Board of Young People

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Youth-led organisation by the OPEN Project

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In 2022/23 OPEN began the process of forming a Board of young people (aged 16-29), aiming to be the first fully youth-led organisation in Shetland. Board members will lead the vision and direction of the project, with the power to make decisions on how OPEN operates. So far there has been 9 young people who have completed Board Management training, going on to form the OPEN Interim Board.

The Board of Young people relates to our ‘Participation’, ‘People’ and ‘Place’ priorities. Young people have been actively sought in the community to have the power to make decisions. This will help connect people to their communities and have an active involvement in shaping their communities’ future resilience.

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