Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton has officially opened an international conference on youth participation being held at the University of Galway.
The two-day event hosted by the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre will explore new frontiers in youth participation.
It brings together those working in youth work, child protection and welfare, community development, and education sectors to focus on power sharing with children and young people.
A keynote speaker at the conference will be Raphael Denis, a Tanzanian youth participation practitioner at Citizens for Change.
