DESTY in the News
DESTY Strikes a Chord with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
DESTY founder Stephanie O’Malley was invited to meet with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during their recent 3-day visit to Ireland. The Duchess mentioned that she has been working on naming emotions with her son Prince George.
A DESTY for the Children.
Stephanie had the opportunity to speak with both the Duke and the Duchess on an individual basis and they were very happy to receive a DESTY Teddy and set of DESTY Feeling Cards to their children. The Duke and Duchess agreed that DESTY’s work aligns with the Duchesses work on developing the early years sector which is something Stephanie is also very passionate about.
“By Royal Appointment”
We were thrilled to be invited to the British Ambassadors Residence in Ireland to meet with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in July 2018.
Stephanie was chosen to meet with HRH who, along with her husband the Duke of Sussex, has championed mental health initiatives.
“Once the butterflies subsided it was a fabulous day. The Duchess was very warm and engaging. She was very interested in what we were achieving. I felt so proud to represent Team DESTY and all of our wonderful parents, carers, educators and children in Ireland and the UK.”
Stephanie O’Malley – DESTY Founder & CEO
Meeting Former President & UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson was a personal highlight
Stephanie with activist and writer Sinéad Burke
IRISH COUNTRY MAGAZINE Article
Feature in Irish Country Magazine
“There is more anxiety, fear and worry going on broadly, especially for families who are concerned about mortgages and about having enough. That absolutely filters down to children, they are feeding off the anxiety around them and are not able to cope when challenges arise.”
Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs
Stephanie with President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins & his wife Sabina
We work hard at DESTY so it’s great when the work is recognised and we can take the opportunity to fly the flag for children’s mental health. So it was such a pleasure to be invited along to an event at Áras an Uachtaráin hosted by President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabina.
Both President Higgins and his wife were very supportive of our work and even got to meet our very own Desty!
A society that does not support and encourage female entrepreneurs is a society that denies itself a vast pool of talent, creativity and innovation, a society that impoverishes itself by that denial.
SILICON REPUBLIC Article
Education Desty Teaches Children Emotional Resilience
“Our Start-up of the Week is Education Desty, whose mission is to help children discover their strengths and overcome challenges. “
John Kennedy – SILICON REPUBLIC
Stephanie working with a child on the DESTY Island Resilience Progamme
IRISH EXAMINER Article
Virtual Island Helps Kids to Cope
“With an interactive virtual online world called Desty Island, Mayo technology and training startup Education Desty aims to help young children learn to cope with their feelings and develop emotional resilience.”
Trish Dromey – Irish Examiner
LEARN FROM LEADERS
Stephanie O’Malley Profile
“Stephanie O’Malley is Founder, CEO and Educational Psychologist of Education DESTY® Limited a multi-award winning social enterprise aimed at growing children’s emotional resilience by providing training and practical tools to strengthen their relationships with key supportive adults.”
Stephanie O’Malley, Founder & CEO Education DESTY
IRISH INDEPENDENT Article
Winners of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards Revealed
Donal Murphy, CEO of DCC plc, flagship sponsors of the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards with award winners Tammy Darcy of the Shona Project and Stephanie O’Malley of Education DESTY, pictured with Darren Ryan, CEO of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland.
“The nationwide competition aimed to find big ideas to solve Ireland’s social problems. . . The winners included: Stephanie O’Malley with Education DESTY – an online programme to support children with additional emotional needs.”
GIRLS IN TECH Profile
Using Tech to Help Kids Build Emotional Resilience
“Stephanie O’Malley is the founder and CEO of Education DESTY, which offers a range of online training packages to support children build their self-confidence and emotional resilience.”