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Veronica Lozano, is on placement with Include Youth’s Give and Take Scheme as part of the Leonardo Programme. One month in, Veronica gives her take on how things have been going so far. It's been one month since I started as a volunteer with Include Youth’s Give and Take Scheme alongside Donna, Dominic, Fred, Clem, John... (sorry, I can't remember all of your names!). I am learning so much every…
Young people involved with Include Youth’s Young Voices project met with Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, following a visit to Northern Ireland, as part of a wider visit to the UK in December 2011. The Commissioner, now former, references many of the issues raised by the young people in his letter to UK Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Kenneth…
It’s not every day you get invited into a private room of one of Belfast’s largest department stores to select 36 outfits from all the latest ranges. But for 18-year-old Shannon, it was her first flaunt as a fully-fledged fashionista. Shannon, a participant on our Give and Take Scheme in the Belfast area, was stylist Sara O'Neill’s assistant for the day tasked with the massive challenge of selecting…
Although our blog has looked a little lost for words since the site overhaul earlier this year; our ‘tweet seats’ have been put to good use. To celebrate we've compiled a summary of our Year in Tweets. Enjoy. "Just back from a great meeting with @frankideaworks about our new website- all very exciting- wireframes, brand ideas (and colour schemes!)... “The most important speakers of the day take…
Welcome to Include Youth's new home on the web. We've been working hard over the last few months to create an organised experience for our visitors. We've undergone a minor rebrand, to refresh our image and bring our ethos online.