# Northern Ireland youth groups win Coca-Cola Thank You Fund

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/11/04/northern-ireland-youth-groups-win-coca-cola-thank-fund/
- Published: 2016-11-04T08:29:47+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The [Coca-Cola Thank You Fund](http://www.coca-cola.ie/thankyou) has announced
that six youth groups from Northern Ireland are amongst its winning recipients.**

The Fund totalled €130,000 and was launched in partnership with YouthAction Northern
Ireland and the Irish Youth Foundation this year to find youth groups across Ireland
with project ideas that foster self-esteem, confidence, well-being and leadership
in young people.

The overall winner, [Extern Limerick](https://www.limerick.ie/kids/childrensservices/.../extern)
and its Jumping Hurdles Horse Project has been awarded the top prize of €30,000 
while 12 other groups including six from Northern Ireland receive grants of either
€5,000 or €10,000.

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Groups from Northern Ireland awarded €10,000 grants include [Co-operation Ireland](http://www.cooperationireland.org/)
from Belfast, which runs the Legacy Youth Leadership Programmes, and [Drake Music Project](http://www.drakemusicni.com/)
from Newry (pictured), which will facilitate young people with disabilities in music
workshops.

€5,000 grants have been allocated to Orchardville Society from Belfast, with the
aim of enhancing the leadership skills of its User Forum comprised of users with
intellectual disabilities; Cushendall Development Group for the provision of specialist
training to young people; Antrim Youth Information and Counselling Centre which 
will deliver a health and wellbeing programme and Cedar Foundation from Belfast,
for the implementation of a recruitment and training programme for disabled young
people.

June Trimble, MBE, director of YouthAction, said:

> “Our youth need support to reach their full potential and these projects will 
> play a vital role in helping them become contributors and leaders in society. 
> Through the work of the Fund, a wealth of new programmes and projects will come
> into existence that will have a very real impact on the local community, and that’s
> something we are pleased to have been a part of.”

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