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Fusion 2008 was a major success. This year not only did nearly every secondary school in the Borough taking part in this project but for the first time a group of young people from Rochdale also participated. Over 90 year 10 students spent a week of their Easter holidays in Wales, on the exciting ‘Fusion’ Community Cohesion project organised by Oldham Council’s Youth Service.
Every secondary school in Oldham was invited to nominate four Year 10 students to take part in Fusion, which won the Youth Category in the 2006 Oldham Equality and Diversity Awards.
Through a variety of activities ranging from Performing Arts to rock climbing, young people were given the opportunity to develop personal confidence, self-esteem, social skills as well as learning about and celebrating cultural diversity through the new friendships they make.
Following the week in Wales, weekly meetings on a Sunday afternoon will be held at Cannon Street Youth Centre so that the friendships can continue to flourish, thus bringing together young people from across the whole of the Borough on a regular basis.
Below are some comments from young people who attended ‘Fusion’ this year:
“All the people, new, old were all amazing and also the activities were great too. All staff were so supportive and helped me a lot”.
“I learnt that all races, religions are nothing compared to the power of friendship”.
“People from different backgrounds and cultures can get on as well. Stereotypes didn’t matter in the end”.
“I have learnt that everyone is different and that stereotyping different cultures is a waste of time”.
“Coming back as a peer mentor and being able to pass on all of my support to my team knowing that I have helped so many people and made so many life long friends”.
For any further information on this project, please contact Oldham Youth Service on 0161 770 3168.