Episode 04
Involving young people through creating roles
One of the ways youth organisations work more consistently with young people is by creating specific roles for them. In this episode, we will hear from three organisations that have created different kinds of leadership and ambassador roles for young people.
In this episode we hear from:
Mark Powell, Artistic Director at Prime Theatre, a youth arts and education charity based in Swindon working in partnership with other cultural, heritage and community organisations platforming youth voice and creativity. Mark will tell us about their ‘Prime Ministers’ - a role that they created around eight years ago which they continue to evolve.
Vicki Felgate, Co-Founder of Big Leaf Foundation. Big Leaf Foundation works with displaced young people in Surrey to provide a nurturing programme of activities, projects and events that focus on combating social isolation and improving wellbeing for the young people we support. Vicki will tell us about their ‘Young Leaders’ programme.
www.bigleaffoundation.org.uk and on X at @BigLeafSurrey
Luwam, who is originally from Eritrea, is a Youth Ambassador for Kent Refugee Action Network (KRAN), a charity established in 2003 to support refugees and asylum seekers in Kent to ensure that young people are safe and can reach their full potential. Luwam has progressed with KRAN from being someone who accessed the service, through a trainee role, and into being a KRAN Ambassador.
RESOURCES
Fawzia Worsley, Youth Engagement Coordinator at KRAN blogged about KRAN’s Young Ambassadors program from the perspective of an older professional in the organisation.
You can find all of the Listening Fund’s resources, including blogs and practice papers on a range of topics here: thelisteningfund.org/learning-and-sharing/