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Newham’s Youth Movement’s ‘Addressing Safety through Active Participation’ (ASAP) Conference
Start Date
27/01/18
End Date
27/01/18
Location
Water Ln, London E15 4LZ, UK
Lead
Youth Charter and UEL
Report
main Impact Outcome
3. Citizenship - SDG 16
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The Newham’s Youth Movement’s ‘Addressing Safety through Active Participation’ (ASAP) Conference providing the opportunity for Young People to discuss their experiences of crime and youth violence about to develop ideas for addressing the issue.
With the escalating youth violence seeing scores of young lives lost in London and across the UK, the Newham’s Youth Movement’s ‘Addressing Safety through Active Participation’ (ASAP) Conference which was hosted at UEL.
Within his respective roles as Chair of the University of East London and Chair of the Youth Charter Geoff Thompson was part of a panel that included the local authority, a local councillor, Chair of Local Children’s Safeguarding Board and the Metropolitan Police.
During this conference a number of young people presented the issues of anxiety and fear following the shooting of their friend Corey Junior Davis, a 14-year-old schoolboy gunned down in a park in Newham on September 4th 2017. Geoff Thompson pledged to provide:
Somewhere To Go (where they would be safe and taken off the streets);
Something To Do (with sporting, artistic, cultural and digital activities); and
Someone To Show Them (how to develop their mental, physical and emotional life skills resilience).
Inputs
Time Utilisation
150
Hours
Investment
£3,000
British Pounds
Outputs
15
Stakeholder Partners
100
Young People or Participants
25
Social Coaches
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Impact Outcomes
Youthwise Project Outcomes are set against the following 7 UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that deliver the Youth Charter Community Campus Model and Legacy Cultural Framework:
Education
The conference provided an empowering citizeship learning experience for young people who are concerned about youth violence and Young Lives Lost in Newham.
Health
The conference addressed the impact of trauma from youth violence and Young Lives Lost on the mental health and well-being of young people and their communities.
Citizenship
Yes
The conference was a Citizenship event, where young people were given the opportunity to discuss the issues of youth violence and Young Lives Lost with people of positions of power.
Environment
Yes
The conference discuss how to create safe spaces for young people and how to make communities safer in general, this include providing Somewhere to Go for young people.
Further & Higher Education,
Employment & Entrepreneurship
Yes
The conference was hosted at the University of East London providing the young people with a higher education experience.
Collaboration & Partnership
Yes
The conference was organised and included a wide range of local public and third sector community organisations.
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Participation (EDIP)
Yes
The young people and community members who participated in the event, and the organisers, all represented the diverse communities of Newham.