WIMPS team
Group: WIMPS teamCategory: Equality
Postcode: BT9
Volunteer groups of young people working alongside senior decision-makers. Raising the capacity of young people to speak out and work on issues that affect them in their lives. Working with new technologies, including online flash video and podcasting, to promote better communication between young people and the communities they live in to effect positive changes.
Westland Public Achievement
Group: Westland Public AchievementCategory: Sport & Leisure
Postcode: BT14
This is a group of 7 young people from the Westland Estate in North Belfast. They have come together as part of Public Achievement to look at issues that are important to them. They picked the issue of a lack of facilities in their local community, with a particular focus on getting an all weather sports facility. They have made a documentary film about life in the Westland which also highlights the danger of alcohol abuse.
Vending Machine Group
Group: Vending Machine group - St Joseph's collegeCategory: Health
Postcode: BT4
Our group tried to get a vending machine installed in school. We contacted Coca Cola to ask how to do this then drew up plans for where the machine could be installed and presented this to the school
Phones and Ipods - St Joseph's college
Group: St Josephs College Phones and IpodsCategory: Education
Postcode: BT5
This presentation details a project undertaken by a group at St Joseph's college, Belfast. The group looked at how young people can use phones and Mp3 players to enhance their school work
Carrickfergus Shadow Youth Council
Group: Young VoicesCategory: Other
Postcode: BT38
In Carrickfergus we currently do not have a Youth Council for young people to ovice their opinions. The nearby town of Newtownabbey has one and we beleive we should have one too. We are therefore trying to get a Youth Council up and running in Carrickfergus.