Tagged with:Children & Young People's Council

  • Comics from the Children & Young People’s Council

    16 Oct 2019

    With the help of comic artist Kev Sutherland, CLAPA's Children and Young People's Council have created a comic book for young people born with a cleft.

  • Aleisha Inspires UK to #DoMoreGood

    24 Apr 2019

    10-year-old Aleisha has been chosen to represent CLAPA at this year's CarFest, the family festival created by radio presenter Chris Evans.

  • Scotland Children & Young People’s Council Partnership New Partnership

    31 Aug 2016

    We are very excited to announce that our Scotland Children and Young people’s Council (SCYPC) are going to be working with Children’s Parliament (see http://www.childrensparliament.org.uk/) for the next year! Over the 3 sessions they will explore what it means to have their say and learn how to ensure their voice is heard in a positive way. By the end of the year we hope the young people will feel confident about raising issues about cleft at all levels.

  • The Community’s Role in Research

    28 Jun 2016

    Our Children and Young People's Council do more than just play games and eat pizza - they also spend their meetings making a real difference to others born with a cleft like them! In a new video put together for the Appearance Matters 7 Conference, the CYPC share what CLAPA and its work means to them.

  • The group in the Azores, Portugal.

    Blog- Trip to Azores

    9 Jan 2015

    18-year-old Danielle blogs about a trip to the Azores in Portugal with CLAPA's Children & Young People's Council in 2014.