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A GROUP of Scariff youngsters, concerned with the importance of human rights on a global scale are organising an arts festival in their area to celebrate One World Week.
Members of the Fishbowl Youth Club are no strangers to getting in- volved with international humanitar- lan causes.
Since its foundation in 2002, young people involved in the club have been working on different international youth projects.
“The members are a group of young people who are working to enhance their lives with challenges that mean something to them’, said Sophie Ehrenfeld, one of the festival organisers.
In recent years, Fishbowl members have participated in several interna- tional youth exchanges, as well as travelling to Mississippi to join in “The Giving Circle” which helped rebuild the destroyed area after hur- ricane Katrina.
One member went to Zambia and another helped in South Africa in an
Aids education programme.
The youngsters have also fund- raised themselves for the trips.
This year during the One World Week, November 19 to 25, club members are organising an arts fes- tival with the theme of human rights, power and justice.
They are being joined by five vol- unteers from different countries of the EU, funded by Leargas through the European “Youth in Action” pro- eramme.
The festival’s main aims are to bring local communities together by
using different forms of art.
“We are inviting local schools, youth clubs and young artists to work and think together about the topic,” said Sophie through use of photog- raphy, music, theatre, puppet shows, performances and short films.
“Although the festival will be or- ganised by youngsters, we would like to address the programmes to every age group, said Sophie.