Girls and Young Women’s Festival

MOET was successful in being awarded a grant from Street Games to work with our partner organisations to deliver a Girls and Young Women’s festival. This was about introducing girls and young women to outdoor activities that for the majority they were trying for the first time.

Our partners – Nacro Outdoor Learning, The Water Adventure Centre, Debdale outdoor Centre and Simply Cycling delivered a total of 15 sessions over June to August.

The feedback from the groups who attended was really positive

Water Adventure Centre

Manchester Young Lives

• “Brilliant. I liked the way they teach you to do it first, they don’t just leave you to it. They encourage you and push you. They were dead smiley.”
• “I liked how we did different activities, like the crocodile thing, and there was a massive board for like 15 people. I thought it was great. I felt more confident by the end of the day, we were  just jumping in the water.

Nacro

• “The adventure fest was an amazing experience because allowed us to gain skills and build confidence in a friendly and fun environment” – Ellise
• “I really enjoy going to the Young Women’s Adventure Fest sessions! I really enjoyed creating fires and chopping wood. I would love to do more sessions in the future”.

A big thank you to all our brilliant partners and all of the dedicated Youth Organisations that brought groups of girls and young people to participate in the Festival.