  
about us 
The Eurochild project began in 1995 with a series of poetry workshops
that took place in schools and youth groups in Cork city and county
as part of Tigh Fili Art Centre youth outreach programme. Following
the success of the workshops the children's work was published. The
following year Eurochild was invited to France to take part in the Euroecole
Children's Festival in Nantes. This initiated an exiting relationship
which has resulted in the project having contact with over 378,000 Irish
and European children over the past 10years.
Now Eurochild includes the annual publication of the Eurochild Anthology
of Poetry and Art, the Eurochild International Festival in June, and
a poetry outreach programme which takes place in Ireland throughout
the year.
Eurochild Aims
- To encourage children to become aware of the diversity and cultural wealth in Europe
- To link schools around Europe and learn about their culture, customs and language
- To encourage children’s creativity through art and poetry
- To build an appreciation and awareness of different cultures
- To discover what it means to be a young European
What People Say
"The goal of the National Children's' Strategy is giving children
and young people a voice in matters that affect their lives The National
Children's Strategy is the governments plan to make sure that children
have a good childhood and grow into happy adults - projects like Eurochild
give the opportunity to express themselves through art and poetry".
- Brian Lenihan TD, Minister of State, Department of Health and Children
"I am delighted to see that the Eurochild International project has
achieved so much in bringing children together from all over Europe
-publishing the work of work of young artists and poets and that it
has now given children from several European countries the opportunity
to gain practical experience of how democracy works" - Jan Figel European
Commissioner for Education and Training
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