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An: 2018

OutsideIn (Tackling Hate Speech in Youth Work Settings)

Good Practice: the essential good practice in this programme is that uniquely the trainers on this programme are people who have experience discrimination and prejudice because of their protected characteristic so they bring the ‘lived experience’ of discrimination to both the development and the delivery of the training programme RKI from Finland, ride Ljubljana form Slovenia, Interfaith Scotland and 2 other partners form Portugal and Ireland have been working in...

Interfaith Ambassadors Programme

Good practice: faith sensitive capacity building of young people Interfaith Scotland hosts a full day of training for young people who wish to become Interfaith Ambassadors during Scottish Interfaith Week.  The programme equips young people from diverse backgrounds to engage in the various dialogue events held during Scottish Interfaith Week and trains them in blog-writing, social media sharing and the skills of interfaith dialogue and engagement.  Interfaith Scotland works with...

Working in Partnership to develop appropriate Interfaith Resources for Young People

Good Practice: demonstrating the power of partnership working and listening to the voices of young people in the development of a resource for young people. Throughout 2017 and 2018 Interfaith Scotland worked closely with the UK Interfaith Network to develop and Interfaith Guide for young people.  This included hosting and attending focus group meetings for young people who outlined what they felt would be critical to include in the guide. ...

Interfaith Youth Residential

Good Practice: ensuring diversity of faith backgrounds at the residential; ensure gender inclusive and sensitive practice that takes account of faith sensibilities; ensuring dietary, devotional and dress practice all catered for. Interfaith Scotland hosted an Interfaith Residential for young People (aged 16-26).  In the preparation for the Interfaith Youth Residential Interfaith Scotland established a working partnership with an innovative organisation Dare2lead which works to develop leadership skills in young people. ...

National Interfaith Youth Conference

Good Practice: Youth-led planning and hosting with support from a national organisation; inclusive approach including providing appropriate food, prayer space and language; youth-led topics that are challenging and engaging; critical post-conference evaluation and on-going partnership working (not one off) Interfaith Scotland worked closely with a youth led forum from the University of St. Andrews to host a National Interfaith Youth Conference.  The youth led group are called the Co-Existence Team...

Interfaith Schools Engagement Project

Good Practice: Capacity Building and Training of Young People of Faith; sensitive development of storytelling skills; powerful face to face engagement that challenges stereotyping and prejudice Interfaith Scotland visits schools with young people of faith, who have been trained by Interfaith Scotland to share their religious story with young people.  Each of the young people who accompany Interfaith Scotland in schools has been given full training to be able to...