Ideas to make a difference
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- Status Idea: ACT-I-FUN! read
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Founder: Sheila Idea Status: Lets do it now
Date created: 11 October 2008
We are wanting to start up a drama/acting club in the local community for young children,5-11's. Where they can learn to write their own scripts ,make own costumes,then put THEIR show in schools and clubs,oap homes etc in the surrounding areas.I feel this will boost the children's confidence and they will get alot of fun out of it and follow...
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- Status Idea: Introduction to guitar read
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Founder: Leon Idea Status: Just a thought Town: Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London
Date created: 09 October 2008
I would like to run a one off event at a local school, in order to show younger students (11-13 year olds) the basics of playing guitar. I am aiming to generate some interest amongst these students, and if this is successful, move on to a longer term project, such as six weeks of sessions.
If the project is a success, I would like the kids to...
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- Status Idea: 'Inspire' DVD Project read
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Founder: Matt Tomlin Idea Status: Underway Town: Leicester
Date created: 09 October 2008
This project will work with a group of 6-10 young people aged between 13 and 19 who are HIV+. The young people will produce a short DVD about what their HIV status means to them and will then produce a resource pack to work alongside the DVD which can be used in schools and youth clubs to discuss the subject of HIV. The main aims of the project...
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- Status Idea: Circus Skills Workshop read
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Founder: Fiona Bond Idea Status: Just a thought Town: Bolton, Lancashire
Date created: 07 October 2008
Provide a 5 week programme of a few hours each week, where a group of 10-15 young people can learn circus skills. Young people can be found either at local schools or youth groups (Bolton or Preston).
Week 1: Try different circus skills
Week 2: Choose a circus skill and practice
Week 3: Continue to practice skill
Week 4: Continue practice...
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- Status Idea: Online Youth Club read
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Founder: Tayler Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Haverhill, Suffolk Actions: 6 View Help Wanted
Date created: 06 October 2008
Online Youth Club
In this modern world young people are pigeonholed by society, they don’t chase their passion through fear of failure, programmed by mediocrity. This website in coordination with the offline events will change that. It will get every young person becoming excited about their futures because they are doing what makes them...
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- Status Idea: "Mad Scientist" After School Workshops read
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Founder: Rachel Idea Status: Underway Town: Camden, London Actions: 1 View Help Wanted
Date created: 06 October 2008
The goal of this project is to get primary students ages 8-11 excited about science. Through ten weeks of experiments students will get a sense of what science experimentation involves and will hopefully want to go on to future exploration in the sciences.
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- Status Idea: end child abuse NOW read
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Founder: amelia Idea Status: Lets do it now
Date created: 03 October 2008
Child abuse is something that some people in other parts of the world are unaware of, or are aware, but think they are superior and it would be a waste of time to dedicate just a few minutes or pennies towards these things.
join as many websites and charities that promote the protection of children as possible.
an obvious place to join will...
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- Status Idea: Brain Waves read
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Founder: jason jones Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Date created: 30 September 2008
hi, my objective is to beat crime, im in the police cadets now and curently seeing over 18's on the street drinking instead of pubs or clubs. there is nothing for them to do within the village, so i would like to set something up for them to do, and there is a fotball team, but is short of money aswell, with very poor equipment but there is...
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- Status Idea: UWE Students: Christmas Shoeboxes for children read
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Founder: Helen Seacombe Idea Status: Underway Town: Bristol Actions: 3 View Help Wanted
Date created: 22 September 2008
To make up as many shoeboxes as possible full of presents and goodies for children in Bulgaria.
These are as valuable as gold dust as it is the only present these children will receive and usually includes small items that they can call their own, in addition to more practical items. The shoeboxes will support the work of CORF (Children's...
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- Status Idea: MDX Fresher First Aid read
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Founder: Richard Hazlett Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Barnet, London Actions: 3 View Help Wanted
Date created: 08 September 2008
Imagine the scene. . . You’re a first year student learning to party during your first year at uni. Do you think you know what to do if one of your new friends from halls has an epileptic fit, gets alcohol poisoning or has a severe allergic reaction? Most first year students in these situations would not know what to do and may even end up...
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