Young People

Too often society fails to listen to young people’s views or recognise your ability to make a positive difference. It’s time for that to change.

Whether it’s protecting the environment, tackling knife crime, improving mental health, combating racism, campaigning against period poverty or something completely different, you can make a huge difference. There are lots of ways you can take action.

You can volunteer in your local hospital, help an elderly neighbour with their shopping, mentor someone younger than you, encourage local shops to use less plastic, or campaign against discrimination in your community. You don’t have to try and save the world on your own. Taking small positive actions can make a big difference.

By taking action you will not only benefit your community, you will also gain skills and experience that will help you to achieve great things at school, in further education and in your employability when you look for a job.

In this section, you will find information on how you can get involved. So don’t sit back and wait for change to happen. Make change happen now. Say #iwill.

The #iwill Ambassadors

Young people aren’t just the leaders of tomorrow. They have the energy, skills and ideas to change society and the environment for the better today.

Leading the #iwill charge are 250 young ambassadors – 50 for every year of the campaign so far.

These remarkable 10-20 year-olds come from all backgrounds. They live right across the UK. But they all have one thing in common – a passion that drives them to help others.

By sharing their stories, they’re now inspiring more young people to commit to their own social action. Take a moment to appreciate these stories, which bring to life the win-win – for community and for individual – of youth social action. For these young people, social action is now a habit that will stay with them for life.