Arfs as olhers. Over Ihe summer period, our longstanding partnership with
Phoenlx Gas meant Ihat 'Shlne Bflghl. for young people wllh d￿11111￿8 c(￿tInued. work with Elhlc Minorilies
)nlinued In Ballymena. work wlth the Cedar Foundabon has evolved lo wiclude an environmenlal aspect and a n8W
partnershlp has been made wlth UCEL AS a re$vR of Ihi8 WO￿ we no longei use Ihe lemi young people with
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'Jaden absolutely loved Iho dram8 kssonsl Hè is an only chlld was lolaftly Isolated durtThJ Covid and lost his
nlldence. Drama and Iho 188cher Shannen ljmught him out ol his sh811 &we ablé to see the creative
Pgrsonohty w& had all be8n mlssing for so long. Even when he home he was lalklng exdl8dly. H8 has always
warted lo go io drnma most drama classes dony alk>w aulislK people lo show their IMa￿natIv• sefv•$
wh•rnas with thè Aullsm gmup he was amongst sMThlarchildr8n & encovrnged io be himseln"
ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF CREATIVE EXPRESSION
On Sunday 25th June 2023, lir81.ever YANI CON was held. (Youlh Comlc Convontlon) There were eo young
people in attendance liom across the reglon. Patron CiaraTr Hind5 Qponpd Ihe event and tojk time to chat and
answer queslfjor￿ wllh youThJ people. The evenl was used to connocl youn9 Pogple who Shore a love ol comic$ and
superheroes bul akn lo ¢4nnect with Ihe real W￿ld arKI real world ISSU￿ relaled lo life and 80cial jusltc•. For
example, Stan Loe and Jack Kity u•at•d X-M•n to l•ach young paopl• about radsm and prejudlce and how to
(*allenge it.
'Il was n6rfy 8nd I lov• Itl"
Over Iht Halloween break we hosted the first ever Good Relalions Cup for young people from across Northarn
Ireland Teams entered from Enni6killen lo the Northwest. In (he splril ol the GO(￿ Relation$ leams were madè up
of players from different community backgrounds and supportod by ¢oacho$ from NO￿leh FC. Llnfield United FC
and Ennl8kill8n Rangers. 40 young people look part from 4 regional youlh work or9anl8atlons wllh C￿m8¢ boing
awarded 'Player ol the TOUrn￿ment.,
' There has been an tweThvhelming posllive reaction to the day, We plan lo slmilar events In the luluro using
vaiiefy ol sports lo budd conneclions Ihroughoul Ihe seGlor.' (Youth Wther)
RAI
We continue to work wilh youn9 pwple to find all?rnative ways lo make the best use of our youlh work resource al
College Square Norlh. eelfasl. On 10th N0￿mber we hdd a Fashion Fundroisèr- selllng prolovod lashion to young
people and adults. The ovenl was run by 'The ihomers. youth ¢omffliMé• and a group ol young wornen from The
Falls Women's Cenlre. 172 people ¢ome through the doors (some new lo YoulhAcllon Nl Including refugees and
lashlon studenls). We rals8d £746.17 M Ihe night and h8ve hl a spark for sustalnable lashlon amongst young
peopte. sup￿rterS and staff.
3. Improve young yople'• Ille and WO￿ skllls.
YoulhAction Nl is wnmllled 1¢ tackling yovlh ungmploymenl by invesllng in young people, deliveiing bespoke
èmployabilily programmes. providing qualifications. work placements and slrtsclured volunt•oring opporlunities, wilh
Irryresslve fesutts. Jobs for young people conlinug$ to b8 8 priority of the Board of Diroclors.
TH
Youthslart was officially launthed al PWC (Bélfasl) on 2P July 2023. Th8 UKSPF funded pfogramme supports
yoim9 people who are e¢Momically inactive lo build their skils & aspiralions towards employment. The 7 str
partnership is18d by YoulhAction Nl
As a collectlve eonsortium 102% of our yeaf I largels hav& been achieved in the first 9 months per￿ April lo
December wlth 1.161 young p•opl8 on the Pfgecl aga￿st a tafgot of 1.139.
83PA of our employment oulcomès have been mel in the first 9 monlhs.
138 young people have progressed lo employmenl against a largel of 166
137% of our Further Tfaining IFurther Education outcomes have been achieved
494 young people progressed lo FEIFT against a tafgel s81 of 360.
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Al Y¢uthActhM) Nl. emphaw ha8 been placed lafgeling Iho80 young people nol always Induded in ywlh work
partlcularty young refuge8s and asylum 8eekei8, young motherg and tr8ns youNJ people. We have Incfeasln9
mbers ol young peopl& al YoulhAclF¢￿ who identify as Iransgendèr. Fr¢m ane¢dolal eviden￿ many Irans young
people experienL* b(￿lYing and discrimma￿0Th in the home, 01 school and In $¢¢i¢ty at large. Wa sland with young
people and thelr rfgh18 to d•¢ide lor theMgelv88. V4* are delNhled Ihai young p¢oplo who ara tran8 see us as a
safe spxe respectlng al gendèr IdèntitN*s. W8 will cmlinue lo offer a 8afe spacè whllst also Wofking vllh young
People to challenge t￿ltyIng and th¥￿IMInation In youlh work. in 8¢hool. famlly and SOGigtal 3ettlng$.
By DaeAnber 21Y23, you11￿clI0￿ had eNolled 148 econornlMlly sna￿1¥• young peoplo, •xceodlng lh8 year 1 target
whlch was 137 youn9 people, 11 above Ouf largel lor ￿ar l. ￿ had supported 23 young peoplo Inlo employment.
60.6% 01 year 118rg01$ had boen xNeved.
"Thank8 lor£vlling m8 lIKaU￿ t￿ trninlng and helplry m• goi thallob." (Young Man. CSR Coufse.)
Tho Youihslort FYol8cl ha8 been ￿le￿¢d by UK Shared Pfwertty Fund ta be part of an ovaluatlon of VKSPF, Thls
Is an opportunmy to JhvKa50 quallty Yo￿h woth ond the b¢nofi11 ol a eollaboratlve appioach.
.1 have leamt l can do quolficatlons. I love how11 Is Inlomial bul Ihat wo gel work don8. in a Trlax•d Mvimnment,
* are hamlng Imm eaGh dher what it Is Ilk• to move hern from a dlffererpl counlry. and when we have ?￿h
Week Iloel posmiw 4nd Nk& I have Conlrfb￿ed.'
YouthAcllon Nl continu•$ to offer g wld8 rangè of OCNNI tyalmcatlon8 to support yovng people. In 2023 w• buill
Ifalnlng spac•"80ans and fknam$' youth café for young people tr•lnlng on our OCNNI 8ari$ta, Cu8tomw C•r• and
Food Hygiena ¢oui8e$
W• hav• roconlly odded 3 new quallftcalions lo our repertotre.. A1ovo12 In Sports Devebpmenl. Leval 2 In Creallve
d Dlgllal Arts and a Level 2 Award In Sod•l M•dia.
Work has Jlarfod wilh OCNNI, lo •xplor• accredltatlon of Youth Athle¥emenl Awwd8.
YoulhActlon Nl w88 fK•minated in 2 ¢•legorie$ al OCW41 L•aft￿ng and Inno¥alion Awards In June 2023.
The youth Cafe wa$ nOn￿nated In lh• L•amer and Inn¢)vallon Award8 and OCNNI Leamw Jack Smyth wa8
nomlnaled as Lewner ofthe Year. Jack w3$ rUn￿r up and received £500 lowards luliire 81udy.
82% of learner8 who feglstered for o qu•llfullon In 2023 eompleled and gained aceThdllallon.
In 2023, the charity pfo¥Kled paid work placemenv Inlemshi>s for 3 ywng porA& In grty•rth Industries (PR I
mmunlc811ons. lechniul thealre event managemenl), BW4POrted by lh• govèrnrn•nl Job Start scheme and
Ulslef University.
4. Denwn•trnle lo•d•r4hlp* I￿1¥1$￿ and p•ac• bulldlng.
YouthAction Nl contin￿￿3 lo plac8 peacebulldln9, acllbism and leader$Np at the heart of am lis youth work
prograrnThes, d88Pite the absence of l￿ding In 2023 lor this wth. Stral¢gic development Investment klr peace.
building focu988d on nUrtU￿n9 a Tange of PEACEPLUS eonsorl• kn weparlng appllcations to 3.2 Youth call and 3 1
Shared learning (non-formal educa140n).
Tiaditional oclivities 8uth as Inlemalional Women's Day, PRIDE week events, World Mental Hèalth Oay Events look
Plac• each wilh a sodal lu$lice locus In addibon we hosled new evenl$ eXPlNin9 Ihe role ol fallh In the LG8T
Comrnunity. A poacebuihjing J stwtelling event, as wel as new camp8yn$ su¢h as Llnking G•norations
(Inl8fg•n•r8tional Campaign) and Ihe w1w￿, Campaign
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Through Ihe '#lwlY campaign Yothh Ambassadors Corin and Coll contlnued to fac411tale wathshops on the Xlwim.
campalgn. They laciliialed wothshops with the North West Islamk Assoclalion, in Strabane, Derry. wilh local
sthoo15 and IhW brought Ihoir campaign lo 10 Dow￿ng Slreel where spoke with UK Prfme Mwiisler ￿'ShI
&Jnak. Bolh iwlll ambassadors compioted Ihek c¢mrnunlly lundrnising for Ihe local Foyle Hospi¢8 ar￿ fai$èd 8
totAI ol £12,160. Foyla Hospice stated 'these Insplrallon81 young Pa￿ havè shown Foyle Hospic& thai grassroots
lundr8islng is belng passed Ihrough generdtions and Ih&t & hospice that was bultt by tha ct)mmunlty wlll conllnue 10
thrive ￿th younqpeople like Corin and Coll."
YoulhALlim h8$ b¢•n Insln#Thnlal In récrulting for and in dellverin9 IndU¢l￿n sesslons lo Ihe Shared Island Youlh
Forum To dale 80 young people have been fecrulled trom arJ0s8 Ihe Island,, wtth seg8lons rjn YouthAclion Nl
Peace Resour￿8 delivered10 groups dumg the inltial residgnlial.
As a wesull lo YouthAclK)n's commitnient lo pe8cebuilding In July 2023, 3,503 young poople feport•d that Ih•y weré
"moTe favourable lo peo* from othei ba¢kgiounds" as a result ol taking Part In Iholr projecl.
YoulhActlon Northern Ireland ofgani$e a 'Women In Peacebuilding, 襕nt ¥thith locus•d on women who
nneded wlth the Design ar￿ Irwlomonlation ol Iho Good Fr￿¥Y Agffjemanl and women who arn Invofved In
peacebuilding post good Friday agreemanl with the youn9 P•OPlè of today. The event was chaired by th
Chal￿ersOn of the 8oard Anne-marle Gfay who chalred the trwo panels and took the audlence of over 50 through
the louméy and roles thal women played In bllThglng peace to Northern Ireland 48 well as how Iho women In loday'j
sodety are conlrlbullng lo peace bullding. Bronagh Hinds expTessed a $ens8 of encoulagemènt lo soe young
women &nIer￿g activism and communily work underlining her commitmenl lo 8olldarity- 'Ive re slill Ihere fighllnq.,
YotsthActlon Nl contr11￿leS lo Ihe workforce developfflenl of Ihe wider youth $eaor. ty pr¢+vidirrfJ recognlsed youlh
Irainlng from level 1 lo level 4 (InGluding Ulsler Univer$ity qualifi￿{lOn9) and 298 ￿Ulh wo¢k quallllcalions
were achieved In 2023 Ihrough fac4- t￿14¢0 doliv•ry.
In building leader$hip. YoulhAclion. conlinues to priorilise qualily youlh work and 104d6rshlp iralning. We provlde
coherent Iraining ioule lor leaders al all ages and 5ta9es of Iheir18adeishlp journey. lfi 2023, 25 groups reglstered
lor OCN lévéls 1 3 in youlh work (25 group$i wilh 22 groups completing with 166 young leadors gainiTrJ
accr•dilaliOn.
In addllion. we conllnue lo be Ihe only organisalion lo deliver Iho Level 4 Certificale in Youlh Sludiès In parlnershlp
with Ulster Univeislly. The course is a widening acce55 vo￿li0￿al course largeling non-traditional leamers. In
2023. 13 sludenls graduated from the Level 4 Certificaie ￿urSe. Thls reprasenls an 80% completion rale.
Progresslon roule$:
6 81udenls accepted onto Ihe lull tirne dogfee in Communily Youfft Work
16ludenl 3ccepled onto Ihe post-grad rourse fow Communlty Youlh Ilk)rk
3 sludenls accepted onlo part-lime degree in Communily Youth Work
I sludent acxepled onlo Dance c(yJrs8 in MarKheGter
3 sludenls gained new Youth work emph)ymenl
For the 8cademlc year 2023 124 we held Ihe course in 2 localions Belfast and Magèe with 8 lolal of 22 sludents
By 0o¢émbef 2023, ol students had Gornpleted module 1
.1 never Ihoughl I would gel to universily. peop18 like me don I go lo urnverslly. bui Iha h8lp I gol on Ihe course mad
me slay, I was lold I wasn I stupid l just needed support io hfr￿ m& leam I was able lo lakg whal I was 18aKning
slralghl into my youlh club. 11 he￿ed me see how il 811 connects. I'm Ihe first in my family lo graduate, the cou
was hard bul I'd do it all again in a heartbeal '
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Locallon•
The charty mainlalned th• regional offices In Amiagh. EnnIS￿.1en. Kllkeel, Newry aNI Defryl Londonderry. College
Squwe North continues to bo developed as Ihe leadlng youth venue. creating a shored $pa¢e for a shared future In
Ihe heart of Bellasl It connects communltles. youw people and ¢)rganlsatl¢)ns to Ihe dty and has become 8 cenlre
01 ex￿11￿nc* fly youth worK youlh democrncy and youth arts.
¢oll•g• Squar• North
The ¢hafttabl¢ company plans to rnaxlmise Ihe re8owc•s at College Square North to ￿N)re effedNely meet lh8
d)aNd1￿ needs of ￿n9 people and con1r1￿1• lo the d8V8lopmenl ol the youth aNJ arts sectors in Northern
Irèland, lollowlng ihé hnpad ￿ COMD-19. In 2023 our Youlh C*é 'B8ans and Ore8m8' wenl on piolecl vl$lt8 to
Dubl￿ to loam about olher youth cafés ara best iun.
W• 1•8m8d aljout lh• dlfferent wles thal help keep Ihe calé s818. So add Ihese Into ours- only c•rtain
groups in al on• Ilm•, and havlngp8opI8 résponslble forGert8ln fvb8."
cam Is more ty young not wort•r8."
l¥e need to 8th1 fu108 h'k•- no cl•&$ no coffee. And everyone is InClu￿- not 4 diw•."
'Vtrts uao some le8mlng Including the hall ol lame and the coryjorate ipon8orsh¥> lof healthy ffoods the
lo Dublln."
A bulldlng fevlew group made up of young people, Staff and aenior leaders has been meetlng to rnaxlmise Ihe
potenllal of Ihe bullding and to plan for 4 8uslainobility polcy Ihroughwl Ihe orga￿SaIloTh. CM¢8rn$ and
opportunllles wwe presonled IQ th¢ 8oard of Trustees wllh prhorilles fflovln9 forward lo Inctud•: f•cydlng In Ihe
twllding, lo wilto11 LED s¢nwr lighting and to treat• • Irnall ¢ommunily 9afden to gr••n lh• cily untr• ipace lor
young pwi•.
In November 2023. we 8ecur•d o t•nonl (or the *nalkr offlG• on lh• 51h Floor wlth the laiger 8parA remalnlrvJ
vacanl. iesulllng In a lo$$ ol approximately £25,000.
Ca￿1 expendllure to 31 D•cemb•r 2023 r)n Ih bul(IlryJ lolall•d £3,242.20712022.' £3.235,992),
Slnce Ihe tyjildlng 1$ an asset of Ihe chaiitablo company. th• •xp•ndlture agalnsl thls apwafl On th8 balwce sheet.
11 SI￿Uld bo noted Ihal t￿ incomè usèd lo fund thls •xpendllur8 Is no longef availabl• lo the ch8frt8ble company. 88
It hai boon 8Pgnl on CoMeg• Squarè North,
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TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Fln•n¢hl R•vlew
The financlal slalemenls are presented In the slandard fomiat requlred by the siatemenl ol Recommended Practle•
"Accountin9 and Reportlng by Charities. as slated in March 2015 and covers Ihe acllvllies of YouthAcllon Nl. The
slatement of finawl aGtivllies (SOFA) shows the gross ￿COrne from all sour¢oS.
R•sults
The ch8rilable company had net oyl9oing re8ourrAS lor Iho yoar, before traThsfefS of £417.197 (2022: £99.292).
The charlly had lolal lunds 01 £3,561,32212022.' £3,978,S19).
The charlly continu•s lo work lifeles$ly lo secure income from prfvate tru8ls, donations and public $our¢¢s to
finance ils ongolng act1vi￿•S wilh young peopl¢, A slrai¢gk fundral$lng plan is continually Irrolemonled and
updated. alongside annual budgets ol Income and ¢xpendltur¢ to address the thallenge$ In th• eurrenl financ￿1
clmate.
Th• maln sourees ol fundlng are granls rncelved Irom varlous bOdl•$ 8$ dlgdoud In nole 6 ID the Ilnanci41
•latorrtenl8. YouthAdlon Nl slncwely thanks all donors and •nsuf•s •ff•dlvé and éffldenl use of resoufces.
Key Performance Indicallxs The charily's key p•rform*K• IndlcalorA ar• K lollows:
023
22
otal Incomlng R•8OUfC•8
,848,966
,778,325
mploy•• Hurnb•r•
The tharilles athlevements 8galn81 Ils charftable oblectlves are set out wllhln the "Achlevernonl8 and performanc•"
sectlon above. and Is their key measurement 01511C￿sS.
1. Flnanclal rlgk m•nag•monl
The charlly's operations expose It to a variety of financial risks Ihal Include the effecls of changes In kquidlly rlsk
nd inlgwe¥l rato cash Ilow rlsk. The ¢harilable Company has In place a rlsk management wogramme Ihal seeks to
limil Ihe adverse eff¢cl$ on the financial perfoimance ol ihe company by monll¢xin91gvel$ of ¢•sh and mainlaining
no debt. Thé policies set by the Board of Directors 8re implemented by Ihg charity'8 Senlor Leadership Toarn.
Spedfic meotlngs between Ihe CEO and Chalr also lake placo lo a¥s¢$$ risk, A high level TIu81oe Risk Register is
In place to mlllgate agolnsl Iht risks io the charlly (Fknanct; Repuiaiion; Govèinance and Manag8m8nt) and a
report is presenlod kn advan¢9 of 6ach board meellng In lale 2023, the Sènior Leadership Team recognised the
impact ol delayeil lunding conlfa¢t$ on income lor 2023 and how thi$ will 8ffecl Ihe accounts. A specific and
purp080ful r•view w88 planned alongsido tho Treasuro in oarly 2024
2. R••eTh
Al 31 De¢emter 2023, the charlly hod lotol re$e(ve$ ol £3 561.322. 01 these resem$. £379,270 We￿ reslricted by
(kjnors for specrfic purposes. The charity had genero1 reser¥es of £3.182.052 of which tho Board have designated
£2.4SY),194.
The charftablè company's policy is to ratain a lèvel ol résor408 which matches the needs of the chatitablo company
bolh at Ihe curianl tim• and In th• Iof•s8eable fulure This also allows Ihe charity lo plan lof futuie devekJpmenls.
This is eslimated at a r8serve 18vel of £9￿.000 and g8neral r8s•rvo5 are currently below Ihis level. The feserves
policy is le￿Wed annually. Fr8e reseryes ar8 those unreslricled r?serves not designaled for, nor invested in fiKed
assets and which are available for general use and can be d88vJnaled for future developments, The Tru51ees intend
to designale a portion ol reseNe5 for College Square North fulure developmenls. The Trustees are slriving lo
se￿Ie reserves (wthch include reslricled and Unfeslrict8d funds) in the hjture Suff￿lent lo rneet committed
expendilure and Ihe running co315 foi a pgliod equivalent lo 6 rnonlhs annual expendilure. The Tfuslees believe that
the period of 6 monlhs is necEssary in order that Ihèie is conlinuily of service and will continue io work towards the
implemenlalion ol this policy
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TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR EPIDED 31 DECEAIBER 2023
3. Golng ¢on¢•m audlt
For the year 2023, the cornpany reported a 01 £417K De8plte Ih18 dallcjl. th& ￿mp￿Y Yjtlll has reserves of
£3,561,322 $tr¢ng restricted and uwstfirAed r•ser¥•s.
Going l0rn7aid. th• company is reporting an Impfovkng piclur• For the 2024, year, the company is expectod to break
even and in Ihe year 2024.11 has secured a numbar of lary l(ty term proieel8.
In year 2024, Ihe Mfflpany has se¢ured a 4 year. a 3 % yoar pwrammé and 8 3 yur wojecl Ifom SEUP8
PEACEPLUS worth E1.640,425. É1,349.001 And C1.IXO.778 reBpeclv•ty.
The cornpany18 al￿ Very eonfidenl Ihat In th¢ latsf Part of 2024. andher 2 long term prole¢t• wlll be s8￿red from
SEUPB worth Ég00.000 and U32.412.
V411h Ihese proleds. the company will be able Io S•CUM th• long fiAure of their staff lo be able to conlinu• to
carry Olrt thelr rnuch noeded work with young people.
Th• coffoany h•8 8180 sirong bank bal•n¢&s wllh the main trading acu)unl alttkng around £5(KI,CW ffid ft has kepl
payln9 off 11$ Suppliers on a limoly b••l$ •nd there afe no long outslaThllng d•bts wllh any of its •upplier$.
Itls atsp up io dalo wllh all It# thtutory credltors e.9. HMRC, pen6ion8 and all Ilabl￿8 are currnnl and no long19rn1
oulsllndry Ilabllltl•8.
The c*mpany has taken the nec•ssDry •C￿r￿% rnqulr8d to add￿$$ the def￿1 In 2023 ond it ts In a muth *tr￿gaI
poiltlon al of 2024 arKI can conllnuo lo ImpfOW Ihe P￿ture In Ihe tsthcornlng yeafs.
The company does not •nvlsop any going cmcern l$$ue$ ondls able lo ¢ontlnue a8 • bu8lne$8 Into Ihe lulure.
4. Taxidon •t•tu•
The chafllabl• company Is a f•glst8r8d thorily. 8nd as such18 enlilled lo c•rtaln tax exemptions on kncome and
PTofit8 Ir(￿ knveslm•nl8. and surpluses on any Irading aclivilios Ca￿led on In furtheran&9 01 Ihe charilable
(YJmpany'8 Prtmary obJects'v•s, if Ihese profil$ pA)d 6urplu6es ale applled Tolety lor charltoble purpose8. The
charliobl• company 18 nol roglslered fow VAT and accordlngly, all Ihelr expendilufe 54 i•cordod Inclusive of any VAT
Incwr80.
S. Rl•k manag•rn•nl
Th8 Trustees have actively revlewed the malor rhsks lo whkh lh• charitable company is exposed and ha
Im*mented 8y8tems lo mll*ale those rlsks. Intefnal Ilnancl•l rlsks are minlmi8ed by procedures oulllned In the
Fin￿claI Polky and Procedures documenl (fevlowad Jan 2021) whlch authori$e8 811 traftsacllons These conliols
are revi￿ed regulaty to ensure Ihat Ihey slll meet the need8 ol Ihe tharilobl8 Company. A managemenl
Strategy Is In place whith 18 aligned with Ihe opera￿Onal plans. This includes targets lor w(Yklng with young people.
flnance and govemance A ievlew of Ihe stralegk plan lakes place agalnsl an analysis of the exiernal envlronmenl.
potential sources of Income and risks laced by Iha ¢harilable company. A Risk Regi$lor is in place and a sufflnlary
reported In advance of each Ex6￿￿1Ve Cornmlttee m8ellng. In late 2023 del8ys In lunding conlract8 ralsed
c4)nc¢rns lor In¢ome r￿u(e$ fly 2023 alorosido addllional faclors such as 51h I1￿1 t•nancy and weduces unoslrlcted
income Ihrou9houl 2023 A mi•w and plon wlth the CEO. Financ4 Manager and Senior Leadernhlp toam was put In
place.
YoulhAdion Nl has held Ihe Investors In People qualily stsndafd award slnce 2004 and operales a comprehensfve
HR Pt*cy and procedwes (reviewed annually). A compr8hensl¥e review of Ihe organisalM)n's "Prolectin9 ¢hlldren,
young people and young a(￿lts (including Adult8 al Ri$k)'
policy and procedure$ includlng good praclic•
gutdellnos" has been ￿rried. fulty Implemented and review8d in April 2022 by the Board of Dife¢tors. The Board is
ad￿Sed ol all child prolection training. veltlng and reportln9 at each meellng. through the Risk Regisler. As a
gronal voluntary youlh organisalion, YouthA(Aion Nl also conts'nues lo wovide Access Nl velllng and Child
Pn)tection training lo local groups acmss Northein Ireland. lo as$i$t in keeplng young people safe In youth, 8rt$ and
cornmunity environments. We have 3 desrgnated offiGer5 linduding a Board member) and 5 Keeping Sale trainers.
In 2023 we velled 369 youlh leaders, through Arxes$ Nl and trained 161 In Safe9uafding, to pro1•￿ thildren and
young people In our local member groups
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TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
PlJn• for fvtuT¢ perlod•
The charity has bewn yew one year ol th8 new S year Strategic Plan for 202>2027 in •xtr•mety ChaI￿n01n9
circumstanrAs. Perfofmanc4 and achievemenls are monitored and reported against Ihe goal$ ol Ihe charlly. Ea¢h
year the Boafd of Directors hold a youth 9o¥ernance anTrual revlew lo share athievemenls wllh young petyle and
plan ahead.
YoulhAcllon Nl IJ rtcognlsed by Ihe Departmenl of edu¢allM a8 a wlonal ¥Y)luntary youth organlsation and a
Cha￿Y. by tho Art$ C(wncl for Nl a$ a hluh quality youlh als charlty. Ihe Department for the Economy a$ a hlgh
pgrfomilng. Euffjpean Social Fund provlder. and thé Department of Finan￿ a$ algad parlner in sionrflcant Peace 4
iniliatiVO5.
To meet these fundlons YoulhAdion Nl *ill ¢onlinue lo..
DelNer dire￿ front line seThlc•s lo Improve the lif• ch￿¢•& of young p•oph.
Provide Iraining and support to local groups lo Impro¥é thèif s•r¥lcés far yt)ung p•ople.
Maintain, support and grow our local mambershlp sèThkes.
Contribute to th• Strategic development of youfft work and yothh •rt$ I￿Ugh publlcatbon$'. oJrriculum
malarials. Strategic messaglftg: portnershlp wort(ho and through sha￿d leafnln9 avents.
In 2023, young peoplo, Member Or9￿1$8110nS, slaff. and senlor leader8 approved our new 5 ye¥ stral•glG plan lor
2023.2027 'Youno poople leading change for a lali and InGIusNe workl '
The 4 oulcome$ (themaiic plllar8) lo be •chiev8d lor young pecyl•. through a wldo port(olio ol Fxogrammes, are:
1. 8uild and iffrf>ro¥e Ihelr heallh Wel￿beIng,,
2. Increase Iheir crealive exFYe86ion',
3. Improve Ihelr Ille 8nd work 8klll8: and
4. Domonslrale leaderstdp. actlvism and peace.bullding.
Orynlsatlonal I Stral•glc GM1• for 2023.2027
1. Slrive for a sustainable and robust finanoal base lor our work, r•l•lng 2 mllllon pound* each year lo athieve
high quality wjulh W￿kty0Ulh ails and value for money outcomes.
2. Inve$t in 250 ¢ommun1tl￿ oach year to embed quallly youth wOr￿oUth arts to support young people's
developmenl.
3. Improve the heallh. wollb•ing and 8swratson$ of 10,000 young p•opl• 89ed 11>25 ea¢h year.
4. Inuease tho sltills, qualifications and employability of 1,000 young leadern each year.
S Demonslfale Ihe highest levels ol governance and operalional excellence wllhn a clear constilulional and l•gal
framework,
6. Inspbrè, bulld and nurture an gffeclive supportive and healthy l¢ad•r3hip team al YoulhAction Nl and Ihrough our
membershlp neiwork
7. Buld local and slraiegic partnerships wilh tharities. busines5 seclfx. academia. govemmqnt and rivic soclety
auoss the UK, IrelarKI and Inlernalionally
8. Work wilh Sedoral reprtsenialtve$ as courageous change makers to Iransfomi how charilie6 are fecognised.
valued aNI gUPPQrted
9 Raise quality standards in youlh WOTk Ihrough partnerships. re$ear¢h. Iraining. resour¢¢ developfflent and Impacl
demon$lralion.
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TRUSTEES. REPORT UNCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORTI (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Th• prforlllm for 2024 ar•:
1. To lèad and ¢¢>ordift•le a rnnge of rxo$8 ljofdor PEACEPLUS rmsortia to lurthw indude ￿￿n9 ￿0P19 In
Ildlng peaco and r8concllb8110n.
2. To bad, manag•. lrnw•ment Ihe Youlhstart employab￿ c4Jnsortlum of 7 leading yixth woth (*arllla8 currnntly
through Ihe UK Gov•mmont Shaf•d Prosperlty Fund and lo influence stratagic developmanl and funding moving
lothrd Into 2026.
3. To work alongside Intef-8e¢lor amles to suppM young peopto who experb8nc8 n￿1￿19 barriorn In Ihelr Ilves su¢
as yo￿9 travellers. young LGBTQ+ and Y￿n9 peoFA• from asy￿￿ seeker wthig¢o famili¢J.
4. To acllvely coTrlribule to and shape wid•r youth V￿rk Sector pollcy and $trate9y devolopm•n18 irKluding strat•g
lundng lor tho Ir•nsformallon of th8 ￿knnIary Y(￿th wo)* Secior.
S. To develop a more 8u8latnabl8 apwoach lo ¢)w verw• at c￿189* Squaré Norih {88lfa81) and to our ov•raN
Pract￿￿$ acm88 lh• region.
6. To confidenlty respond to meetlng Ihe needs ol our I￿81 m•mberthp Support in effident and effedi
rnarnor.
7. Conllnue to invest in our people •t YwllffttKin, Improve poll¢y •uppart and to d•mon8lwat• th• banoltts ol
m￿ft9 at YoulhA¢tkni.
Publ1¢ b•n•fft
The Tru8t888 believe thal the charflable company pfovldes a public bon¢ill In a number of way8 ts eomplemenl the
twelve d•6uIpiion$ of charltable p￿poSe5 as loid down in Iho Chari11￿ Acl INI) 2008<13). Thls Indudes the
advancement of youlh,. ed￿atIon.. cilizensh¥• and eA)mmunlty d8volDpYnénl: th6 8rt$' recondliath)n: equalty and
¢Jvers#y: and rellel ol poverty. This is achleved through holpln9 to wovido suppoii, guklance and educallonal
opportunllle• to Ihe young people of Northern lrnland and 1hose who work wilh them. The Tru81ee8 are fulty awar•
of Ihe rnquir8rnen18 of Ihe Chartty Commlsslon for Northern Ireland and 8f• operaling entlr•ty wblhin the leglslallon.
YouthActlon Nl raglstered wllh the M Charit1•8 Comml$$bon on 16 May 2017 Ichaflly Number NIClIX365).
Ak)n9$ide Ihe wlder youth work Sectoi. we will und•rtak• re#aaich that prornot•$ the economk value of youlh work,
•monstraling the social relum on invaslm•nl.
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TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Stru¢lurn, governance and managemfrnt
YoulhA¢tion Nl is a ch4ritabl¢ company limii¢d by guarantee and does not have a sharè capital. 11 Is govemed by a
Memorondw) and Articles ofAssooa1i￿ aftd Ihe liabikty of eath membef is Ilmiléd to an amount not exceeding £1
The Gharit8bl¢ company. whtch is govem¢d ty a Board of Difectors, Is recognlsed as a charlly by the HM Revenue
and Cusloms. The Chlel Executlve dr1￿$ Ihe slral¢gi¢ dire¢lion of the charIlab￿ company and carries oul the day
to day man89ement wilh the a$sSst8nce of the Senior M8na9ement Team. The truslees. who are also the dlrecl(
for thé purpose of cornpany law. and who $ervod durin9 tho year and up lo Ihe dale of signalure of Ihe financlal
statement$ were..
Pfolessor Ann Maria Gray . chai￿rI0￿
Mr Jim Nl¢holson OBE . VI￿ Ch8irperson (Resined April 2023>
Replac•d by Suson M¢ Cullough.
Mr Calhal M•n•aly~ Tr•asur
Mr Liam Hannaway . Honorary Secretary
M$ P￿e1• Ballantlne
Ms Alex Barnat¢
Mr John Hannaway
Ms Su88n MCC￿￿)U9h
Ms Glllian Shields
The Trustees who are also DKectors of the ¢Yiaritablg ￿MpanY as at 31 Oecember 2023 and have been members
for the whole year Ihen ended, unless otherwise noted, af• as oullinod on page 1.
Tho appolnlm•nt ol Trusle&slDireclor8 Is laid oul In Ihe conslllullon of Ihe ¢harilable Company. Tho Human
Re50ur¢88 Policy (reviewed annually) contains a volunleering policy and a conllicl ol inlw¢sl poli¢y', whth apply to
Ihe Board ol Director$. The Board of DITocIoT8 meol al least foul Ilrnel per yoar. Upon elKlion ¢a¢h Trustee 18
inlroduc¢d lo Ihe legal and op¢ralional aspocts of Ihe chafitabl? cofflpany to ensure they have an und6r$tanth'ng ol
Ihe nalure ol Ghwily trUs￿$hIP, Iho respon$ibilities and dulle¥ Ihal 90 With Ihis P081ilon and to see the role ol
Trustee kn action.
Coll8dlvely w• C4Jnrnil to s•114valualion and continuous improvaménl throughout all areas of Ihe Ofganisallon.
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TRUSTEES, REPORT IINCLUOING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
Sl4t•mont of tiii•tso•' r••pM•lblllll•8
The Tru$lees (*tho ar¢ also Dlrectors ofyou11￿lIOTh Northern Ir•lind Llmlted lor tho puwses ol company law) are
ongiblg foi pwaring the Annual report In accordanc• wllh #p￿1¢1b1• law •nd r•gulalion.
ComP￿Y law regillres tho Trustses to prepare fmanual statements lor eac* financial year. Und•r that law Ihe
Truslees have prepar•d Ihe financial slatements In acC￿rdanCe wllh Unlted Klngdom Ac￿unI1ng Standards.
comprislng FRS 102 'Th• Finxlal Reportlng Stsnd8rd applic81Ae In the UK and R•publlc of Ireland". and
appllcable law {Uniièd Kingdom Generally A¢￿ptOd Accovnts'ng Practlce). Under company law thè TnJ￿8es nNJsl
nol approve Ihe financial slalement8 unless they ore 68118fi•d that they glve a Irue and fail VIV￿ ol Iho St•le of the
affalrs of Ihe tharilable company and of the Incomlro resources and applicatlon of resourc4s. Indudwrfi the In￿rne
and 8xp•nrfthif•. ol lh• charltabl• company lor Ihat perlod, In preparing ihese financlal 8latemonts.
Tr￿1￿* af• r•qulr•d to:
• 8•10¢1 sullable accountlng polldes and Ihen apply them con818tenUy'
• ob80r¥e tho ff*thod8 and prinwl89 In the Staternent ol R•commended Practlce: Ar%auntlng and Reportlng by
Charlli•$ (201 S).
• make ludgemenls and eitimat88 that affj reasonablo and prndent;
. Ilale whelher applicable UK AcMunting Standaidl. comprlslng FRS 102, h•v• ljwn f¢llMd. sublecl to any
m•lerf•l do￿rtur￿ disd08￿ and explained In Ihe knnthal *lal•m•nt•: and
pr•p4fe th& finand81 statements on Ihe golng concein ba•ls unlo88 11 18 Inapproprial• ts pres￿￿¢ thal Ihè
charttable eA)mpany wlll conllnue In buslness.
The Tfuslee8 are responsbble lor keeping adequale ac¢ounlin9 records that are sufficlenl to show and oxplaln th•
¢harllaNe company's transaclions and dixlose wilh reasonabl8 accuracy al any Ihe financial po8itlon of thè
arllabl8 company and énabl8 Ihem lo en8ure Ihal Ihe ftnandal stalementl compty wllh tho Conw8nlos Act 2008.
They are also r•sponsible for safoguardwig Ihe assets of the charftable company and horte lor laking rna8onable
$teps for Ihe prevenllon ond deleclion of fraud and olhor liregularlll88. The Trustees are responsible for Ihe
malnlenance and Integrily of Ihe ¢harilabb ¢ompany'8 wobslte. Loglslallon In Ihe United Kingdorn govemkng Iha
prep8ratlon and di8$emlnalion ol lln8ndal slalernnls may dlffer from leg161atk)n in olher lurlsdktlon8. In accordance
wllh Sedion 418, DIreCt￿$. reports shall Indude a Slalemenl. In the case of each Dkeclor In Offi(* at thg date the
Directors. report Is approved. Ihat:
So far AS thè Truslées, are aware. there ig no 101ovant audlt Informalion ol which Ihe company's auditOf$ af•
unaware: and they have takon aN Ihe slep8 thal th•y ought lo have taken as a Tnbstee kn Lvder to make Ihemselves
aware of any felevanl audil information and lo •stablish that Ihe ¢ompanY• audrtors ale aw8re of Ihat informatl¢)n
Audllor
The audilor$. Harbinson Mullholand, have ir￿lc21ed Ihelr wllllngness lo conlinue In offlcA•. and a resolutlon
concemlng Ihoir reappokntThwnl WUI be proposed at the Annual General Meeting.
The tru*ee8' feport was apprO￿d by the B0￿d ol TIu5tee$.
ProlessorAnn Marle Gray . Chairper8lXI
Truslee
Date. .
28iiord4
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