Submitted by Kamara Bennett on Fri, 25/02/2011 - 15:47
Katie Rodgers, 15, from Bristol describes herself as “an activist. I’m always doing something, and telling my friends to do stuff outside school. I’m involved in the local council and the Student Union.”
Submitted by Kamara Bennett on Thu, 02/12/2010 - 18:42
Celebration of Social Entrepreneurship
By Katie Rogers
'The Social' was an exciting event which took place in central London, on Social Enterprise Day, to celebrate social entrepeneurship and the Big Challenge Award winners.
The Big Challenge is run by The Youth of Today partner, Changemakers and UnLtd and gives young people the opportunity to tackle the Big issues of society through giving them cash grants and support.
Submitted by Kamara Bennett on Tue, 30/11/2010 - 11:55
If you watched the first ever BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards, you would know that three teens were recognised as Teen Heroes, but what does it take to be on the decision making panel?
Intrigued? Read on for our Q&A with Vanessa Afful, young entrepreneur and Teen Award’s 2010 panel member…
How did you get involved with Radio 1's Teen Awards? What was your involvement?
Submitted by Kamara Bennett on Fri, 26/11/2010 - 16:09
‘ASPIRE to be on our wave length’
By Lauren Hurrell
Team ASPIRE (also known as Newham Team 111) has taken their community project to new heights! Our team are in the process of setting up and creating a youth led online radio station for us students (and staff) in and around Newham College Campuses. This innovative project will be ‘run by young people for young people’.
Submitted by Kamara Bennett on Tue, 16/11/2010 - 17:31
We all know that today’s youth don't get the best press going. But with the negativity aside, there's definitely a positive focus on young people now, more than ever; and well publicised events, like the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards, are exactly what’s needed in today's media driven society.
Submitted by Kamara Bennett on Tue, 06/04/2010 - 18:24
Ikeela, co-founder of Tru Street Dance, joined Joe Aldred live on BBC WM for what was an insightful interview in which she spoke about her successful bid for funding and much more.Though the interview is no longer available some of the highlights are as follows:
Having described how she found out about Changemakers, Ikeela goes into detail about impact they’ve had on the business.
