CITY - Community Improvement Through Youth

 
Young people learning enterprise skills by working in young person led teams developing and managing community projects.

Community Improvement Through Youth - A Pilot

The pilot ran from July - December 2002.  During 2003 the programme was trialled in other areas in Hawke's Bay and interest grows elsewhere in New Zealand.  Further development (2004) has stalled due to a lack of funds.

The Project
Through working in Teams, young people lead, identify and manage community projects and in doing so learn enterprise skills.
The Project ran from July to December 2002 in Hawke's Bay.
The Schools
Three Schools participated:
Hastings Boys put up a website called themix.com
To view the project teams on Presentation Night
The Funding
Industry New Zealand - Enterprise Culture and Skills Activities Fund http://www.industrynz.govt.nz/success/enterprise-culture-and-skills-activities-fund/
Administered by
The Royal Society of New Zealand http://www.rsnz.govt.nz/funding/enterprise/
The Enterprise Skills
Fourteen enterprise skills developed by young people taking part in Community Improvement Through Youth
  1. Working effectively in a team
  2. Assessing Strengths and Weaknesses
  3. Seeking information and advice
  4. Making Decisions
  5. Planning time and energy
  6. Carry through responsibilities
  7. Negotiating
  8. Dealing with people in power and authority
  9. Solving problems
  10. Resolving conflict
  11. Coping with stress and tension
  12. Evaluating own performance
  13. Giving and taking feedback
  14. Making Presentations
Major Sponsor
Wine Country Credit Union http://www.wccu.org.nz/
The Facilitators
Sue Trezise of Sue-lutions http://www.sue-lutions.co.nz/
The Resources
The East Coast Community Development Trust wishes to thank those who assisted with the CITY Pilot for their involvement and support:
  • The students and staff of Colenso, Hastings Boys and Taradale High Schools
  • Napier West, Karamu and Taradale Rotary Clubs
  • Napier City and Hastings District Councils
  • The businesses and community organisations of Hawke's Bay
The Final Report
 

Links to other programmes using the CITY model

Changemakers UK - http://www.changemakers.org.uk/(Adpated from the original CITY programme)

 
 

Research

Independent research into learning for enterprise and entrepreneurship UK
http://www2.dti.gov.uk/enterpriseguide/research/
 
 

Entrepreneurial and Enterprise Education and Training

Making Cents – Specialising in Entrepreneurship and Microenterprise education and Training http://www.makingcents.org/

This web page is for teachers, instructors, program developers and others who help students of all ages find their own entrepreneurial opportunities. http://www.entre-ed.org/

Social Entrepreneurs Network - Australia http://www.sen.org.au/
 
 

Social Capital

Community Improvement Through Youth builds community, relationships in the community - the very essence of Social Capital.
Social Capital links can now be found here
 
 

Congratulations - Letter from RSNZ

 
 

Evaluation by William Smith MBA

 
 
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