Wow fab news I want to share about my next dyslexia project

We #dyslexics are #fabtastic lateral thinkers 

Hi blog readers hope you are all well

A few weeks ago I applied for a place on the Active Citizen social leadership programme. I heard today I have been accepted.

This week, we’re excited to announce that Know You More has partnered with the British Council to deliver their social leadership training programme ‘Active Citizens’.

We will be bringing together 30 people from different backgrounds and perspectives to learn from and share with each other. The participants from across Scotland will be trained in the skills and knowledge needed to affect social change in their communities.

The programme is fully funded and has been delivered to nearly a quarter of a million people across 68 countries. It connects thousands of like-minded people around the World who collectively want to make a fairer and more inclusive society.

Alongside the training, and a key aspect of the programme is each Active Citizen delivering a social action initiative in their community. The focus of initiatives will be tackling the environmental problem of plastic waste. There will be more news to follow but we’re looking forward to partnering with a number experts in the field of plastics and waste.

International Study Visits

The Active Citizens programme also creates opportunities for a number of participants to take part in International Study Visits. Again fully funded, it is the experience of a lifetime to see social action in other cultures and meet up with Active Citizens from across the world.

We’re looking forward to hosting our very own group of international Active Citizens and sharing the incredible social activity here in Scotland.

The impact Active Citizens will deliver:

An empowered and skilled community of Active Citizens delivering social change across Scotland

Mulitple social action initiatives that can be systemized and replicated in other communities

Each initiative to directly benefit 50 people in the local community

Influence and inspire a further 30 people to start their own initiative

1 social initiative going on to become a sustainable social enterprise

I plan to use this opportunity to benefit dyslexics living in Fife.

Evaluation and monitoring of the community and environmental impact.

This programme is a fantastic opportunity for any dyslexic or neuro diverse person. Seek it out and see what's going on and maybe even apply for it. Lots of hands on and group work,

#PeaceLoveGroovyness to you all

Steve McCue