Peer to Peer Groups project provides drama and music activities for vision impaired children and young people under the age of 18 years old.
This project helps increase physical and vocal confidence whilst offering opportunities to try new things and make new friends.
The project is delivered both face to face and on zoom and is available to children and young people across Wales.
National Lottery Community Fund
The UCAN Network Project offers a wide range of creative activities to vision impaired adults and young people over the age of 18.
One of the many activities includes the SASI group (Self Advocacy for the Vision Impaired).
This very popular group has created podcasts, audio dramas and bespoke performances for conferences. This group regularly acts as a consultation group for other organisations.
National Lottery Heritage Fund
In 2024, UCAN were thrilled to receive a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for an exciting project - Then and Now: Exploring the Lives of Blind People in Wales.
This was an inter-generational project exploring the history of blind and partially sighted people, as well as the people and organisations who have been instrumental in improving the lives of blind people in Wales from the early 1800's to the present day.
The aim was to build a collection of recorded stories, plays, discussions and interviews documenting people's oral history and historical stories.
Click here to listen to the podcasts.
Erasmus + Project, British Council
Theatre as an Inclusive Practice 2021 to 2023
The TIP (theatre as inclusive practice) project is an Erasmus+ research and training project designed to empower young people who have experienced or are experiencing exclusion. Over two years, young participants from 4 partner countries are developed as workshop leaders through training in particular inclusive theatre practices.
TIP partners
• UCAN Productions (the UK) Project Lead
• Foundation for Development of the Cultural and Business Potential of Civil Society (Bulgaria)