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Partners 

DYN cannot function without partners or funding.  Our current partners and funders includeBACYP logo

BACYP
BACYP is our main partner and has worked with the Downland Youth Network since we began in 2002.  BACYP wishes to further the development and education of young people through leisure time activities so as to help them grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and so that their conditions of life may be improved.  They also support clubs and projects so that they can deliver the best service for young people in Berkshire and give them the best possible start in life.   www.bacyp.co.ukVodafone Logo

Vodafone
Vodafone has funded the Wazupwestberks website for children and young people which is being developed in partnership with Uniservity and West Berkshire Council LEA.  The work is funded through the Vodafone UK Foundation.   www.vodafoneukfoundation.org.  Vodafone also provide volunteers to support young people working with IT.Local Network Fund logo


Local Network Fund
The Local Network fund supports small voluntary and community groups to improve outcomes and opportunities for children and young people aged 0-19 years.  The purpose of the fund is to enable communities with limited opportunities or access to services, that many young people in urban areas take for granted, to develop projects and activities for children and young people.  LNF has supported the Rural Activities Project and the Parish Planning and Development Project for DYN.  In turn, the five youth clubs that have been set up through DYN’s involvement have received start up  funding through LNF.
 www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/strategy/localnetworkfundWest Berkshire Council Logo

West Berkshire Council
West Berkshire Council Education Authority are supporting DYN to set up the Wazupwestberks website. The website is hosted within the Connected Learning Community, which is used by all children and schools in West Berkshire.  Members of IT Departments at Willink School, the Downs School and Park House are helping pupils with the professional support of Uniservity, to develop and build the website for children and young people in West Berkshire, as an e-magazine which young people will be able to read and contribute to.  www.westberks.gov.ukUniservity Logo


Uniservity
Uniservity are coordinating the Vodafone funded project to develop Wazupwestberks with the school community.  Uniservity is currently working in one in ten secondary schools in the UK setting up learning platforms.  www.uniservity.com

Community Action West Berkshire
Working with the Parish Planning Officer at Community Action West Berkshire, DYN have been able to identify those rural communities requiring help with consulting young people as part of the Parish Planning process. www.ba4all.org.uk


Awards For All
Awards For All, which is part of the Big Lottery, has awarded funding to DYN to make a video on good practice in techniques for consulting with children and young people. .  www.awardsforall.org.uk  The video is being made by ATV Video Productions Ltd www.atv-productions.co.ukbig buzz logo

Big Buzz Challenge
DYN is part of a group of organizations that support the Big Buzz Challenge which encourages consultation with young people in order that they can develop their own projects.  There is a toolkit to assist in the process which can be found on www.ba4all.org.uk


Parish Councils
DYN is grateful to those Parish Councils who contribute to their core running costs.

Who has funded  DYN?
DYN has received funding from Berkshire Community Foundation: the Local Network Fund, Global Grants and Give a Child a Chance, Vodafone UK Foundation, West Berkshire Rural Transport Partnership and the West Berkshire Children’s Fund.  We have also received in kind support from West Berkshire Council, Berkshire Association of Clubs for Young People, Community Council for Berkshire, Community Action West Berkshire and the Countryside Agency (now the Commission for Rural Communities)