There are many projects that are being run up and down the country, that are allowing young people a chance to engage and build bridges with other likeminded individuals. Please click onto the regions below and contact the organisation/ project manager directly yourself. (If you would like to include details of your project on this site, then please do not hesitate to contact the Talk to Taz team). More regions coming soon!!

 

Faith Matters (http://faith-matters.org)

Faith Matters was formed in early 2006 as a vehicle to facilitate faith communities to reduce conflict within local areas. The Organisation came about partly due to ongoing issues between faith communities that were affecting community cohesion and partly due to a desire to bring faith communities together to understand commonalities, historical and religious similarities and the need to develop a foundation of mutual support and assistance to combat xenophobia, intolerance, distrust and ignorance.

 

Radical Middle Way (http://www.radicalmiddleway.co.uk)

The Radical Middle Way (RMW) is a revolutionary grassroots initiative aimed at articulating a relevant mainstream understanding of Islam that is dynamic, proactive and relevant to young British Muslims. The RMW is about erasing the schism between public and private discourse over issues affecting Islam and Muslims in the modern world – we believe in open debate and meaningful discussion. 

 The Radical Middle Way is based on clear principles:  

 

Active Change Foundation (http://www.activechangefoundation.org/)

The Active Change Foundation has been working since 2003 to bring about greater social cohesion in their community - and beyond - to prevent the spread of extremism. The Active Change Foundation (ACF) was established as the mechanism to facilitate this positive change. As a result of their past personal experiences of street crime and the lure of violent extremism, the ACF team have a unique, in-depth knowledge of the social, cultural and faith issues that need addressing in this task.

 

Muslim Youth Helpline (http://www.myh.org.uk/)

The Muslim Youth Helpline (MYH) is a registered charity which provides pioneering faith and culturally sensitive services to Muslim youth in the UK.

Their core service is a free and confidential emotional support service available nationally via the telephone, email, internet and through the post. The service uses male and female volunteers trained in active and basic listening skills to respond to client enquiries.

 

(http://www.boldcreative.co.uk/services/tv)

The Digital Disruption project is aimed at countering propaganda targeting young people on the web. The programme teaches them about propaganda and techniques used before giving them the skills to create their own videos remixing extremist videos with their own counter views

Martin Orton from Bold Creative, the company behind the project, explained that most of the young people taking part in the programme have either no trust or very little trust in other people or any main stream media. Instead, he explained, they rely almost entirely on web sites such as You Tube for their information.

 

 

E Safety for parents (http://www.Kirklees.gov.uk)

The trainer, Aisha Ali delivered a number of workshops to Muslim parents on the dangers and benefits of the Internet in Kirklees.

 

Nasiha Education Foundation. (www.nasiha.co.uk)

NEF Charity aims to build capacity and resources for young people to understand faith, diversity and cohesion in their communities. NEF develops and pilots lesson materials for teachers, imams, parents and students. NEF also aims to work towards improving the standards of teaching practice in faith centres and supplementary schools through training and teaching support. Work of NEF has received national and international recognition. 

NEF website offers opportunities for those interested in faith and diversity to contribute and become involved in either development or delivery of its educational initiatives. In a climate where moral and social values become blurred, young people need a clear and intelligent direction from their faith to become successful citizens.

 

Muslims Youth Skills (http://www.muslimyouthskills.co.uk/)

This is a site mainly for service providers than end users. 

Muslim Youth Skills draws upon over a decade of experience in the youth and community work field. Their trainers and consultants come form various professions, thus enriching the services that they offer. Although their services combine an understanding of religious, cultural and spiritual needs of Muslims specifically, their service is not exclusive to this community. Many of their programmes and workshops respond to wider social issues.

 

They believe that all young people add to the vibrancy of any community, given the chance; unlocking their potential is the challenge that lies ahead of us. Muslim Youth Skills has dedicated itself to working towards this aim

 

 

Muslim Women Network UK (http://www.mwnuk.co.uk)

The Muslim Women's Network UK (MWN-UK) is an independent national network of individual Muslim women and Muslim women's organizations across the UK.  Their aim is to provide a channel between Muslim women and government and provide a platform to network and share knowledge, skills and experiences.

SDSA (http://sdsa.net/section/4_communities)

 

SDSA's work is underpinned by a belief that schools are best placed to improve outcomes for children and young people when they have a clear understanding of their role within the community. Children and young people are constantly learning not just when they enter a school building and we ignore the child's wider experience to their detriment. SDSA's work seeks to promote community contexts for learning that can maximise the opportunities for children and young people

 

The SDSA works with a range of partners to promote the community dimensions of learning. Recent and current work includes the development of community language teaching, supporting the quality of provision in complementary schools, creating opportunities for pupils from different schools to work together and helping key partners to enact community cohesion principles in their work.

 

North West (http://www.scottassociateseu.com)

 

Positive Minds; Positive Futures

Scott Associates through it’s community partner organisation Shahbash (meaning “well done” in Urdu) works with some of the most vulnerable children in the region. Through their Youth Advocacy / Leadership courses they support youngsters to build a platform to discuss sensitive issues such as race, religion, identity, drugs, alcoholism & what it means to be Muslim living in the UK. Their experienced facilitators sensitively tease out the issues the youth face & then help them re-build their lives with qualified mentors. 

The two ingredients that are core to Shahbash’s work is to bind the youngsters back into society through education & employment & build theological resilience to extremist messaging. The core of facilitators who work for Shahbash have sat these courses & have been capacity built & empowered to work with the organisation & outreach to some of the most vulnerable children in our country.