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far ... 4 124 projects completed by young people 1 125 educators trained 2 243 460 people impacted 120 000 young social innovators what people say ... michael d higgins ysi patron president of ireland at the heart of the young social innovators programme is the development of active creative citizens . and it is active creative citizens who will lead the transformation of ireland . as president of ireland i pay tribute to each one of you that responded so positively to the invitation to stretch and strengthen your leadership potential by becoming involved with this initiative . michael d higgins ysi patron president of ireland mary robinson executive director ethical globalisation initiative ysi deepens young people s understanding of the interdependence of all people locally regionally nationally and internationally . mary robinson executive director ethical globalisation initiative mary mcaleese former president of ireland the young citizens who participate in this programme are 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