Young People News

Five Tips to Make Your Funding Accessible to Youth-Owned Projects #iwill Ambassador Naomi gives organisations who provide funding five tips on what more they could do to make grants and funding accessible to young people directly. There are lots of barriers that young people face in accessing funding. Most can be overcome quite simply, but you will have to think about things you haven’t had to before. Here's five tips to get started: 1. Make it practically possible Young people may not have access to an account for the money to be [...]

Statement on the future of #iwill 28 January 2021 As the nation faces an unprecedented set of challenges, 2021 is a pivotal moment for the #iwill campaign. We are building on the achievements over the past seven years and growing the #iwill movement, because our shared values of collaboration, challenge, empowerment, independence and inclusion have never been more important. Right now, children and young people are helping build a better future for us all. It’s time for them to be recognised as part of the solution. They have the energy, talent and ideas to make [...]

Premier League Kicks social action challenge inspires young people to support their communities this winter 18 December 2020 The Premier League (PL) has teamed up with Marcus Rashford MBE to launch the #WeAreOneTeam social action challenge to young people, encouraging them to support those in their local community who are going through a difficult time this winter. The challenge is set by Marcus and #iwill Ambassador Claire, a 16-year-old volunteer and youth advocate from Manchester, who is passionate about tackling inequalities and giving young people a voice. The Premier League will be working with [...]

Leading organisations and youth representatives call on UK Government to hold youth press conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 08:00AM 07/05/20 Senior leaders from over 80 organisations across the youth, education, health, funding and civil society sectors have today called on the UK Government to hold a dedicated press conference for young people to answer their questions about the Covid-19 pandemic and to allow under-18s to submit questions to the daily press conference. These organisations, and over 150 of their youth representatives, include Save the Children, Unicef UK, Girlguiding, UK Youth and Teach First. Children and young people are feeling the [...]

Why we're saying 'Young People Matter' in the Covid-19 pandemic A blog from the youth voice champions behind the message. Want to share the message? Open the comms pack here, or download the graphics through WeTransfer. Who are young people? Young people are the people staying in, and saving lives, when they share a bedroom with two siblings. Young people are the GCSE students unable to feel the pay-off of their hard work. Young people are the cancer patients who have had to delay their treatment. Young people are shielding. Young people are trying [...]