Mission of IARS
To be a youth-led organisation that will empower the youth-led third sector and young people to take leadership and develop ownership over their lives and future, and champion, develop and support their peers and other youth-led groups and organisations to inform criminal justice, human rights and equality matters that affect them.
IARS will achieve this through working with young people, particularly those from disadvantaged groups, the youth-led Third Sector, Government and national, regional and international organisations, carrying out research and by disseminating widely its findings to key decision makers.
IARS Values
IARS is founded upon the four core human rights values that we aim to promote through our work: Freedom - Respect - Equality - Dignity.
IARS is youth-led and believes in Youth Empowerment and Youth Leadership. Our networks are dedicated to IARS' vision. IARS is a charity and a company limited by guarantee.
IARS was originally set up by a group of young volunteers to develop social science research capacity through support for researchers in the early stages of their careers. IARS runs two networks: one with young people, and one with organisations mainly from the voluntary and community sector.
