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There were some snacks, two PS5s, table tennis, a pool table, and a round of Mafia to cap the night. <br>Thank you to everyone who assisted and contributed to the success of this event!  Same time every Monday! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/99Whjd3WpG\">pic.twitter.com\/99Whjd3WpG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; EEY PROJECT (@EeyProject) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EeyProject\/status\/1467971741922304009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEEY is giving them a sense of community. When I grew up I had fundraisers and a sense of community, but some of these kids turned 16 in lockdown,\u201d said Nooh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although EEY operates out of the Butetown Community Centre now, Saeed admitted: \u201cFinding this place was tough \u2013 a lot of work has gone on behind the scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nooh and Saeed are planning to develop EEY into an organisation that can help guide the youth population of the area into adulthood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf someone comes to me right now and says they want to be an actor, I want to give them the resources to become that,\u201d said Nooh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to make sure their vision isn\u2019t just in their head; it\u2019s something real. I want to show the kids that there\u2019s ways to reach what they want to do. It\u2019s all about creating that space and bringing them the resources.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saeed explained that the initiative\u2019s rise in popularity online was because of the local community. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEveryone shared it and lots of people have worked behind the scenes on social media.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Nooh and Saeed have high hopes for the educational potential of EEY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want to be the first community that brings the kids together in terms of street life and school life,\u201d said Saeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nooh added: \u201cMy dream is that all these kids look back and say that they\u2019ve been helped by this community centre. Our aim is to make this community the best community in Cardiff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nooh, who works as a rugby development apprentice at the Welsh Rugby Union, is keen to involve his current employers with his new project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kira Philpott, rugby officer for the WRU, is helping Saeed and Nooh to plan future fundraising opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cOur vision at the WRU is more people, more often, with more enjoyment and more success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNooh\u2019s a role model who has come in to show these people what he\u2019s doing is achievable. He\u2019s a young man now and the potential he has in this community and in Wales is massive. 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