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For Children and Young People

News: Radiowaves Network of Traveller Internet Radio Stations for Young People: Become a Reporter! Response needed by January 18th 2008

Websites For Children and Young People

http://www.gypsy-traveller.org/young-people-cyberpilots/
Cyber Pilots
An interactive meeting place for Gypsy, Traveller, Barge and Showmen children and young people.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/voices/youth.shtml
BBC Kent Young Romany Gypsies
This site gives an insight into the lives of young Romany Gypsies and also provides the opportunity to young people to interact with their peers.

http://www.comelookatus.org/
Come Look At Us
A Website about, for and designed by Young Gypsy Travellers in Scotland

Insight into the lives of Gypsy and Traveller People

www.onescotland.com
One Scotland is the Scottish Executive campaign designed to tackle racism in this country. It aims to raise awareness of racist attitudes and highlight its negative impact, to make Scotland no place for racism. In the 'Tell Your Story' section you will find stories by Gypsy/Travellers.

http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/scuk/jsp/index.jsp?gawcam=brd&gawadgrp=brd1
Save the Children (UK)
“Save the Children” are a charity organisation. They fight for children in the UK and around the world who suffer from poverty, disease, injustice and violence, working with them to find lifelong answers to the problems they face.

http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/scuk/jsp/wherewework/country.jsp?group=wherewework&ukww=uk&section=scotland
Save the Children Scotland

http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/scuk/jsp/search/search-global.jsp
Save the children Gypsy Traveller Information.
This part of the web site web site contains articles on policy, news and experiences relating to Gypsy Traveller young people.

www.time-travellers.org.uk
Time Travellers Site launched by Save the Children.
This site contains interesting information regarding the Cultures, education, work and homes of Travellers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/community_life/features/romany.shtml
This BBC Devon programme, 'From Where I Stand Now', highlights a feature on Traveller life in Devon. Pictures and text relating to a Gypsy/Traveller life.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hometruths/0321romany_life.shtml
Home Truths: A Romany Life.
A BBC radio programme about Romany life. Here you can listen to the programme and read a summary of a Romany life.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/voices/index.shtml
BBC Kent Romany Voices. A site about Romany Travellers with numerous links to useful and interesting information.

http://www.travellers-tairing.com/
This website contains stories and creative digital content which reflects the lives and experiences of the Irish Traveller Community in Tara Park, Liverpool. Translated from Cant, the Irish Traveller Language, Traveller's Tairing means Travellers telling Stories.

www.enar-eu.org
Useful documents relating to Gypsies and Travellers in the European context.

Publications/Journals for Gypsies and Travellers

www.travellerstimes.org.uk
Traveller Times. The UK magazine for Gypsies and Travellers and those who work with Gypsies and Travellers, sharing information, contacts, news and views.

www.travellersschool.plus.com
Friends, Families and Travellers

The Travellers' School Charitable Trust   (Reg. No. 327731)
exists to support Travellers and their Children to access
opportunity, freedom and choice, through education.

www.worldsfair.co.uk/wf/
World's Fair - weekly newspaper encompassing the interests of travelling showpeople, funfair enthusiasts, circus lovers and the steam rally and preservation industry.