At Youth Vision (YV), we actively encourage and support young people to take an active role in their communities by providing a variety of opportunities for engagement, leadership, and making a difference. Our approach focuses on empowering young individuals to realise their potential as community leaders and change-makers.
We are dedicated to empowering young people to realise their full potential by nurturing: leadership, confidence, creativity and equipping youth with the essential tools to succeed in education, the workplace, and life. Through tailored workshops, mentorship, and creative activities, we provide opportunities for skill development, personal growth, and community engagement to inspire the next generation to create positive change.
The Aspiration and Leadership strand offers a more focused emphasis on leadership development and social activism.
It aims to change the narrative by empowering young people to express themselves and address their challenges.
Activities in this strand are:
- No limits Confidence Building Session
- Leadership in Practice (LiP)
- Active Citizenship
- Revision Hub
- Youth Club.
This session is focused on personal and professional development through building confidence and self-esteem, developing identity, enhancing personal and financial resilience, fostering team building, and promoting peer mentoring.
Young people develop interpersonal and leadership skills by collaborating to lead, plan, and execute a physical or digital event. Check this project out:
Young people work on initiatives by engaging in local policy and community activities, equipping them with the tools and confidence to act within their community.
A safe, quiet, and comfortable space for young people to study, complete homework, and prepare for exams. We provide online and physical study resources and materials, such as Quizlet, and light refreshments.
This activity nurtures young people's creative talents by involving them in various skilled pursuits, including music production, podcasting, theatre/drama, hair and beauty, catering, and fashion.
Through these experiences, participants develop entrepreneurial and employability skills, equipping them to initiate, plan, create, and implement micro-enterprises.
Additionally, this activity offers valuable opportunities for gaining practical work experience.
Young individuals who have demonstrated exceptional progress in our programs are given opportunities to take on leadership roles, where they manage various activity strands and mentor their peers.
This hands-on experience not only contributes to the development of essential leadership skills but also fosters a sense of responsibility toward their community.
By taking ownership of projects that directly affect their peers and the wider community, they learn the importance of civic engagement and the positive changes they can effectuate.
Jummy participated in a YV Cafe session focused on mental health, where they engaged in discussions about how mental health can impact individuals and explored various coping strategies. The session took place in an informal setting, with the support of a counselor, which encouraged open and meaningful conversations. Reflecting on the experience Jummy shared:
"The main thing is what stigma is and how everyone has mental health issues,
no matter what. I also learned different ways to cope."
