Overview

Fund Name: EDF-ER Burnfoot Cluster (Burnfoot Hill, Burnfoot North, Rhodders)
Fund Donor: EDF Renewables
Technology: Onshore wind
Annual Fund Value: £90,000 (index linked)
Year of Fund commencement: 2011
Fund Area of Benefit: the Community Council areas of Alva; Dollar; Menstrie and; Tillicoultry in Clackmannanshire, and; Blackford and the hamlet of Glendevon in Perth and Kinross.
Purpose of award: To find ways to better support children and young people’s visions and voices.
Value of award: £15,000.
Dates(s) of award(s): May 2017.

Ochil Youth Community Improvement (OYCI) is a youth led social enterprise making change happen locally, entirely driven by young people’s participation. The group is making real, positive change  including launching a drama club, organising community clean ups, running a study club, developing enterprise initiatives, organising a drop in youth space and improving access to sports facilities.

You can watch a video about OYCI here.