Gary Jones
VOICE Programme Lead, Picker Pals
Patrick Jackson
Founder, Picker Pals
Learn about the programme empowering children and families to tackle litter, build environmental pride and promote sustainability. Plus, it’s free for schools.
Now present in 72% of primary schools, the VOICE programme Picker Pals has empowered children and families to remove over 825 tonnes of litter from the Irish environment. Over 5,500 classrooms and 330,000 people have participated to date. Now in its sixth year, the programme has brought considerable corporate social responsibility (CSR) benefits to organisations such as Deloitte, Sky Ireland, E-shop World, ESB and BMW.
Empowering children and fostering sustainability
Picker Pals empowers children to lead their families on fun, impactful litter-picking adventures, fostering a sense of pride, responsibility and positive lifelong environmental habits. The impact of litter-picking is enhanced with engaging story-based and online educational resources for home and school. Tailored for first, second and special classes, lessons are provided in both English and Irish. The programme is always free to schools.
There is a clear need for sustainability programmes. We are disconnecting from nature; litter is normalised in many neighbourhoods, and debris endangers biodiversity and dampens civic pride. Littering has many negative social and economic impacts. Children are retreating to screens, which leads to increased stress and physical and mental health issues.
Picker Pals is seeking strong and lasting CSR
partnerships with organisations looking
for ways to maximise their own social value.
Aiming to reach every school in Ireland
Picker Pals is seeking strong and lasting CSR partnerships with organisations looking for ways to maximise their own social value. Together, we can create a lasting impact as we pick up litter to make the world better — and have fun doing it.
