Teenagers are an oft-neglected and lost part of society. Open Circle is a safe space for young people to engage and connect with other teenagers. We help young Muslims to express their concerns and to discuss any issues they may be having. Some of the topics we have discussed so far are bullying, social media, image, self esteem, self harm, friendships, stress and many more. So as you can appreciate this is a very important project. Over the last few years we have grown in numbers proving that this initiative is very popular amongst the youth and one which they look forward to attending every week.

THE SNOWDON CHALLENGE

On *Saturday 13th October 2018* I will be climbing mount Snowdon with my fellow colleagues at Open Circle. Our aim is to raise a total of £12,000 as a team, so that next year we can offer our one-year programme completely free to young Muslims!

HOW WE WILL USE YOUR MONEY

We want to be fully transparent about how we will utilise the funds raised. Below is an estimated breakdown for the cost of running one full year of the Open Circle programme.

- Venue hire = £2,000

- Indemnity = £650

- Youth hubs/Events = £2,000

- Guest workshops = £500

- Volunteer training sessions = £500

- Equipment / Stationery / Printing = £500

- DBS / Volunteer training = £200

- Administration = £2,000

- Website hosting = £150

- Filming/Marketing/PR costs = £1000

- Merchandise = £500

- End of year residential = £2,000

Total approx. cost (based on 50 students)=£12,000

This project is very close to our hearts so I urge you to donate whatever you can, I promise you it will make a huge difference.

Together we can give back to our communities, together we can shape the lives of young people, together we can make the future a little better.

For more information about New Roots and for full details of Open Circle, visit: www.nwrts.co.uk

May Allah reward you for your contribution. Ameen