New Youth Leadership Programme

The Future Leaders programme, which is lead by the Northern Ireland Youth Forum and is funded under the European Union's PEACE III programme managed for the Special EU Programmes Body by the North East PEACE III Partnership, will give young people to opportunity to not only develop skills but put them to use by designing and delivering a summer intervention programme with a budget of 2000.

The Future Leaders Programme will provide the opportunity for 60 young people from across the Coleraine, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Larne, Limavady and Moyle areas to establish local 'Youth Leadership Groups' in each of the six council areas.

Participants will put together and roll out summer intervention programmes in each area, as well as work towards OCN accredited Peer Leadership and Community Relations qualifications.

Speaking about the programme, Chris Quinn, Director, NI Youth Forum said "The Future Leaders Programme is an exciting an innovative programme which gives young people the opportunity to take the lead in terms of peace building and meeting local need.

"Not only will participants get the chance to gain accredited training and make a positive contribution to their communities, but they will meet other young people, and have some fun along the way. The Northern Ireland Youth Forum are extremely excited about continuing our work in this area."

If you are aged between 15 and 25; and would like to participate in this project, please contact the Northern Ireland Youth Forum on 028 9033 1990 or email [email protected].