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The YVJ is entirely created by young people and is aimed at policy makers. The articles and features focus on key policy areas and offer policy makers the real youth voice on issues that directly affect young Londoners. Young people conduct their own outreach, interviews and research and then write their articles that represent current youth opinion in London. The issues are published bi-annually.
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The journal is a brand new opportunity for young people in London to create a buzz around the policy issues that affect them. The opportunities created by the journal offer the development of key skills such as interviews, analysis, communication, writing and design. The project allows: - Young people to meet others from different backgrounds (BAME, refugee, disabled, ex-offenders etc) and to find out what unites them. - Young people to speak directly and clearly to policy makers across London. - An entirely youth-led publication to be disseminated widely across London. Main Outcomes - Young people informing policy. - Young people empowered and informed enough to understand policy and how it affects them. - Networking policy makers to young people through direct means. - Increased community cohesion between different groups of young people. Finances: Based on the merit of the first journal issue (published 2008) there have been funds (£3,000) made available to support the journal bi-annually for 3 years.