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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Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust

Date: 12th December 2011
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The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust which awards grants to charitable organisations in the United Kingdom and overseas has announced that due to the current economic climate and the increase in the number of applications they have been receiving, the decision has been made to make no further grants to overseas projects after 2012.

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Tackling poverty across Scotland

Date: 12th December 2011
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Alex Neil, Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment set out the Scottish Government's blueprint for tackling Scotland's areas of deprivation and poverty.

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Better Breaks

Date: 12th December 2011
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The Scottish Government has made a short break fund of £2millions available for short breaks for disabled children, young people and their families.

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