ABOUT THE PROJECT
What is it about?
Alex's Adventure is a drug education program designed to help post primary students learn more about substance misuse & the real life effects that such drugs & alcohol can have.
The organization also aims to up-skill people in the community and empower them to be able to do what she does.
Quick overview
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Creation date: 2016
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Country of origin: IRELAND
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Staff: Her and her mentors
Impact since 2016
6375
students trained
60
schools
3
Corporate partnerships
Business model
Alex's Adventure is a for-profit social enterprise.
They do not rely on any grants.
Discover more
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170
workshops given
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Nicole Ryan
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Nicole’s story began in Jan 2016 when Alex, her brother, went to a house party in Cork City and took a synthetic substance believing it to be a less potent drug called 2-CP. He thought he had done his research on the substance he was trying, but he lost consciousness and 4 days later sadly died. Nicole wanted what happened to her family to never happen again so she decided that Alex would change the world and she would be his catalyst and storyteller.
Nicole is a social entrepreneur and expert in her field. She has been facilitating drug education workshops for over four years.
Background & awards
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UCC Ignite alumni
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Member of the Social Innovation Warehouse (Argentina)
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Completed The Ignite Business Program at UCC & the Yunus & Youth Global Social Entrepreneurs Program
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Completed the Academy for Social Entrepreneurs Ireland in 2018
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Degree in Marine & Plant Engineering
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Certificate in Substance Misuse and Addiction Studies
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
In our Discovery program you will learn in details about:
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Alex's Adventure (Vision, Story, KPI's, Impact, Business model)
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Nicole's entrepreneurial path & mindset (First steps, Main learnings, Pivots)
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Her partnership proposal (Long term vision, Collaboration terms, partner's profile, etc.)
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What it means to replicate the same concept (Daily life, Possible business models, Necessary skills)