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Youth Charter Launch & Manchester 2000 Olympic Bid
Start Date
03/01/93
End Date
23/09/93
Location
Manchester, UK
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The Youth Charter launched on 23rd March 1993, at Wembley Stadium, in response to the tragic murder of 14-year-old schoolboy Benji Stanley, who was shot dead in Moss Side on 2nd January 1993.
The Youth Charter is a ongoing Year Games Legacy of Manchester’s bid for the 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the hosting of the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games that has inspired a global Sport for Development and Peace movement/sector.
The Youth Charter has campaigned and promoted the role and value of sport, arts, culture and digital technology in the lives of disaffected young people from disadvantaged communities nationally and internationally.
The Youth Charter has a proven track record in the creation and delivery of social and human development legacy projects and programmes with the overall aim of providing young people with an opportunity through sport, art, culture and digital technology to develop in life.
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Young People or Participants
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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 Youth Charter launched as a legacy of Manchester 2000 Olympic bid. With the support of the Youth Charter, young people participated in the 2000 Olympic bid events in Manchester, London and Monaco, providing valuable life learning experiences.
Health
Sport, Art and Cultural Activities were a key part of the Youth Charter launch and Manchester 2000 Olympic, which promoted positive and healthy behaviours and lifestyle choices.
Citizenship
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The Youth Charter launched in response to the tragic murder of 14-year-old schoolboy Benji Stanley, who was shot dead in Moss Side on 2nd January 1993, with the aim of using sport, art and culture to engage, equip and empower young people as active citizens who can contribute positively to society.
Environment
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The Youth Charter launched with the aim to help create positive local environments that cohesive and provide a good quality of life with young people and communities able to access facilities to participate in sport, art and cultural activities.
Further & Higher Education,
Employment & Entrepreneurship
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The Youth Charter launched with the aim to empower young people with the aspiration for further and higher education, employment and entrepreneurship
Collaboration & Partnership
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The Youth Charter launched with the aim to be a social broker working with a wide range of Stakeholder Partners from the Public, Private and Third Sectors, locally, nationally and internationally.
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Participation (EDIP)
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The Youth Charter with the aim to help ensure we can promote and delivery Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Participation, particularly for disadvantaged and disaffected communities.
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