SUPPORTING YOUTH-LED
INITIATIVES
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WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT CREATING OPPORTUNITIES AND POSITIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN NEW ROSS.
Our work is all about creating new opportunities and positive learning experiences for young people that contribute to individual wellbeing and health. We aim to create a meaningful and nurturing space where young people can explore their identity, issues affecting them in a sensitive environment and develop tools that can support their resilience and inform positive future decision making. Through this process we explore how in building our personal resilience we have greater capacity to contribute to healthier communities. We believe that healthier individuals contribute to healthier communities which in-turn contributes to a healthier planet for everyone.
​There are strong elements of inter-cultural learning exchange in our activities also. We believe that developing an intercultural understand that promotes empathy and diversity supports the wellbeing of the greater community. Our work promotes the ability to think about issues from different perspectives and acceptance of difference.
​Methodologies used include blended learning opportunities in a non -formal educational context. Programmes are designed in consultation with young people and aims to facilitate the development of tools and methods to support them to build resilience in dealing with challenges and stress in their lives. Activities include arts & outdoor educational activities, healthy eating and cookery workshops, sexual health and consent workshops, mindfulness and movement workshops.
​We hope that combined; these approaches, methods & opportunities will create space for a holistic and transformative experience for the young people involved contributing to the development of healthy values and practices and good mental health; that includes improvement self-esteem and confidence in articulation and responding to their own needs. It will also empower the young people to be contributing social beings to our local community and beyond. We hope we can support a strong sense of belonging and create an inclusive, non- judgemental environment that welcomes everyone.
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WHAT WE DO
WITH A FOCUS ON WELLBEING & RESILIENCE
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WHO WE ARE
Ultimately, Breathing Space, aims to create space for young people to explore the concept of wellbeing and its connection to community, citizenship and environment.
It also aims to foster a sense of how young people experience these themes in other parts of Europe. We aim to promote Wellbeing in a European Context contributing towards better individual health, healthier communities and ultimately a healthier Europe. In the future we hope to expand on your partners and of offer a more diverse range of opportunities with a focus on the inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities.
With this in mind we have identified the following aims:
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â–ºHealth & Wellbeing; That we reflect, learn and develop tools for resilience that we can practice in our own personal lives.
â–ºEnvironment and Sustainability; That as part of our work we promote conscious action with positive regard for our environment and an understanding of the interconnection between environment and the wellbeing of our communities.
â–º Active Participation; That we create visibility of ourselves as a group of highly motivated young people who wish to take action make change personally and in our local communities.
â–º Inclusive Leadership ; That we build capacity to become actors and leaders of change facilitating wellbeing workshops, events and intercultural activities to other young people from diverse backgrounds
â–º Intercultural youth work; That promotes an understanding of diversity and acceptance of difference
â–º Quality Practice; That’s carefully plans, designs and implements non formal educational programmes in response to need and interest of the young people Involved
â–ºReflective practice; That carefully identifies learning outcomes and documents the process, reflections and measures impact that we will share and disseminate with key stakeholders in the field of youth work and funders.