Bytes Q&A: Michelle on managing Peace Bytes in Belfast and the year ahead
For the final monthly Q&A of 2020, Michelle McCann talks about the Peace Bytes programme, managing a new team and her hopes for the year ahead. Q. For you, what has it been like to live and work through the last few months? The coronavirus pandemic has been stressful for many of us. Over the past few […]
Bytes Staff Journeys: Sarah Geddis
Our Staff Journey feature returns with Sarah Geddis, a Project Manager in our Belfast office, taking us though the highlights of her three years with Bytes. Tell us a bit about yourself… My name is Sarah Geddis and I am one of the Project Managers at Bytes. I have been with Bytes for nearly 3 […]
Bytes Staff Journeys: Charlene Cowan
Charlene Cowan, our recently appointed Deputy CEO, has been with The Bytes Project for over six years. This makes her one of our longest serving members of current staff and she has seen a huge amount of change take place since joining us. She talks us through some of that below. Charlene Cowan, Deputy CEO […]
Peace Bytes E-Zine: Winter/Spring 2021 Edition
As part of our Peace Bytes programme, we release regular e-zines, detailing recent work undertaken by staff and participants in Derry-Londonderry, Antrim & Newtownabbey and cross-border in Moville, East Inishowen. In our first e-zine of 2021, we hear from young participants about their recent experiences with us, see how a new lockdown post-Christmas changed our plans and […]
Three years, new directions and a pandemic – My Time at Bytes
Roger Warnock As I clear my (virtual) desk and look back over my time at Bytes, I think it is fair to say that the last few years have, at times, been like a rollercoaster ride! Coming from a background of social innovation and entrepreneurship, when I started with Bytes in late-summer 2018, it had […]
Bytes Staff Journeys: Nathan Lowry
Nathan Lowry, currently a member of the Antrim & Newtownabbey Peace Bytes team, first worked with us as a placement student. He had such a positive experience that not only did he write his degree dissertation about the project, he ended up coming back to work for us! Read more about his journey with us below. Nathan […]
Bytes Q&A: Janene on staff welfare and the future needs of young people
This month’s Q&A features a member of the Bytes Senior Management team for the first time! Janene Ware, Head of Projects, talks about how Bytes has changed its approach to staff welfare as a result of the pandemic and what future support young people will need as a result of the last year’s upheaval. Q. […]
Bytes Staff Journeys: Charlie Cairns
Our latest ‘Staff Journey’ article features Charlie Cairns, who first joined us back in late 2019 and has been developing his skills as a member of staff on the Peace Bytes programme ever since. Charlie Cairns, Youth Support Worker Tell us a bit about yourself… My name is Charlie Cairns, I’m 24 years old and […]
Bytes Q&A: Darryl Elwood on what young people are struggling with in 2021
In our latest Q&A, Darryl Elwood talks about living through the last year & what the young people he works with in Antrim & Newtownabbey have struggled with during lockdown. Q. For you, what has it been like to live and work through the last few months while our offices have been closed and most work […]
Bytes Staff Journeys: Kevina McDonald
Bytes Staff Journeys: Kevina McDonald In the second of our series of ‘Staff Journeys’, Kevina McDonald from the Derry-Londonderry Peace Bytes team talks about her time working for Bytes and the confidence & experience she has gained. Kevina McDonald, Youth Worker Tell us a bit about yourself… My name is Kevina McDonald. I’m 23 years old, have […]