Me and My Community

Youth exchange -Young People engage in their community positively

There are some significant problems that are seen within communities that lack a sense of community togetherness with all individuals within that space.

These include drugs and alcohol use, Unhealthy sexual relationships/sexual promiscuity and pregnancy, Health issues - Higher levels of obesity and health related issues, Criminal behaviour activity, Drop out of education and lack of community cohesion between different cultures and age groups(young and old)within one community.

By enabling young people to engage in their community , it is likely that they will minimise their risk of the unhealthy behaviours and achieve a higher performance level in learning.

Aim
The aim of the project is to make accessible, opportunities for young people to engage in their community so that the 'youth community' have an increase in social participation and community action.

This will be completed by the following objectives:
Learning Mobility of Individuals
• Young people to share cultural experiences and widen knowledge of their communities with each other and identify common interests and purpose.
• Establish a set of 'tools' (acquire new skills) to use in their community, to include Effective Leadership, Problem Solving, Decision Making and Budgeting.
• Generate a better understanding of building positive and meaningful relationships in the community
• Develop social and emotional resilience
• To design, develop and coordinate an intercultural landscape for the benefit of a community in the scope of Social Action, gaining a sense of entrepreneurship activity.
• To challenge attitudes to community participation and explore the concept of a 'sense of belonging and purpose' within the community

For further information, please contact - Simone Miles - Deputy CEO |simone.miles@themytrust.org