Young People Building Positive Relations
Youthnet is the Delivery Partner in the project, which is led by SELB in YESIP (Youth Education Social Inclusion Partnership) and involves the following Project partners:
- Belfast Education and Library Board
- Youth Council for Northern Ireland
- North Eastern Education and Library Board
- South Eastern Education and Library Board
- Southern Education and Library Board (jointly with SEELB)
- Western Education and Library Board
- National Council of YMCA's
- Playboard
- YouthAction NI
- YouthLink
- Youthnet
Project Objectives
1.1 The project ‘Young People Building Positive Relations’ based on the Peace III Programme shall contribute to the objectives set out in the Operational Programme. The project objectives are as follows:
Local Objectives
- Improved levels of trust and tolerance among young programme participants;
- Decreased levels of prejudice (beliefs and attitudes) from the baseline position to post-project analysis
- Reduction in sectarian and/or racially motivated behaviour involving participants on the Peace III programme.
Regional Objectives
- Increase in levels of improved Good Relations as reported by adults and young people participating in the programmes supported by YESIP under Peace III;
- Increased levels of knowledge, skills and capacity to work on a cross-community basis for those adults and young people accessing revised curriculum and training materials;
- Improved partnership working arrangements between the voluntary/community sector and the public sector as evidenced by the delivery of shared programmes and the sharing of training and staff development across both the formal and non-formal youth education sectors;
- Improved cross-border working arrangements including all communities sharing effective practice through case studies, best practice visits, shared training materials and shared programme evaluations.
For more information contact Pauline Murray
European Union Programme for Peace and Reconciliation 2007-2013, Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Ireland (PEACEIII) MEASURE : 1.A Building Positive Relations at a Local Level