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VSB
www.vsb.org.uk
Political Awareness
Northern Ireland Politics
Books and links - excellent for political links relevant to Northern Ireland. These include links to political parties, government bodies and media sites.
www.ark.ac.uk/elections/gbooks.htm
CAIN - This site contains information and source material on 'the Troubles' in Northern Ireland from 1968 to the present; it is based at the University of Ulster.
http://cain.ulst.ac.uk
Newshound - this site lets you look at news articles on Northern Ireland from around the world. To be honest most of them come from Northern Irish papers, but there is the odd one from British and American papers too.
www.nuzhound.com
WIMPS - this website allows youth to connect with those involved in the steering process with regards to issues affecting young people.
The Electoral Office - this site includes information on how to contact your local Area Electoral Office and how to register to vote. It also contains details about electoral procedures, previous election results and information on candidates. You can check if your name is on the electoral register and apply for an electoral identity card online.
The Guardian - Unlike most newspapers The Guardian offers free access to all of its articles going back to 1998 and is updated daily. If you know what you are looking for the archive search function makes it particularly easy to find it.
www.guardian.co.uk
The BBC - The BBC's website is particularly good for world news. There is also a profile of every country in the world, which would be useful to anyone planning on travelling or volunteering abroad.
www.bbc.co.uk
International Issues
Global Issues - lots of information on issues of global concern including international trade, human rights, the environment and geopolitical issues such as arms trade, conflicts in Africa and the Middle East and the 'War on Terror.'
www.globalissues.org
Youth Organisations
British Youth Council - the national youth council for young people aged under 25 in the
www.byc.org.uk
Input Youth - A North Eastern Education and Library Board resource offering young people advice, help and guidance.
www.inputyouth.co.uk
YouthLink - Youth Link provides training opportunities for young people and youth workers in all areas of
www.youthlink.org.uk
Children's Express - a voluntary youth organisation offering a programme of learning through journalism for young people aged 8-18.
www.childrens-express.org
Belfast City Council's Youth Website - As well as information about their Youth Forum and what Belfast City Council is doing for young people in
www.belfastcity.gov.uk/youth
Volunteering Information
Volunteering Locally
Belfast
www.vsb.org
Armagh and Dungannon
www.youcanhelp.org
Ballymena and Larne
www.helpingout.org
Coleraine
www.causewayvb.org
Downpatrick
www.downdistrictvb.org
Fermanagh
www.fermanaghvb.org
Lisburn
www.vslisburn.org
Craigavon and Banbridge
www.candbvb.org
Limavady
www.limavadyvb.org
Churches Voluntary Work Bureau
www.cvwb.org
Volunteer Development Agency: A great site that provides information on how to volunteer and also gives advice to organisations that are looking to attract the eager volunteer.
www.volunteering-ni.org
TimeBank: a
http://www.timebank.org.uk
International Volunteering
Anyone who is interested in volunteering abroad can download a copy of 'Steps Around The World - A guide to international volunteering' from this website; simply go to the downloads page. To supplement this we have included some links below to various organisations not mentioned in that guide.
Students Partnership Worldwide - offers young people aged 17 - 25 the opportunity to take part in international development programmes for periods of up to 8months in 7 different countries in Africa and Asia.
www.spw.org
International Voluntary Service - this website includes a project database that will enable you to search for volunteering projects throughout the world with various types of work to choose from. However, it is not particularly good for projects in Africa or South America.
www.ivs-gb.org.uk/current_projects.htm
Satirical musing to wile away your time
Ireland - North and South
The Portadown News - Northern Ireland's only political satire on the web (at least that I can find). If anyone knows of others please let us know via the message board.
www.portadownnews.com
The Evil Gerald - A few satirical articles. Not massively interesting but worth a look.
www.evilgerald.com
British
The Brains Trust - Excellent satirical news stories, albeit fairly out of date ones.
www.thebrainstrust.co.uk/bestofthetrust.php
American
Jib Jab - Satirical election video starring George W Bush and John Kerry, among other amusing bits and pieces
www.jibjab.com/play.asp?contentid=162&linkid=157877
Bush Shoot-out Game and other satirical pages
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/multimedia/blbushshootout.htm
The Onion - Satirical news stories from America
www.theonion.com
Other
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission - The site for the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, which aims to protect and promote the human rights of everyone in Northern Ireland in law, policy and practice.
www.nihrc.org
