Areas of Focus
The forum lists five main focal points of its work, detailed below.
- Working with young people
- Speaking up, fighting for and making change in Northern Ireland
- Getting young people involved in the work of the Northern Ireland Youth Forum
- Getting the message out from politicians, organisations and the forum
- Looking to the future and constantly improving the four aforementioned focal points.
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