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The Scottish Girls Project Level 2 goes online

Wednesday, 29 July 2020

EPIC Assist Charity Scotland has been delivering online Scottish Girls Projects in response to COVID-19 restrictions. After three years of delivering successful Girls and Boys youth projects throughout Scotland, EPIC was excited to further develop the concept, exploring ways in which we can take our programs to the next level. We had planned to deliver… Read more

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