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Step by Step Programme
Step by step is a new youth volunteering project run by UNA Exchange and funded through the Russell Commission Youth Volunteering Grants scheme (Welsh Assembly Government / Wales Council for Voluntary Action). This project will give young people the chance to take part in a structured programme of global learning, which will include joining a volunteer project abroad, international volunteering activities in Wales, and sharing their international experiences with others in their local communities.
Phase One of the project (April-November 2008) will work with 30 young people, approximately ten each from Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil / RCT and Swansea / Carmarthenshire, aged between 16 and 25 from mixed backgrounds.
All the young people joining this project must be supported by partner organisations working with the target communities. Each person joining the programme must submit an application to UNA Exchange, supported by a project partner. We will then select participants on the basis of their suitability for the programme and our need to create as balanced a group as possible. The young people joining this programme do not have to have previous experience of volunteering / travel, but they do need to be currently involved in activities run by one of the project partners.
The overseas project will last between 2 – 3 weeks, however this is only one component of the overall project which will include preparation activities and work on their return to Wales. The total time we expect participants to be engaged in project activities will be variable, but typically between 3 – 6 months. However, this will be designed so that they can easily be fitted in with study / work commitments.
If you are interested in being a partner in this project, with responsibility for recruiting and supporting young people to join this exciting programme, we will arrange to have a meeting with you as soon as possible to explain the project in more detail. Please contact Sam on the details below:
Sam Powell (Development officer)
sampowell@unaexchange.org
Tel: 029 2022 3088