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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£1.1K
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Spending
£0.7K
Public benefits
The benefits that flow from this purpose are the furthering of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering education in young people and adults, enhancing future career prospects and enhancing current educational capacity by introduction and practice of skills relevant to the classroom and professional environments These benefits are evidenced
through feedback received from attendees in both written and verbal forms and where appropriate, their parents or carers. Indirect evidence includes feedback from educators who note increased interest from students attending the programmes, in the areas mentioned above. In developing Computer Science skills in young people, there is a small risk of the skills being taught being used in a manner other than intended, including the possibility of use for illegal purposes. These risks are mitigated by working alongside a number of other organisations (including law enforcement) to provide guidance and legitimate routes for expression of interest and creativity using the skills taught. We feel though that the benefits to their education and potential future job prospects well outweigh this potential harm, especially with many of these risks mitigated as we directly work to steer young people away from these negative outcomes. The charity’s beneficiaries are primarily young people in Northern Ireland. The charity also supports those with direct engagements with these young people, including educators and parents. As an organisation, we make significant use of the Raspberry Pi computer given its low cost and accessible nature. It is possible that this would benefit the Raspberry Pi Foundation. This though is of minimal concern as they themselves are a registered charity, with a similar purpose. Beyond the above, there is no private benefit flowing from this purpose.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The Northern Ireland Raspberry Jam organises a programme of regular "Raspberry Jam" events. Through these events, attendees (young people and adults) get the opportunity to get hands on with coding and electronics through fun and engaging workshops. Alongside the main Raspberry Jam programme, the organisation also provides the opportunity for young
people from across Northern Ireland to take part in more focused and frequent evening/afterschool programmes to further their coding skills.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Parents
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Education/training
