An Independent Evaluation of the TRUST Education Project:
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The TRUST project aims to:
EDUCATE young people about the violence and abuse perpetrated in relationships.
EXPOSE attitudes that condone and conceal domestic and sexual violence and challenge those attitudes with facts and an understanding of the consequences.
ENABLE young people to seek support and use the services available if they, or someone they know, is suffering from abuse.
Teachers who have participated in the TRUST project have had to say about it:
“The male students are more reflective about the use of violence. They think more about it and the female students are far more self-assured” (Teacher, July 2008)
“Girls are more aware of the issues. Some girls were already in an abusive relationship and were able to extricate themselves from them by the end of the project.” (Head of Drama, January 2008)
“The effect on the students involved was life changing.” (Teacher, January 2009)
Key findings of the evaluation were that:
90% of students felt that they had learnt something from the project
89% of the students reported that they had enjoyed taking part in the project
79% of teachers noted changes in most pupils
91% of teachers felt the changes noted in their students were positive
Heartbeat Project
We are pleased to announce our involvement in a new international project, Heartbeat, to prevent violence in young people's relationships. The Heartbeat project will run for two years, reaching young people and teachers in the UK, Germany , Austria, Hungary and Spain. The project is supported by Daphne III under the coordination of our German partner, Paritatischer Wohlfahrtsverband, and includes the following partners: Verein Autonome Osterreichische Frauenhauser (Austria), Women's Rights Association NANE (Hungary), TIMA (Germany), PfunzKerle e.V. (Germany) and Cazalla Intercultural Association (Spain). If you have any questions about Heartbeat, please contact Nikki at nikki@tender.org.uk
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TRUST in BBC3 Documentary
BBC3 will be showing a documentary called 'Dangerous Love' which explores violence in relationships among young people. The documentary will feature the work of our TRUST Project and is supported by Comic Relief. Transmission date is Tuesday 3 March at 9pm on BBC3, Tuesday 17 March on BBC1 @ 10.35pm.
Unboxed runner-up!
We were a runner-up in the Unboxed Awards!
The judges highly commended our Trust Project for excellence in positive activities for young people that maximise youth participation, empowerment and potential.
We recieved £1000 as part of the Award.
We would just like to thank all our supporters who voted for us.
New Education Project: PUSH
We are piloting a new project in January 2009.
The project, PUSH, will work with disadvantaged and at risk young people to prevent assault in their relationships and unwanted pregnancies. PUSH aims to reduce the amount of teenage pregnancies that are caused by abuse.
The pilot project will be delivered to 5 Pupil Referral Units and youth centres in Barnet, Brent and Camden initially.
If you are interested in further commisioning or funding this work, please get in touch by contacting Susie MacDonald at susie@tender.org.uk
Take back the Tech
Take back the Tech supports social change and women's empowerment through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). We are one of the women's organisations profiled this year during the 16 days of activism against gender violence, from 25th November to 10th December.
Emma Humphries Memorial Awards Nomination
We were nominated for the Emma Humphries Memorial Award which recognises women's organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to raising awareness about violence against women.
National Lottery Awards Semi-finalist
Our Trust Project was a semi-finalist in the Big Lotteries Awards. We were shortlisted amongst 720 other candidates and competed for the Best Education Project.
"We are very pleased with the increasing recognition of the work we do with young people. Having worked in over 40 schools, Pupil Referral Units and youth centres this year, we’ve had enormous growth since delivering the Trust project to just 5 schools in 2004."
Susie McDonald, Education Manager
London Councils Funding
We’ve received a grant from London Councils to roll out the Trust Project in every borough in London over the next 4 years. We’ll be working with teachers and young people in over 150 secondary schools and Pupil Referral Units to promote healthy relationships through drama and the arts.
