WELB grants for peace schemes

THE Western Education and Library Board’s (WELB) Youth Service has announced a small grants programme for the provision of Community Relations, Equality and Diversity (CRED) projects by bona fide youth groups and community organisations that have experience of working with young people.
By The Newsroom
Published 4th Nov 2011, 11:06 BST

A maximum of £3000 per project will be awarded to applicant organisations which demonstrate clearly in the application form that the majority of the proposed programme will work to address inclusion issues in a developmental fashion. Projects must be completed by mid-February 2012.

The CRED scheme is funded by the Department of Education (DE) and aims to enable children and young people to understand and deal with difference.

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Projects are invited to address issues such as religion and culture, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or disability which are premised on equality, human rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon, Wednesday, November 9, 2011.

For further details or to receive the full criteria information and application form, please contact Michelle Reid, WELB Youth Officer CRED, Area Youth Office, 61 Derry Road, Strabane, BT82 8LD.

Or telephone (028) 7138 2096.

Successful applicants will be notified in writing by 15 November 2011.

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