Scottish Catholic Observer

SCIAF have launching a poster campaign aimed at young Gaelic speakers in Scotland.

The aid agency designed five posters with slogans including ‘Bi fhèin an atharrachadh a tha thu airson fhaicinn san t-saoghal’ (Be the change you want to see in the world). The resources, aimed at encouraging young people to become active global citizens, were unveiled at Oban High School (above) before being distributed across Gaelic-speaking schools across Scotland.

“Engaging young people across Scotland is vital if we are to make hunger, poverty and injustice a thing of the past,” Patricia Chale, SCIAF director, said. “This must involve the wider community, including in areas where Gaelic is the main language.”

This launch is part of a campaign to engage with Gaelic speakers in Scotland, also involving recruitment of Gaelic personalities to promote campaigns and placing a Gaelic strapline on Wee Boxes to be released this Lent.

Rosemary Ward of the Gaelic Books Council is one of the new Gaelic spokespeople recruited by SCIAF and welcomed the strategy.

“SCIAF should be commended for pro-actively reaching out to the Gaelic community,” she said. “The new resources are a valuable contribution to the promotion and preservation of the Gaelic language and will hopefully encourage more young Gaelic-speakers to feel included in the agency’s drive to promote active global citizenship.”

-Copies of the Gaelic posters are available to schools by contacting SCIAF’s Schools Officer Mark Booker. English language versions of the posters are also available.