What’s Stopping Young People from Participating in Social Action?
Kicking off our work with Mission 44 exploring the barriers preventing young people from fully engaging in social action and exploring how to empower them to lead change.
In a world where social injustices continue to shape the lives of millions, young people are stepping up to demand change. From climate action to racial equality, today’s youth are not just the leaders of tomorrow, they are the changemakers of today. Edelman found that 70% of Gen Z’ers across 6 global markets are involved in social action.
Most critically, building partnerships with young people, leveraging their passion, experience and knowledge, plays a vital role in accelerating the UK meeting the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals with a key commitment to “Leave No One Behind”, ensuring development reaches the most marginalised groups in our society.
Together, we will be hearing from those who are least likely to participate in social action. We want to know what to do to break down barriers, so no one is left behind and young people are supported in exercising their rights and responsibilities to have a say in decision-making on their lives and the world around them.
This research is commissioned by Mission 44, a charitable foundation established by Sir Lewis Hamilton, to support Mission 44's Youth Advisory Board in developing a youth empowerment programme. We are excited to be working with Mission 44’s Youth Advisory Board to explore the barriers and themes that hinder youth participation in social action and how they can be better supported to engage in meaningful social action.
We’ll be holding sessions with young people to hear directly from them how they can be supported to meaningfully engage in social action.We aim to provide space for these young people to share what needs to change in social action activities to better accommodate their needs and interests.
By the end of this project, we will have developed actionable recommendations that identify and address specific barriers for young people, while also supporting them to actively participate in social action.
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