Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Building Confidence workshop for people with disability

Bored? Stuck? Nothing to do?

Know Before You Go

Building Confidence – a fun packed info day

Nican is offering a FREE workshop to empower people with a disability to build skills & confidence to get out, get involved and have fun.

10.00 – 12.00pm on Saturday 21 April 2012 at SHOUT in the Building 1, Pearce Community Centre, Collett Place Pearce followed by lunch at 12.30pm. Concurrent sessions for women and young people follow from 12.30 – 2.30pm.

 

What do you get?

·         Identify barriers & ways to break through

·         Make a plan for action.

·         Hear from World Champion Paralympic Gold Medallist and tandem cyclist, Lindy Hou OAM about her journey & keeping motivated.

·         Get ideas to help you decide what you want to do and how to go and do it.

·         A FREE copy of the Know Before You Go kit to continue your journey of personal growth.

·         Free National Youth Week and Beyond Blue showbags

·         Bonus! Following the workshop there will be two sessions providing tips and speed networking to connect Young People & Women with disabilities

 

This Nican project was made possible with assistance from the ACT Government, under the Adult Community Education program, the Office for Women and the Community Services Directorate with the Youth Coalition of the ACT, and is part of National Youth Week.

 

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CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Know Before You Go - Building confidence for young people with disability / Building confidence for women with disability

Nican offers FREE sessions to empower young people and women with a disability to build confidence & skills to get out, get involved and have fun.

 

Where: Join us for lunch at 12.00 noon followed by the workshop from 12.30 – 2.30 pm on Saturday 21 April 2012 at SHOUT in the Pearce Community Centre, Collett Place Pearce.

 

What do you get?          

·         Ideas to help you decide what to do and how to do it.

·         Free National Youth Week and Beyond Blue showbags

·         Fake it till you make it – tips on finding your style from Canberra firm Little Miss Make-up

·         Advice on tactics to feel secure and safe for people of all abilities from a chief Canberra self-defence instructor, Dave Sargent.

·         Tips and skills to breakthrough and decide what YOU want to do

·         Hook up with fun things to do with an interactive ‘speed networking’ session with sports, volunteering, socialising, recreation, personal development, dance, gaming, safety and other opportunities.

 

Don’t forget to check out what is happening in your community during Youth Week by visiting http://youthweek.com/events

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