Annual report 17

Projects
Generation Give
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Volunteering
EYST’s Volunteering in Wales-funded Volunteering
Project entered its second year during 2015-16, and
continued to engage and support a high number of
volunteers and volunteering hours.
42 new volunteers joined the 20 previously engaged
volunteers, to contribute a total of 3824 volunteering
hours through a range of activities including helping
young people in EYST’s youth centre to helping
refugees and asylum seekers write a letter or make
a phone call – in total more than 7000 individuals
benefitted from the support of volunteers. The volunteers
were extremely diverse, with approximately 60% coming
from a BME background, and the majority never having
volunteered before. The success of this project led to a
new 3 year project being funded by Lloyds Foundation
from July 2016 – the Refugees Contribute project –
which will specifically support refugees and asylum
seekers to volunteer.
Young BME Volunteers aged 14 to 25 have been
supported to volunteer this year, thanks to funding
from Gwirvol. The Generation Give project supported
diverse young volunteers to get involved in three key
areas: Homework Club, Heritage Volunteering and
Environmental Volunteering.
63 young volunteers got involved over the year,
contributing an amazing 2297 hours. 37 young
volunteers volunteered as youth tutors giving
approximately 500 hours of weekly one-to-one tuition
to 45 young people as part of the EYST Homework
club. Of the young volunteers, (78%) improved their
confidence; (71%) improved their knowledge; 42%
improved their training, and 93% improved their
experience. This project also delivered the winner of
WCVA’s Photography competition 2016!
It’s changed my
whole perspective
about life”
EYST volunteer
Winner
WCVA Photo
competition 2016
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