Aims and Objectives

Project Aims :-

To be a source of advice for young people

To break down barriers (religious,cultural,generational and gender)

TTo offer and provide choices and opportunties

To increase confidence and self-esteem

To broaden horions beyond limits of the East End and neighbourhood boundaries

To create a safe environment to experiment and take risks

To lessen negative behaviour and reward positive behaviour

To provide training and support to young people who aspire to work with children through volunteer and paid employment programmes within local area and beyond

To increase the opportunities and prospects of employment for young people, through training courses, events and programs

Project Objectives :-

To build:
an environment where the young people are safe, where they feel they belong and which they have ownership of and where positive relationships can be developed

To develop:
the project in line with the expressed of the young people involved. This involves, but is not restricted music, art, drama, sport and outdoor pursuits

To invole:
the young people in the consultation process of the project, giving them the opportunity to suggest ideas and facilitating them in carrying out their suggestions wherever possible

To explore:
the young people's views and concepts of community, citizenship (local,national and global), belonging, expression, labelling, categorising, stereotypes and issues of belief

To support:
to young people through transtion stages by helping them to access adive and help, while supporting and developing the skills and mentoring roles of the volunteers

To ensure:
the project is non-prejudiced and open to all young people regardless of religon, race, culture, stereotypes, health, sexuality and politics. The only restriction is age, it is limited to older primary school pupils and secondary school and above, up to and icluding the age of 25