Fermanagh YouthBank Committee Opportunities Now Open
Nov 2, 2011 - 11:17:15 AM
No skills or experience is required, as full training and leadership development opportunities are provided. Participants will decide on a theme, agree the funding criteria, score applications and interview potential fund recipients. The committee will also manage all publicity for the Fund, manage the Fermanagh YouthBank Launch in the New Year and review all successful projects.
The purpose of YouthBank is to develop leadership opportunities for young people in Fermanagh, to build capacity among young grant makers and to create opportunities for grant aided youth-led groups to engage in self-help and community action.
Fermanagh YouthBank enables young people to take responsibility for making decisions over grants and to be accountable for how money is spent. The members also have the opportunity to gain a qualification through completing an OCN Level 2 in Grant Making.
Fermanagh Youth Bank is supported by Right Here Fermanagh, which is a partnership project run by YouthAction N.I, The Fermanagh Trust and the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland. Right Here Fermanagh is a partnership of Fermanagh District Council, AMH New Horizons, Western Health & Social Care Trust, OAK Healthy Living Centre, Public Health Agency, ARC Healthy Living Centre, Western Education & Library Board, Youth Council for Northern Ireland and YouthAction Northern Ireland.
Previous participants in YouthBank have found the experience invaluable by providing them with the skills and experiences that have helped them develop their career and provide them with confidence to enter either education or the workplace.
Louise Brown, a previous participant said: “I saw the ad for YouthBank in the library and thought the project looked really interesting. I was 23 at the time and unemployed. YouthBank got me out of the house and helped me get employment. There was a real mix of people involved and working with a team of other young people was really beneficial. I would recommend Fermanagh Youth Bank to anyone and I was disappointed when it finished.”
Rohan Mukherjee, aged 24 also enjoyed the project saying: "Youth Bank is a well recognised project which has provided me with new skills and qualifications. It especially helped me to improve my own money management and my preparations for interviews, as well as helping me become more confident around other people."
For anyone interested in applying to be on the Fermanagh YouthBank Committee and to register your interest, please visit the Right Here Fermanagh page on facebook or email barry@youthaction.org
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