YOUNG PEOPLE’S EXPERIENCES OF LIFE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

If you or the people you’re working with are 14-18 years old, how do you feel about becoming an action researcher, to make a difference!?

You’ll be looking into young people’s experiences of life during the Covid19 pandemic – get involved to help protect young people’s rights and safety.

The deadline is the 13th May

You can apply on Eurodesk UK’s Website: https://www.eurodesk.org.uk/young-peoples-experiences-life-during-covid-19-pandemi

URDD MESSAGE OF PEACE AND GOODWILL 2020

Urdd Peace and Goodwill Message, 18 May 2020 – Stop the Clock and Start Again

This year’s message conveys young people’s desire to see the world listening and learning from the Covid-19 virus emergency.

The Peace and Goodwill Message is unique to Wales and has been sent annually for 98 years – this is the only message of its kind in the world.

I am asking for your support on the 18th of May to help the young people of Wales make this the biggest message in history.

The message will be announced on the Urdd Gobaith Cymru social accounts on Monday 18th of May and we are asking you to do at least 1 of 3 things:

  1. Re-Tweet / Post the message on your social media accounts on the 18th of May with
  • An emoji banner for your country / world emoji / your favourite emoji and #heddwch2020
  1. Prepare a response to our message – this could be an image/words/message of support/photos/video/song using #heddwch2020 or emailing it at heddwch@urdd.org
  2. Encourage your friends and contacts around the world to respond

Help the Urdd

Help Wales

Help our young people ………………. to reach 15 million people in 50 countries around the world in 2020!

For more details please email – heddwch@urdd.org

CWVYS REGIONAL SOCIAL ZOOM MEETINGS

Following the success of the first series of CWVYS Regional Zoom meetings, with 38 CWVYS members attending, the dates for the next series are now available.

The next series of CWVYS regional ZOOM meetings will concentrate on safeguarding and training.

Contact Catrin James catrin@cwvys.org.uk to receive the joining details to join the meeting in your region: –

Central South and South East Wales – 30/4/20 – 10am to 11am

North Wales – 1/5/20 10am to 11am

South West and Mid Wales -1/5/20 1pm to 2pm

CWVYS meetings aims provide a supportive space for the sector to: –

  • keep in touch with each other
  • spotlight on key themes, e.g. training, funding, safeguarding
  • support and share knowledge and information
  • communicate to others the concerns and issues from the sector
  • and a bit of fun

CWVYS REGIONAL SOCIAL ZOOM MEETINGS

CWVYS Regional Social ZOOM Meetings will be held every fortnight for voluntary youth work organisations.  During this unprecedented COVID-19 period, we believe it is important to reach out, connect and support our members.

We are providing a supportive space for the sector to: –

  • keep in touch with each other
  • support and share knowledge and information
  • communicate to others the concerns and issues from the sector
  • and a bit of fun

Contact Catrin James catrin@cwvys.org.uk to receive the joining details to join the meeting in your region: –

Central South and South East Wales – 16/4/20 – 10am to 11am

North Wales – 17/4/20 10am to 11am

South West and Mid Wales -17/4/20 2pm to 3pm

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COVID-19 RESOURCES

We hope you’re all safe and well today!

Here you can find our latest Covid-19 related bulletin: https://mailchi.mp/3f2889c9adbc/coronavirus-useful-information

We’d like to draw your attention to this collection of handy resources gathered by ProMo Cymru but the whole sector is welcomed to contributehttps://www.notion.so/Digital-Resources-for-the-third-and-youth-sector-in-Wales-Covid-19-bdf7a6dcdb66478a9a3477c4cda7eaf1

The Voluntary Services Emergency Fund is for voluntary organisations with costs associated with the increase in volunteering activities and adapting service needs in response to Coronavirus. Details are here: https://wcva.cymru/funding/volunteering-wales-grants-scheme/

Additionally the funds totalling £500 million to provide extra support to the Welsh economy, businesses and charities can be found on the Business Wales website: https://businesswales.gov.wales/financial-support-and-grants

The Cranfield Trust is offering support to charities in this difficult time. Whether you’d like a phone call to talk through your problems and challenges generally, or specific advice on finance, HR or other management topics, their 1,200 volunteers – management professionals – are ready and waiting to provide support. You can get in touch – either via their website form, by emailing admin@cranfieldtrust.org or by calling 01794 830338 – and they’ll do their best to find the right help for you.

DISCOVER EU

 Important update 

It has been announced on the European Commission’s DiscoverEU webpage that DiscoverEU is postponed until further notice. 

We will share information as it becomes available.

If you have already been awarded a DiscoverEU pass, and have questions about travelling, you will need to contact the scheme organiser. If you are concerned about COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we recommend referring to UK Foreign Office advice

https://www.eurodesk.org.uk/news/discovereu-postponed