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Haggeye - the youth forum for Scotland

Summary: Homepage of Haggeye, a youth forum based in Scotland which involves blind and partially sighted young people aged 12 to 25.

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Haggeye is a project that works across Scotland so young people aged 12 to 25 years old can come together to make a difference by successfully campaigning for accessible services, facilities and opportunities, locally and nationally.

Haggeye was previously known as the Youth Forum. The project is supported by the Big Lottery Fund.

What we do

Haggeye offers opportunities to enable young people's voices to be heard. It provides opportunities to:

  • meet new people and make new friends
  • take part in social activities
  • discuss issues
  • influence the provision of services
  • campaign for change.

Regional Haggeye Forums

There are three regional Haggeye, each with its own social events, campaigning activity and training programmes. Find out what is going on in your area:

Steering group

It is young people who decide what Haggeye does through a steering group. They decide on events, campaigns and training nationwide.

Discussion board

The Haggeye discussion board lets you chat about things that are important to you, as well as let you feed into Haggeye campaigns.

News

There are lots of things going on through the Haggeye, and on the news page you can read all about it! Read about what has happened, what is happening, campaigns and about volunteering for the Youth Forum.

Find out more

Got a question about Haggeye? Read our frequently asked questions.

Funding

Lottery funded

Haggeye is part funded by RNIB Scotland and the Big Lottery Fund. Funding is for three years until June 2010.

Contact us

If you want to know more or get involved in Haggeye, please contact:

Mo Colvin
Project Development Officer
RNIB Scotland
12-14 Hillside Crescent
Edinburgh EH7 5EA
Telephone: 0131 652 3146
Email: mo.colvin@rnib.org.uk

Content author: mo.colvin@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 14/04/2009 18:09

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