Youth
19 Mar 2013
The announcement of prison closures across the UK has caused controversy, but it’s not all bad news, explains Caspar Walsh
16 Aug 2012
Three young people have been awarded for their efforts in combating inner-city violence, campaigning against bullying and dedication to charity work
Middle East, UK / Community, Peace, Peace & Democracy, Youth
29 Jun 2012
An Israeli-Palestinian girl’s choir will make its first trip to the UK to open the 2012 Three Choirs Festival in Hereford, sponsored by conflict resolution charity Children of Peace
28 Jun 2012
A new programme has launched that will enable 100 young Londoners to design, create and run their own environmentally-focused social projects
UK / Education, Wellbeing, Youth
19 Jun 2012
Three hundred teenagers will explore human capacity for empathy at London conference
24 May 2012
Up to 30,000 school children are being given the opportunity to meet their athletic heroes and win tickets to the London 2012 Olympics through a new education initiative
04 May 2012
Up to 1,500 young people from across the UK are being given the opportunity to work alongside film industry professionals to help create feature-length films this summer
26 Apr 2012
Erica Crompton visits a unique organic farm and retreat in Scotland to discover how young volunteers are finding their way into employment
27 Mar 2012
A competition urging schoolchildren to create arts and crafts from scrap materials has launched across the UK
Summer camp helps teenagers with HIV
20 Jan 2012
A summer camp for teenagers living with HIV has been making an encouraging impact in the heart of the Derbyshire countryside
20 Dec 2011
An accredited practical skills course has been launched in Gloucestershire as an alternative to sixth form education
Young environmental reporters praised in Wales
07 Dec 2011
Secondary school pupils in Wales have have claimed awards for reporting on local environmental issues. Welsh minister for the environment and sustainable development, John Griffiths, presented school pupils with certificates on 19July, at the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells. The children had been nominated as the national and international winners of the Young Reporters
02 Dec 2011
Red-nosed performers are bringing laughter, joy and theatrical mayhem to children living in refugee camps, orphanages and conflict zones
UK / Positive Perspective, Youth
01 Dec 2011
Reflecting on his own life journey from criminal to charity founder, Caspar Walsh emphasises the importance of rites of passage in moving towards stronger community and democracy
01 Dec 2011
Caspar Walsh takes us through a transformative weekend of writing and wilderness with five young prisoners
UK / Arts, Community, Culture, Positive People, Youth
02 Nov 2011
DJ and hip-hop teacher KMT is using music and sustainable living to unite young people
14 Oct 2011
A volunteering charity is recruiting and training young people to co-ordinate social change projects
UK / Education, Sustainable Development, Youth
03 Oct 2011
Inspired by a pioneering ecovillage in the Scottish county of Moray, children in 46 local primary and secondary schools are using specially designed eco-kits to learn about low-carbon living in a practical way
22 Sep 2011
As part of their new Ethical Operating Plan, the Co-operative Group is investing £30m in opportunities for young people
16 Aug 2011
An 18-year-old has published a new book featuring interviews with 20 acclaimed entrepreneurs under 35