Young brummies challenge negative stereotypes
| Author: Mel Dipple | Published: 1st July 2008 10:04 |
Local school sudents have received awards for their efforts to challenge the negative sterotypes of young people.
Students from King Edward VI Camp Hill Schools for Boys and Girls and Bishop Challoner RC School undertook projects relating to the issues of poverty and fairtrade, climate change, healthy eating and exercise, recycling, drugs, alcohol, bullying and crime.
National charity Envision hosted a youth-led award ceremony at The Custard Factory to celebrate their achievements.
Envision has been working with young volunteers to help them develop innovative community projects around social and environmental issues. This campaign marks the end of the Envision year and aims to further inspire young people to take action on issues they are passionate about while challenging negative stereotypes about them.
Each young person will received a certificate of achievement and there were special awards given to those young people, volunteers and teachers who have participated in every aspect of the Envision programme. The awards celebration involved young people using interactive presentations whilst campaigning in the hope of reaching thousands of young people, members of the public, politicians and celebrities.
"Young people are often given a hard time in the press," said Envision founder Nick Nielsen. "This image has such a negative impact on their identity. Envision is all about focusing on the positive and recognising that young people have unlimited potential to bring about positive change - all they need is the opportunity. This campaign and awards event demonstrates how capable young people are - that they can take up leadership and move us forward on a really important issue".
For more information about Envision's work - or to sign up to support Envision by becoming an adult support volunteer, please contact Mel Dipple at the Birmingham office on 0121 772 7685 or email mel@envision.org.uk
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