OG News

Welcome to the first ever edition of OG News! The newsletter will help keep you updated on all the latest developments at the Our Generation project.

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The Our Generation project provides a unique opportunity for communities, North and South of the Border, to work together to halt the intergenerational impact of trauma and to build emotional resilience and peace for generations to come.

This three-year project will run to December 2022 and engage with36,000 children, young people and their key contacts. The project will be delivered in education, youth and community settings across the 5 Urban Village Areas of Northern Ireland and the Border Region Area of Ireland.

The cross border partnership of 7 regional organisations will be led by Action Mental Health in partnership with of Donegal Youth Service, Co-Operation Ireland, Youth Action NI, Youth Work Ireland, PlayBoard NI & Ulster University

Funding for the Our Generation project has been awarded through the European Union’s PEACE IV Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), match-funding for the project has been provided by The Executive Office in Northern Ireland and the Department of Rural and Community Development in Ireland.

OUR Generation will collaborate with existing community–based initiatives to offer accessible, age appropriate prevention, early intervention and recovery activities delivered on a cross-border and cross-community basis to support the mental and emotional well-being of children and young people. Children and young people will engage in programme design and delivery, including provision of peer support, developing skills and confidence to improve well-being within their communities and act as agents of change, building peace for future generations.