National Youth Worker of the Year Awards 2012

Date: 20th January 2012
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The National Youth Worker of the Year Awards 2012 aim to celebrate and recognise outstanding service and performance by managers, youth workers and peer educators in the youth work sector.

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Children to get more play opportunities

Date: 18th January 2012
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Free play opportunities for Scotland's children will be increased following a £3 million investment from the Scottish Government.

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Violence against Women Fund and Children's Services Fund

Date: 13th January 2012
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The VAW Fund will assist in the development of measures to tackle all forms of violence against women. These may be projects which deliver frontline services, or build capacity in local partnerships to strengthen responses to violence against women.

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Starbucks Youth Action Programme

Date: 13th January 2012
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Young People between the ages of 16 - 24 that wish to make a positive difference within their community can apply for grants of up to £2,000 through the Starbucks Youth Action programme.

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Equality Unit Funding 2012-15 – Equality Fund

Date: 13th January 2012
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The Equality Unit is inviting applications to the Equality Fund for 2012-15. The Equality Fund incorporates the former Race Religion & Refugee Integration Fund as well as elements of Gender Funding and Disability/BSL Funding.

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Improving Advocacy for Children & Young People

Date: 5th January 2012
Category: Respect for the views of the child

The Scottish Government is consulting on how to ensure that every child and young person has their voice heard in decisions that affect them.

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Enquire interview with Youth Commission on Bullying

Date: 3rd January 2012
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Enquire recently interview the Youth Commission on Bullying, a group of young people in the Scottish Borders who have been appointed to research the views of people in their community about bullying in all its forms, including racism, homophobia and cyber bullying.

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Launch of the Right Year for Children

Date: 22nd December 2011
Category: UK 1st periodic review, General measures of implementation

Back in December 2011, thousands of children across the country sent messages to the Prime Minister on cardboard and paper footprints, to mark the start of a year of action on children's rights - the Right Year for Children.

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UK 'lagging behind' on children's rights

Date: 22nd December 2011
Category: General measures of implementation

Baroness Massey, a Trustee of UNICEF UK, argues that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child should become part of domestic UK legislation.

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UN General Assembly adopts complaints mechanism

Date: 21st December 2011
Category: General measures of implementation, UK 1st periodic review

The UN General Assembly has adopted the new Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child establishing a complaints mechanism for children.

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