Our Community, Our Space – Young People Speak Out

About this project

<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">The aim of the project is to build safer communities for children and young people by listening to young people, parents and stakeholders who are directly involved in the community. Other beneficial outcomes of the project shall be creating networks within the community, identifying resources and mobilising the community to act collectively on an issue that they identify together. These will ensure that the project has a longer lasting impact on the community. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">The project will be carried out in the grassroots and with the spirit of collaboration and openness. Information will be gathered through interviews and focus groups with parents about the protective and risk factors that exist within the two selected communities; in-depth interviews with local stakeholders and sessions with 11-12 year olds through drama sessions that will address how safe they feel in their respective communities. The results of each level of research will be presented to members of the community (young people, parents, stakeholders and general interested public) in a seminar. This will include recommendations and the drawing up of an action plan.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif">A youth platform will be set up to ensure that the process is being carried out with greatest consideration towards the children and young people involved and to assist in organising the seminars and presenting the findings and the recommendations to the stakeholders and parents.&nbsp; Towards the end of the project, a seminar will be held in each community to present the findings and recommendations of the project.</span></span></p>