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OpportUNITY is a Non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation with an aim to inspire, support and empower young people. This is achieved through the 3 themes of promoting, Education and Training in healthier lifestyles and Greater social cohesion.

It delivers programmes in Youth Development, Youth Leadership, Citizenship and Youth Education. It promotes learning through diversionary and non-formal activities such as sport, media and creative or performing arts. It is a strictly voluntary organisation and voluntarism is something that it promotes amongst the young people it works with.

It is a key partner in local and regional youth policy making, and an active member of youth sector networks. It strongly supports community cohesion and engages positively with young people from different socio-economic and ethnic minority backgrounds to bring communities together through the medium of the said activities.

Its Youth Participation projects support the involvement of young people in decision making, and civic engagement, through school councils, local youth councils and national level through Youth Parliament. This allows them to actively participate in shaping their futures.