The Youth Educating Peers (YEP) Project is a peer-based sexual health project, providing youth lead sexual health education for young people; and professional development and consultation services for the youth and sexual health sectors. YEP operates under the Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia (YACWA), in partnership with WAAC and supported by funding from the […]
Youth Minister Dave Kelly has announced that the Youth Affairs Council of WA (YACWA) will receive funding of $275,000 to deliver a new grants program for the provision of support and inclusion services for LGBTQIA+ young people. Youth service providers and specialist LGBTQIA+ services will be able to apply for grants between $2,000 and $25,000 […]
Two major organisations representing young people in Western Australia have outlined their opposition to the Morrison Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill, joining their voices with a number of groups and individuals standing against the legislation. Youth Pride Network (YPN) and the Youth Affairs Council of WA (YACWA) have tabled submissions to the current parliamentary committee examination […]
Youth Educating Peers (The YEP Project) have launched their biennial survey to analyse the state of sexual health awareness and education among young people in Western Australia. Operating under the Youth Affairs Council of WA (YACWA), the YEP Project have been working to ensure peer-to-peer education and empowerment when it comes to young people and […]
WA’s Minister for Youth Dave Kelly has revealed today that the Youth Pride Network (YPN) will receive 3 years of funding to expand its work as Western Australia’s first LGBTIQA+ youth advocacy body. Formed in 2017, the YPN is an organisation created by and for LGBTIQA+ young people aimed at using systemic advocacy to create […]
The Youth Affairs Council of WA’s sexual health program The Youth Educating Peers (YEP) Project, has announced a series of free webinars for youth workers in a COVID-19 world. The peer education initiative aims to support and educate young people on relationships, sexual health and blood-borne virus issues, working with the WA youth sector and […]
The fourth instalment of Queer & A airs this Halloween! Queer & A is an audience-driven LGBTQIA+ sexual health program aired live on Facebook. The show directly answers the hard-hitting questions from viewers, from safe sex to sexual fulfilment. Hosted by Youth Pride Network and The YEP Project, Queer & A has aired three episodes […]
Do you have a passion for getting loud about issues that are important to you? A new advocacy group called the Youth Pride Network is launching in Perth to give LGBTQIA+ young people the opportunity to come together to shape a better Western Australia. The network, auspiced by the Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia […]
