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October 31st, 2007 by mas | Comments | Filed in Courses & EventsThe groups below are from different areas around Birmingham and are all participating in Bournville Village Trusts, Time Bank programme. The programme offers all volunteers involved the opportunity to build up credits for their hours spent volunteering, for example 1 hour = 1 credit. These credits can then be used to further their own skills, for example taking driving lessons or specific training courses etc.
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Below are some pictures of what the volunteers discussed over the course. One of the main issues for most of the groups, was that there is nothing to do in their areas, as well as graffiti, litter and drugs. Some of the groups will be working as a group and running events like litter picks and football coaching for their areas. But most (more…)
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At 4:15am earlier last week we finally finished the film from our last visit to Malawi (in December & January). Originally we’d planned to have this done by Easter!! But a year of complete madness meant that never happened but finally its in a viewable format.
I commented in a discussion a while ago that one of the features of the right for children and young people to participate was also the right to choose not to participate. After I’d said it I wasn’t quite sure if it was actually what I’d meant to say! Then it sounded a bit dumb - so why would people in the youth participation field be interested in young people that choose not to participate?
Having had a reasonable nights sleep I thought I’d get down my own thoughts following this weeks Practical Ideas for Participation event in Chester, based on peoples comments, surveys returned, talking to our own staff & volunteers and my own observations. I want to get this up early too to give other people a chance to comment which will be helpful for us putting together a future similar event.
Over the past few years whilst being involved with youth work/participation/training, myself and a lot of others have come to notice and question- ADULTS. Its often quite rare that we come across an adult who is supporting their group properly and effectively- I know this because a lot of time is spent complaining about the ones who don’t! Sometimes, the adults create more of a problem than the young people. Just recently I have found adults we are working with to be very challenging towards me/us- in a way where it’s not questions to find out information etc- questions to catch you out or 
