Rural Youth Project

Daniella Damptey is the MSYP for Angus. SYP is the democratic voice of Scotland’s young people.

Food Punks is an innovative social enterprise in the Scottish Borders empowering young people through food. Food Punks is one of Tweeddale Youth Action’s (TYA) income-generating social enterprises that started as an initiative to teach simple cookery skills that would help young people learn how to cook local fresh food from scratch and lead to lower carbon lifestyles.

Gini is the brains behind that fun, eco-friendly, feminist jewellery and embroidery business GINIBEANIFAIRY. Gini attended the Rural Youth Project's 2019 Ideas Festival and you can find her products through Instagram @ginibeanifairy.

Kristina and Jurek work at Funkibator, a Swedish organisation which has a focus on disability, visual impairment, neuropsychiatric diagnoses and many different types of hidden impairments. This episode was recorded at the 2019 Rural Youth Project Ideas Festival at Wiston Lodge, Lanarkshire. The festival brought together 50 young people from across Scotland, the UK and beyond to share ideas, network, develop new skills and discuss how to make life better for themselves and their peers.

Digby, an MDS graduate, is looking to forge a career outside the traditional 9 to 5 structure. This episode was recorded at the 2019 Rural Youth Project Ideas Festival at Wiston Lodge, Lanarkshire. The festival brought together 50 young people from across Scotland, the UK and beyond to share ideas, network, develop new skills and discuss how to make life better for themselves and their peers.

Luke, Toni, Catriona and Eleanor all work in land based industries such a countryside rangers, forestry, countryside management and conservation. This episode was recorded at the 2019 Rural Youth Project Ideas Festival at Wiston Lodge, Lanarkshire. The festival brought together 50 young people from across Scotland, the UK and beyond to share ideas, network, develop new skills and discuss how to make life better for themselves and their peers.

Mukadass Javaid is second-year student at the University of Strathclyde studying a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science and has been playing basketball for at least 10 years. Mukadass strives to promote equality and diversity within basketball and sport in general. Even though her degree is something totally different, it has never stopped nor hindered her in her dream to fight for change for our communities and to build a more diverse and equal playing field for everyone. This episode was recorded at the 2019 Rural Youth Project Ideas Festival at Wiston Lodge, Lanarkshire. The festival brought together 50 young people from across Scotland, the UK and beyond to share ideas, network, develop new skills and discuss how to make life better for themselves and their peers.

Austen recently returned to Aberdeenshire from London and is looking develop a mobile pop-up coffee and cocktail bar, tapping into the high-quality distilled spirits the North East of Scotland are known for. This episode was recorded at the 2019 Rural Youth Project Ideas Festival at Wiston Lodge, Lanarkshire. The festival brought together 50 young people from across Scotland, the UK and beyond to share ideas, network, develop new skills and discuss how to make life better for themselves and their peers.

First time festival attendee, Treasa Cadogan, made the trip especially for the event from Cape Clear Island off the most southerly coast of Ireland. The 20-year-old, who is currently studying international development at University College Cork, would like to return and live on the island in future, but with a population of just 130 people, it is vulnerable to losing its school, employment options and services. This episode was recorded at the 2019 Rural Youth Project Ideas Festival at Wiston Lodge, Lanarkshire. The festival brought together 50 young people from across Scotland, the UK and beyond to share ideas, network, develop new skills and discuss how to make life better for themselves and their peers.

The Rural Youth Project hosted the 2019 Ideas Festival at Wiston Lodge, Lanarkshire, bringing together 50 young people from across Scotland, the UK and beyond to share ideas, network, develop new skills and discuss how to make life better for themselves and their peers. Amy and Gini live on the Isle of Jura and discuss what life is like for young people living on the islands.

Caleb and Jane met at the 2019 IFAJ Conference in Minnesota. Caleb is from Dublin in Alabama and discussed what it was like growing up in a small town in 'the south'. This podcast is produced by Jane Craigie for the Rural Youth Project, a movement to spark positive change for and by young people living in the countryside. The Rural Youth Project is created and run by Jane Craigie Marketing. www.ruralyouthproject.com

Fifteen Scottish Enterprise Rural Leaders and five Rural Youth Project delegates were challenged to “think different” on the urban/rural divide on a learning journey to the Netherlands. The urban/rural learning journey was a collaboration between Scottish Enterprise, Rural Youth Project, and Jane Craigie Marketing. This podcast is produced by Jane Craigie for the Rural Youth Project, a movement to spark positive change for and by young people living in the countryside. The Rural Youth Project is created and run by Jane Craigie Marketing. www.ruralyouthproject.com

Fifteen Scottish Enterprise Rural Leaders and five Rural Youth Project delegates were challenged to “think different” on the urban/rural divide on a learning journey to the Netherlands. The urban/rural learning journey was a collaboration between Scottish Enterprise, Rural Youth Project, and Jane Craigie Marketing. This podcast is produced by Jane Craigie for the Rural Youth Project, a movement to spark positive change for and by young people living in the countryside. The Rural Youth Project is created and run by Jane Craigie Marketing. www.ruralyouthproject.com

Fifteen Scottish Enterprise Rural Leaders and five Rural Youth Project delegates were challenged to “think different” on the urban/rural divide on a learning journey to the Netherlands. The urban/rural learning journey was a collaboration between Scottish Enterprise, Rural Youth Project, and Jane Craigie Marketing. This podcast is produced by Jane Craigie for the Rural Youth Project, a movement to spark positive change for and by young people living in the countryside. The Rural Youth Project is created and run by Jane Craigie Marketing. www.ruralyouthproject.com

It's not always easy growing up, being young or dealing with adversity for the first time. Kendra, Christy and Matt tell their stories and offer wise owl tips. This podcast is produced by Jez Fredenburgh for the Rural Youth Project, a movement to spark positive change for and by young people living in the countryside. The Rural Youth Project is created and run by Jane Craigie Marketing. www.ruralyouthproject.com

Anna Lamotte, 28, runs a number of diversification businesses from her parents' farm near Perth and Dundee, Scotland, including a cookery school and wedding venue (Guardswell Farm). She talks to us about living back home with her parents and the challenges of finding affordable housing for her generation. This podcast is produced by Jez Fredenburgh for the Rural Youth Project, a movement to spark positive change for and by young people living in the countryside. The Rural Youth Project is created and run by Jane Craigie Marketing. www.ruralyouthproject.com

Alana Black tells us about her family's experience of losing their farm, how it could all have been avoided, and how she's encouraging other farming families to talk more about succession planning. This podcast is produced by Jez Fredenburgh for the Rural Youth Project, a movement to spark positive change for and by young people living in the countryside. The Rural Youth Project is created and run by Jane Craigie Marketing. www.ruralyouthproject.com

Megan Rowland talks to us about being a female gamekeeper in a male dominated sector and how she handles 'mansplaining' from clients! This podcast is produced by Jez Fredenburgh for the Rural Youth Project, a movement to spark positive change for and by young people living in the countryside. The Rural Youth Project is created and run by Jane Craigie Marketing. www.ruralyouthproject.com

Muin Ghulami arrived in Sweden as an Afghan refugee five years ago. Since then, the 18-year-old has learnt to speak four more languages, is studying to be a nurse and has become a leader in a project to integrate refugees through countryside camping trips. Now he wants to roll it out to other European countries. This podcast is produced by Jez Fredenburgh for the Rural Youth Project, a movement to spark positive change for and by young people living in the countryside. The Rural Youth Project is created and run by Jane Craigie Marketing. www.ruralyouthproject.com

Being young in the countryside isn't all roses, but there are lots of good bits. We asked young people what was the best things about living in a rural area. This podcast is produced by Jez Fredenburgh for the Rural Youth Project, a movement to spark positive change for and by young people living in the countryside. The Rural Youth Project is created and run by Jane Craigie Marketing. www.ruralyouthproject.com

We speak to four young people about the challenges of being young in the countryside and what they're doing to make their - and others' - lives better. They are: Megan Rowland, a Scottish gamekeeper; Dusty Zamecnik, a Canadian strawberry farmer and brewer, Lauren Aitchison, a Scottish psychology graduate and rural entrepreneur; Dirk-Jan Kloet, a Dutch agricultural entrepreneur. This podcast is produced by Jez Fredenburgh for the Rural Youth Project, a movement to spark positive change for and by young people in rural areas. The Rural Youth Project is created and run by Jane Craigie Marketing. www.ruralyouthproject.com