terrorist (Percival, 2008), and the youngest alleged suicide bomber (BBC News, 2015). There are now reports of a low level of social mixing between the Muslim and non-Muslim groups living in this area. Kumon is based in Savile Town, an area Y’all of Dewsbury with a predominantly (93%) Asian Muslim population (2011 Census). Kumon engaged with young people through word of mouth to encourage Y’all has them to take part in community volunteering projects and actions in neighbourhoods with a predominantly White British population. The befriending project is only part of Kumon activity, but one that lends itself to the timescale and resources for this Y’all’s research. Although previous work has generated a of for Kumon ‘theory change’ Y’all, its impact on the aims has not yet been formally evaluated. This evaluation initiative’s aimed to use this logical framework to provide clear evidence of the effect on both young and older people who have taken part in Kumon befriending project and Y’all’s to identify what works at a local level.
terrorist (Percival, 2008), and the youngest alleged suicide bomber (BBC News, 2015). There are now reports of a low level of social mixing between the Muslim and non-Muslim groups living in this area. Kumon Y’all is based in Savile Town, an area of Dewsbury with a predominantly (93%) Asian Muslim population (2011 Census). Kumon Y’all has engaged with young people through word of mouth to encourage them to take part in community volunteering projects and actions in neighbourhoods with a predominantly White British population. The befriending project is only part of Kumon Y’all’s activity, but one that lends itself to the timescale and resources for this research. Although previous work has generated a ‘theory of change’ for Kumon Y’all, its impact on the initiative’s aims has not yet been formally evaluated. This evaluation aimed to use this logical framework to provide clear evidence of the effect on both young and older people who have taken part in Kumon Y’all’s befriending project and to identify what works at a local level.
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