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OYCI or Ochil Youths Community Improvement was set up by a group of engaged and motivated young people in 2017. They got involved in a specific piece of youth-led action research that focused on 10–18 year olds and what it was like for them to be young people living in Clackmannanshire: what did they like or not like, what issues and challenges did they face, what did they have access to in terms of services, and what barriers did they have to overcome?
OYCI or Ochil Youths Community Improvement was set up by a group of engaged and motivated young people in 2017. They got involved in a specific piece of youth-led action research that focused on 10–18 year olds and what it was like for them to be young people living in Clackmannanshire: what did they like or not like, what issues and challenges did they face, what did they have access to in terms of services, and what barriers did they have to overcome?
From taking part in the project, the group developed confidence, friendships, self-efficacy – but above all they had fun! And they wanted it to continue, as well as be offered to other young people.
From this beginning in the community-based grassroots participation of young people, OYCI has organically evolved to support vulnerable young people to grow in confidence, to have access to opportunities in their own communities, to take social action, to develop self-agency and to connect to others.
Fun participation and youth voice are key to what OYCI offers.
From taking part in the project, the group developed confidence, friendships, self-efficacy – but above all they had fun! And they wanted it to continue, as well as be offered to other young people.
From this beginning in the community-based grassroots participation of young people, OYCI has organically evolved to support vulnerable young people to grow in confidence, to have access to opportunities in their own communities, to take social action, to develop self-agency and to connect to others.
Fun participation and youth voice are key to what OYCI offers.
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At the heart of what we do is developing and maintaining strong relationships with often vulnerable young people – this has taken an investment of time and people to provide the consistency and reliability that young people need. OYCI provides the right kind of engagement, has a supportive infrastructure, but allows young people to drive forward the projects and priorities they themselves choose.
This is an incredibly powerful proposition for young people, helping to build their confidence and see their ideas develop into action in their community.
One of the key things the young people in the initial project stated as an aim for OYCI was to have our own premises. At the beginning of 2022 we achieved that aim.
The future is bright for OYCI!