Nil by Mouth
Tackling sectarianism in Scotland.
Projects
Projects in the Network range massively from helping the aged to awareness campaigns, and setting up radio stations to creating youth forums. There are no boundaries to what your project is or where you are from. Our network includes everyone from schools and youth groups to clubs and youth offending teams. If you don’t have a project, why not see if there is one in your area that you can get involved with?
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Morph4us
2010 REGIONAL FINALIST Regenerative artwork created by young people, breaking down barriers with the local community.
Lives not Knives
Gangs ruin lives. Lives not Knives is dedicated to showing young people they have other options. We want to stop the younger ones before they get caught up in gang life, and help gang members get out before it’s too late.
AWAAZ Youth Project
The AWAAZ Youth Project in Hounslow uses drama to address very serious issues. Involvement also has enabled the young people to develop their self-esteem and confidence, and to control their emotions while also understand serious issues that affect the local community.
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Ekta
The word ‘Ekta’ means unity in Hindi which is the theme that lies at the heart of this group, which raises awareness of issues surrounding race through celebrating cultural diversity.
Jackass Youth Theatre
The Jackass Youth Theatre, set up by Jack Drum Arts in rural County Durham, uses creative arts as the basis for empowering young people and has grown from their need for positive, fun and engaging activities.
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Harold Hill Youth Action Group
The Harold Hill Youth Action Group in Essex has helped give young people a voice within their community as well as proactively build community cohesion. The young people involved are engaging with issues that affect the local community and are helping support their own personal self development.
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SAFE Project
Over 30 young people in Sparkhill are actively and proudly contributing to SAFE, a project enabling them to express opinions and critique services and events that impact on their lives and neighbourhoods. These young people are involved with the production of a magazine, which focuses on the diverse range of issues that affect them.
LGBT Youth Volunteers
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Youth Volunteers acts as a positive resource and support base for the thousands of young lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people within Scotland.
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Stroud Rural Peer Education Project
The Stroud Rural Peer Education Project was initiated by young people to act as a self-support group in which they could discuss the issues affecting them including substance abuse.
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Stonebridge Road Estate Youth Group
The Stonebridge Road Estate Youth Group aims to give a real voice to young people, raise awareness of the issues that affect them and improve their facilities whilst making the local community a safer place to live and work.
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City Angels
City Angels raises awareness of bullying and supports vulnerable young people in and out of school, through peer mentoring, role playing and group exercises.
Youth2Youth
Youth2Youth is a national helpline for under 19 year olds in need of emotional support. A team of 54 trained volunteers from diverse backgrounds, aged between 16 and 21, run the service.
Springhill Community Radio Project
Student-led Springhill Community Radio Project broadcasts music, news, interviews, information and advice over school lunch times to tackle anti-social issues including bullying, discrimination and racism.
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TIZ - The Inclusion Zone
An interactive adolescent room in a hospice, designed and developed by young people living with progressive life limiting medical conditions
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News
The 2010 Award Winners
We’re delighted to announce the eight winners of the 2010 Philip Lawrence Awards: young people achieving great things.
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Dec 07, 2010 - 07:30 AM
Announcing our regional finalists
Details of the Philip Lawrence Awards 2010 regional finalists: young people doing great things all over the UK.
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Oct 22, 2010 - 03:00 PM
Calling young people doing great things
Frances Lawrence returned to her hometown of Swansea with PLAnet youth ambassador for Wales Ben Sawyers to encourage awards nominations for groups young people who make a difference in their communities.
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Sep 22, 2010 - 09:20 AM
