WATCH OUT for GRANTS from Y Care International

Woodies!

Full of fresh ideas for the still young 2012?

Fancy becoming active with a broadminded project?

Then watch out for the following: YCARE International and is offering 12 grants from £1,000-£8,000 for young people aged 13-25 to explore their role in the development of our world.

Last year two Woodcraft Districts benefited from YCARE International grants - Edinburgh and Stroud Valley. Edinburgh used the funds to facilitate attendance at CoCamp by a young person with disabilities and ran some group activities exploring disability. Stroud Valley worked in partnership with a local disabled youth group to do joint events and share skills.

Here are some first bites from their website:

'Global Youth Work in Action

Y Care International’s Global Youth Work in Action (GYWiA) grants programme offers funding for innovative projects that work with marginalised young people in the UK.

We support projects that enable marginalised young people aged primarily between 13 and 25 who experience disadvantage or discrimination to explore the global dimension of issues that affect their lives and which bring about positive change.

This year, YCare International (YCI) has funding to support seven GYWiA projects.

• five £5,000 projects; and
• two £10,000 projects

For £10,000 projects, YCI will provide £8,000 of funding. Your organisation must match-fund £2,000 of the budget. This may be made up of in-kind payments, such as staff time.

The deadline for applications is 5pm Friday 2 March 2012.
All projects should begin after 1 April 2012 and be completed by 31 October 2012. '

For more information about the grant visit www.ycareinternational.org/gyw