Croydon, London Camp

The Beginnings
Since 1998 - 2003 VIDES UK has ran a successful VIDES project for the children and young people of Croydon.

The Project

Place:	Croydon, London Local Project
Aims:	To support a 5 day VIDES project for children and young people. To offer formal and informal educational activities in a safe and friendly environment. To work along side and support the people in their local communities. To break down barriers of prejudice and build positive relationships between different groups and their local area.
Volunteers:	Volunteers must be 17-30 years old, members of VIDES UK and only those volunteers that have completed a VIDES camp in the UK can take part in Croydon's local project. On average there are between 10-15 volunteers who take part in the Croydon Local Project.
Project:	The Local Project is run and organised by the youth worker at Croydon. The volunteers move into and area and spend five days running a VIDES UK/Croydon local project for the children and young people. The project caters for 7 - 11 year olds during the day and 12 - 16 year olds in the evening. The volunteers offer a range of activities such as music, art and crafts, sport, games, dance and social educational activities. The local project also facilitates the growth and development of the volunteer through working as part of a team, living in community, planning and preparing activities, ongoing training through experiential learning.
Children:	50-70 every day
Young people:	40-60 every evening

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