Fusion 2007
Success For Community Cohesion And Young People In Oldham
Fusion 2007 was a major success this year with nearly every secondary school in the Borough taking part in this project. Fifty five peer leaders from across the Borough 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 sailing, 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, monthly meetings 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.
One of the young people who attended ‘Fusion’ said: “It was the best week of my life. I learnt so much about other cultures and disabilities. I would thoroughly recommend Fusion to any Young Person.”
Ed Kelly, Assistant Head of Oldham Youth Service commented: “This year’s ‘Fusion’ was a major success. All the young people who attended have learnt something valuable from the experience. Projects such as Fusion really do help to put young people at the forefront of Oldham’s progress towards community cohesion.”
For any further information on this project, please contact Oldham Youth Service on 0161 770 3168.