#YouthVoice

As Youth Mayor I recently attended the Youth Voice Development Programme run by the British Youth Council.  It was a great experience where I met over 200 young people who are involved in youth forums, youth councils and who are also Youth Mayor and Members of UK Youth Parliament.  I took part in lots of workshops to develop essential skills that I can bring to my role and to the Youth Cabinet such as leadership skills; learning how to plan and run campaigns; information about the Don't Hate Educate campaign and much more.  Read this article for more information.

#CIYW 2016

Cymru Ifanc - Young Wales is a platform to ensure Welsh Government ministers listen to the views and ideas of young people. 

We attended their annual conference in Cardiff on 05.03.16 which was really interesting.  The conference was chaired by the Deputy Youth Mayor from Merthyr Tydfil and was an opportunity for young people, professionals and Welsh Government to find out what Cymru Ifanc, Young Wales have achieved in the last year.  There were guest speakers including the Children's Commissioner for Wales and we learnt more about the plans for a new curriculum in Wales.  We also took part in workshops around the use of social media and participation and young people's views on mental health services.