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Yusuf Youth Initiative
AUTUMN 2013 ISSUE 3
The Taught By Muhammad
(pbuh) campaign was
launched in summer 2013 to
promote the true teachings
of Islam. We wanted to
reach as many people as
possible in Dundee and drew
inspiration from previous
campaigns that have
happened elsewhere in the
past. Three very relevant
messages were derived from
the Prophetic Hadiths and
what started off just as a
poster campaign quickly
turned into a fully-fledged
project that not only raises
awareness of the beautiful
teachings of Islam through
messages but also through
actions. The bus and street
ads were a huge
success. With a potential
reach of over 100,000
people locally seeing our
messages, we also found
that the pictures of the
buses went viral on line
with many Facebook and
Whatsapp shares all over
the world and many people
wanting to do the same in
their cities. To help the
needy within our own city
we have started a monthly
Curry Kitchen and are in the
Change makers wanted to
inspire and empower the
Dundee community to
become involved in this
initiative, so partnered up
with 12 organisations and
hosted a series of events
and activities which raised
awareness of justice and
peace.
Inside this issue:
Taught By Muhammad & ChangeMakers
1
Future Leaders Academy & YYI Scouts
2
About YYI 3
Volunteering Opportunities
4
ISSUE 3
Newsletter
One World Week is an an-
nual global initiative which
aims to bring people to-
gether to take action for
justice, equality, peace and
build relationships of mu-
tual respect.
LEFT: CELEBRATION EVENT
Think Change. Promote Change. Be Change
Taught By Muhammad
Outreach Project
final stages of opening
Dundee’s first halal Food
Bank, to be at the forefront
of helping those in need.
BELOW: DUNDEE BUS WITH ONE
OF OUR MESSAGES
PAGE 2
The highlight of the project was
our Palestine Peace Summit held
at the City Chambers, inviting
young people to be diplomats for
the day and decide the future of
Palestine. There were a series of
workshops and speakers from
different organisations such as
SPSC and Scottish Jews for a Just
Peace. The young people were
then split into groups and had to
decide whether a two-state
solution or one-state solution for Palestine was an adequate one.
The second highlight of the
project was the OWW celebration
event, our final event of the week
brought together the community
and invited the Lord Provost to
speak on environmental and social
justice concerns. Overall it was a
fun-filled week bringing together
the diverse community and
focussing on the theme of the
week- ‘Aspire not to HAVE more
but to BE more’.
FAR LEFT: YOUNG PEOPLE ATTENDING
PALESTINE PEACE SUMMIT
Changemakers continued:
ing quizzes, a swapshop,
planting, a recycled wood work-
shop courtesy of Skillshare Dun-
dee, and building artwork from
recycled materials.
As part of One World Week some
of our girls entertained elderly
residents from Balhousie Housing
with a Multicultural Evening.
Many of our young people also
contributed to other events
during the
week.
Our older students also recently
enjoyed a trip to Glasgow.
RIGHT: GETTING READY FOR HAJJ
BELOW: END OF TERM FAMILY EVENT
Future Leaders Academy has
expanded since the summer break
and we have now enrolled 30
students at 3 different levels of
learning from age 5-16. We hope
to expand further in summer 2014.
Some of our students have
recently taken their first FLA
exams. Another recent highlight
was actively learning about Hajj—
the children enjoyed dressing in
ihram and acting out the various
stages.
62nd Dundee YYI Scouts
Future Leaders Academy
ISSUE 3
Climate Change and One
World Week
Last term our young people
worked in conjunction with
Changemakers and com-
pleted a project around cli-
mate change culminating in
One World Week. They
learned about recycling and
their responsibility towards
the planet through a pro-
gramme of activities includ-
R I G H T :
YYI GIRLS
AT SKILL
SHARE
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been designed to encourage team
spirit, bonding and community
responsibility through a series of
practical activities as well as
opportunities for learning and
discussion.
The first camp for males only will
take place on 15th-17th November,
with ladies following on 13th-15th
December.
If you are interested in either of
the above please contact the
office on 226691.
Upcoming Auchengillan Outdoor
Centre
Residentials
Two leadership residentials have
been organized in November/
December for mixed groups of
young people aged 14+ and adults.
The residential programme has
Events
Muhammad (pbuh) today and start making that little difference to
someone’s life.
www.facebook.com/TaughtByMuhammad
@TBMOutreach
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) taught us to love for others what we love for ourselves. Join Taught By
Taught By Muhammad
We are pleased to have recently
officially become 62nd Dundee YYI
Scouts. Our youth groups will now
follow the Scouts model with
tailored programmes around
beliefs and attitudes, fit for life,
outdoor adventure, community
and humanitarian projects, and
creative ability.
62nd Dundee YYI Scouts
ABOVE: AUCHENGILLAN OUTDOOR
CENTRE
ISSUE 3 PAGE 3
For more information on our
scout groups or to join
please email:
YYI Qurbani Meal
Our annual Father and Son
Qurbani meal in October was
well attended and enjoyed by
Changemakers
Can you spare some time to get involved in projects which support BME youth to become confident,
creative and responsible individuals in their community? If you can please contact Shaista on 2226691
or [email protected] Web: http://www.iwantchange.org.uk or find us on Facebook.
RIGHT: CURRY NIGHT
AT THE SAMARATINS
34 Bellfield Street
Dundee DD1 5HZ
Phone: 01382 226691
Web: www.yyi.org.uk
E-mail: [email protected]
Project Manager: Faisal Hussein
Youth Officer: Jenny Mabrouk
Outreach Officer: Shaista Ali
Volunteer Co-ordinator: Lubaba
Qasim
A big thank you to all our volunteers
who make our
work possible.
Yusuf Youth Initiative
Developing Future Leaders
W E ’ R E O N F A C E B O O K !
W W W . F A C E B O O K . C O M /
Y U S U F Y O U T H I N I T I A T I V E
coordinator ([email protected])
WEB DESIGNER- YYI is looking for someone with
strong skills in IT to help with web design. Our
current website for Change Makers and the Future
Leaders Academy requires and experienced and
creative volunteer to help update and promote our
projects. The website aims to provide users with up
to date information so requires development of
new features to showcase our projects.
If you have experience in web design and two hours
a week to spare then contact our volunteer
coordinator for more information
I started working for YYI in September as a volunteer coordinator. As
a main contact for volunteers during their time with us here at YYI, I
a m
responsible for recruiting new volunteers and supporting existing
ones by offering training that is relevant to each volunteer.
Currently there are several roles that we are looking for new
volunteers to fill so please get in touch if any of them sound
relevant and suitable for you.
FUNDRAISER- Do you have experience in working with
community and charity organisations? Have you organised fund
raising events and applied to funders to assist projects? If so then
YYI has a volunteering opportunity for you.
We are looking for someone who is able to assist in seeking
funding opportunities and working on funding applications for
our current projects. If you have two hours a week to spare and
are interested in getting to know more about our projects and
helping us fund raise then please contact our volunteer
Volunteering
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