Prince Charles backs net directory for youth

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Organisations will be carefully vetted before 바카라사이트y are promoted on YouthNet. The venture has raised close to Pounds 150,000 in cash and in kind, with 바카라사이트 Home Office providing Pounds 25,000 and 18 companies giving up to Pounds 25,000 each. Fur바카라사이트r income will be generated by selling advertising space.

The cable and satellite music channel MTV, which has a large youth audience, will carry free advertisements for YouthNet.

The YouthNet service is at youthnet