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Removed
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This charity was removed from the register on 6 Mar 2020
- Charity no. 105250
- Company no. 604161
- Date registered. 05/09/2016
Public benefits
Pawzitive delivers information and training in animal welfare, animal behaviours to school aged children and the general public. Pawzitive also delivers the Book Buddies animal assisted literacy programme to primary school aged children. Diract benefits from the information and training programme help the public to understand how to look after
their companion animals, how to better understand animal behaviour and keep themselves safe - e.g. how to avoid dog bites by understanding the dog's behaviour and warning signals. The primary benefit of the Book Buddies programme is to the children who take part in the programme, their siblings, wider family group, their teachers and schoolmates. The Book Buddies programme is a structured and carefully measured programme where the children taking part are assessed prior to and post programme. teachers, parents, children and schools are all encouraged to complete feedback forms which are used to continually improve the programme. There has been significant success in improving childrens' reading ability to date. A robust training and assessment programme for volunteers both human and canine is in place and must be passed in every way or the volunteer is not accepted on any of our programmes involving visits to schools. There is a risk assessment carried out for each school and given to the Principals, each volunteer has Child Protection Training and is Access NI assessed prior to going into schools. Pawzitive also has public liability insurance. The children who have taken part in Pawzitive's Book Buddies programme become more self confident, engage better in class in all subjects and also read to their younger siblings. The social impact of a literacy programme is vital as the link between poor literacy rates and young offenders is well established. Improved literacy increases opportunities for children and young people and reduces the likelihood of offending. Volunteers benefit from social engagement, especially those from underrepresented groups. Self esteem is improved and volunteering provides vital work experience/job skills for both the unemployed and young people engaged in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme and for their Personal Statement.
What your organisation does
Pawzitive educates the public in all matters pertaining to animal welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among animals. We advance animal welfare and promote humane and responsible behaviour towards animals by: providing advice, information and best practice guidelines on animal welfare to the public and to those working
directly with animals and/or involved in animal welfare issues; delivering educational and training courses, seminars, workshops, lectures, talks and other events to schools, colleges, veterinary professionals and people engaged in providing animal welfare services; co-operating, and working in partnership, with statutory agencies and bodies and animal welfare and voluntary organisations to ensure compliance with and enforcement of animal welfare legislation and the dissemination of information and practical advice. Deliver the Book Buddies animal assisted reading programme to primary schools in N Ireland for children who are disadvantaged by poor literacy skills
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- The advancement of animal welfare
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Education/training
Charitable purposes
OBJECTS 4. The Charity’s objects (“Objects”) are specifically restricted to the following:- (1) To educate the public in all matters pertaining to animal welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among animals. (2) To advance animal welfare and promote humane and responsible behaviour towards animals by: (i) providing advice, information and best practice guidelines on animal welfare to the public and to those working directly with animals and/or involved in animal welfare issues; (ii) delivering educational and training courses, seminars, workshops, lectures, talks and other events to schools, colleges, veterinary professionals and people engaged in providing animal welfare services; (iii) co-operating, and working in partnership, with statutory agencies and bodies and animal welfare and voluntary organisations to ensure compliance with and enforcement of animal welfare legislation and the dissemination of information and practical advice. (3) To promote pet facilitated therapy programmes for people in need or suffering some form of disadvantage.