DAFBY (Democratic Action for B&NES Youth)
DAFBY is the youth democracy project for Bath & North East
Somerset.
- Being healthy
- Staying safe
- Enjoying and achieving
- Making a positive contribution
- Achieving economic well being
"DAFBY has helped me realise I can get my views heard and that
they will be valued." Mike, aged 17
DAFBY developed out of the Youth Democracy Project which
started in 2000 and is a partnership between the Council and the
Youth Service.
DAFBY acts as a representative body for young people aged 13-19
in Bath & North East Somerset. It helps run the UK Youth
Parliament elections held annually to elect the authority Member of
Youth Parliament.
The project works to the main agenda of the United Nations’
Rights of the Child, particularly in ensuring that young people
have the right to be heard and have their opinions taken into
account in decisions that affect them.
This means young people work with a number of organisations
including the Connexions Service, the Local Strategic Partnership
and other strategic planning groups.
The core group in DAFBY is about 40 young people aged 13+ from
across the authority. It also supports young people in a number of
areas and organisations including developing Youth Forums across
the authority and supporting Secondary School Councils by providing
training and advice using peer trainers.
Participants have been involved in organising and taking part in
a number of workshops and conferences around issues that young
people are interested in including Healthy Living, Transport and
Arts and Dance.
The young people are supported in their achievement through the
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Millennium Volunteers and through
portfolios of achievement.
For more details about DAFBY and its work please contact
Kate Scully, Youth
Development Worker at the address below.
