OUR Generation is a project supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
PEACEPLUS is managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) and represents a funding partnership between the European Union, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Government of Ireland and the Northern Ireland Executive.
OUR Generation is a partnership led by Action Mental Health, which aims to empower and invest in our young people. Bringing together the expertise of nine partner organisations, the project is committed to delivering impactful initiatives under the PEACEPLUS Programme’s specific objective of ‘Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing.’
The cross-border partnership consists of: Action Mental Health, Donegal Youth Service, Co-operation Ireland, Youth Action NI, Youth Work Ireland, Playboard NI, Boys & Girls Clubs NI, Include Youth, & Ulster University.
OUR Generation will enhance the emotional resilience of children and young people and their capacity to form positive and effective relationships with others of a different background and make a positive contribution to the creation of a cohesive society, through receipt of best practice, non-specialist mental health and wellbeing supports developed and delivered on a collaborative, cross-border basis.
The partnership builds on the highly successful PEACE IV OUR Generation project (which ran until Sept 2023) and will run in education, youth and community settings across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland.
The Project will contribute to peace and reconciliation through a range of cross-community and cross-border youth mental health and wellbeing models, peace and youth leadership programmes, and programmes which instil confidence in young people to act as agents of change, building peace for future generations. 33,000 children and young people and 5,000 key youth workers are expected to participate in the project, between now and December 2027.