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WHAT IS AN #IWILL CHAMPION?

#iwill Champions are young people who want to make a positive difference in their communities, and wider society, through social action. Whether you are at the start of your journey, or already taking action, join us and become an #iwill Champion today.

Who can be an #iwill Champion?

Individuals

Young people engaged in social action (10-25)

Or a group

A class, a group or a youth club working together on a social action initiative - like raising funds for a local cause

UK RESIDENTS

Young people living in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales

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HOW WE CAN HELP YOU

AT A LOCAL LEVEL

  • You will actively talk about your social action – telling people about what you do and why you do it.
  • You will connect with other young people in your community, encouraging and inspiring them to take their first steps in social action.
  • Be an active voice, in the place you live, in showing how your social action can help address local priorities
  • Share your social action stories and experiences online through blogs and social media, and/or through the local press – letting them know you are an #iwill Champion.
  • Contact your local councillors, the leader of the council, MP, and other local leaders about your social action, letting them know about your work and that you are part of the #iwill Movement
  • Encourage local leaders to sign up to the Power of Youth Charter, to demonstrate their commitment to young people
  • Support the annual Power of Youth Day and #iwill Week – through participating in the campaigns activities and sharing the work you are doing
  • Encourage other young people you know to become #iwill Champions too!

AT A NATIONAL LEVEL

  • Connect with other young leaders, to share your work, promote your ideas, and learn together.
  • Connect with other young leaders, with similar goals to influence new thinking and shape change.
  • Highlight local neighbourhood level youth social action that might otherwise go unnoticed in national spaces, amplified through #iwill social media channels.
  • Help grow the #iwill Movement’s impact through sharing your stories of youth social action through your own digital content, and encourage other young people to do the same.

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