envision - engaging young people in their environment
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Presentation given at PWNE London regional meeting on 10th May 2010 More information can be found here: http://www.participationworks.org.uk/networks/regional-networks/london/previous-events-in-the-london-regionTRANSCRIPT
Engaging Young People in their Environment
Monday 10th May 2010Patrick Taylor
Programme Manager
National Youth Charity established in 2000Set up by 4 young people for young people Supporting over 2000 young people every year in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and LondonSupported by over 200 adult mentors every year
Who are Envision?
Our Mission, Vision and Values Mission: To empower young people to recognise their capacity to make a difference To build confidence, aspiration and skills
Vision: To see young people taking responsibility for the issues around them and demonstrate leadership in their communities
Values: Experiential learning, Skills building, Youth Voice, Leadership
How we make it happen
Provoke: What’s going on in the world? What do you think about it?
Inspire:Explore the power of individuals to make a difference
Create:Develop the skills through working collaboratively on projects to tackle local or global issues
Purchasing Purchasing & Waste& Waste
Green Green spacesspaces
Culture Culture and Artsand Arts
Travel & Travel & TrafficTraffic
CommunityCommunity
Food & Food & DrinkDrink
Energy & Energy & WaterWater
Global Global DimensionsDimensions
How we make it happen
In the words of young people
How we make it happen
• Engagement• Youth Led• Support• Grad programme• Teamwork• Communication• Removing barriers• Community
Difference we make
• Developing new skills• Leadership• Confidence• Aspirations• Ability to improve and influence change
Each year over 90% of Envision participants indicate positive impact
against: confidence, awareness, employability skills and a desire to
continue making a difference.
Case Study - Theo
Theodore Williams was 17 when he took part in Envision at his school, Cardinal Pole in Homerton, London.
• “Just before I joined Envision I didn’t do anything
outside of lessons - volunteering was something completely new to me. I got involved at the start just because there wasn’t much else to do - I was just following the crowd.”
• “It had a huge effect on me too – I became much more interested in environmental issues. This has affected my career because I got interested in sustainable buildings and architecture. Before Envision I was completely ignorant towards the world around me. I didn’t want to do anything. I just did nothing. I didn’t know anyone outside of school, no adults apart from my mum.”
www.envision.org.uk