Eastmoors does Europe.

The European Youth in Action programme  has completely transformed the youth provisions at Eastmoors, Tremorfa and Adamsdown. The youth in Action 1.2 youth initiatives give young people a real opportunity to develop projects that really interest them. This newspaper is one of those projects that has been provided with a grant that allows them to produce over 1000 copies of the paper every three months for a year.

 It has allowed them to go on a group residential for three days prior to the production of each newspaper and has provided the materials and equipment to make this a long last and exciting project.  There are also two other exciting youth intitives running, the first is a drama project which will end in ou own production called ‘Gross’ not ‘Grease’ to be performed for the whole community in April with singing and dancing by our brilliant performers. We have another project teaching other young people across not only Cardiff but the rest of Wales, on how to use the brilliant Youth in Action programme.

We are currently waiting on a forth project to develop a great programme aimed at teenage girls.
Another action 1.1 youth exchanges, is also helping to change and shape the lives of young people in Splott, Adamsdown and Tremorfa. Last March a group went to Norway to do snow activities and this January  another group will go to Lithuania to learn about mental health and welfare and in February some of our fantastic singers and dancers are going to Latvia for 11 days on a drama project. 14 year old Sophie Lacey , one of the Latvia participants said “ I really can’t wait to go, it looks like a fun experience and educational meeting new people from lots of other countries.”
We have had guests to Eastmoors from as far away as Russia, Bosnia and Serbia to name a few, on a range of projects that have included  a study visit, a job shadow, a training course and a feasibility visit and we have much planned for 2011.