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Lasting friendships across the border are just one of the many benefits of young people taking part in a cross-border PYDP programme run by Donegal Youth Services (DYS). The Reactive-8/2 programme brought together 17 young people from Letterkenny, Ballybofey, Strabane, St Johnston and Buncrana to complete a cross-border training course on ‘Youth Work Practice’.
The crucial role of community groups in helping defuse conflict in Northern Ireland was taken to a new level this year by an IFI funded project in Londonderry/Derry. Helping young people heal is at the heart of IgnYte which operates out of St Columb’s Park House in Londonderry/Derry and has been funded by the IFI’s Personal Youth Development Programme (PYDP) for almost four years. The PYDP aims to help at risk young people develop life skills that foster good relations, build confidence and resilience and make them more employable.
In an area of work where face to face contact with some of our most vulnerable young people is crucial to progress, Covid had a shattering impact on Roe Valley Residents Association ‘Building Brighter Futures’ project. Forced to abandon classroom contact during lockdown – a lot of which requires intensive one-to-one mentoring – the Limavady-based team had to think outside the box.
Lasting friendships across the border are just one of the many benefits of young people taking part in a cross-border PYDP programme run by Donegal Youth Services (DYS). The Reactive-8/2 programme brought together 17 young people from Letterkenny, Ballybofey, Strabane, St Johnston and Buncrana to complete a cross-border training course on ‘Youth Work Practice’.
The crucial role of community groups in helping defuse conflict in Northern Ireland was taken to a new level this year by an IFI funded project in Londonderry/Derry. Helping young people heal is at the heart of IgnYte which operates out of St Columb’s Park House in Londonderry/Derry and has been funded by the IFI’s Personal Youth Development Programme (PYDP) for almost four years. The PYDP aims to help at risk young people develop life skills that foster good relations, build confidence and resilience and make them more employable.
In an area of work where face to face contact with some of our most vulnerable young people is crucial to progress, Covid had a shattering impact on Roe Valley Residents Association ‘Building Brighter Futures’ project. Forced to abandon classroom contact during lockdown – a lot of which requires intensive one-to-one mentoring – the Limavady-based team had to think outside the box.
PYDP seeks to connect young people aged 16-25 to personalised learning, skills and employment opportunities with a central focus on good relations and preparing people for the world of work. It is interested in engaging potential participants that are vulnerable to polarisation/recruitment to organisations opposed to the peace process and face barriers to participation in mainstream provision.
PYDP is flexible with multiple entry points and encourages participants to explore their needs and make decisions that improve their lives, communities and interactions with others. The programme engages with young people who face a range of issues including; leaving the education system early; substance abuse; affected by homelessness; difficult family backgrounds; been in or close to criminal justice system; suffer from poor health or mental health issues; mistrust of statutory institutions; not participated in civic society in a positive manner; and come from communities with a negative view of their future.
PYDP projects are designed at a local level, engaging with the referral systems to provide accredited and non-accredited opportunities in Good Relations, Personal Development, Employability/Education Skills Development and Community/Social Development.
Rural Action
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Loughry College
COOKSTOWN
Co Tyrone
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International Fund for Ireland
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