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YOUTH CHARTER

2018

25th ANNIVERSARY YEAR

ANNUAL REPORT

YC 2018 Annual Report #LegacyOpportunity4All

The Youth Charter is a UK registered charity and United Nations Non-Governmental Organisation.

Registered Charity No. 1065861

Address:Youth Charter Office of Sport for Development and Peace,University of East London, Stratford Campus, Water Lane, LondonE15 4LZ, United Kingdom

Tel: +44 20 8223 2588Email: youthcharter@btinternet.com

© 2019 Youth Charter & © 2019 Pursuit of Excellence Ltd

The ‘Wise’ series of programmes (eg. Rugbywise, Soccerwise, Tenniswise, Artwise etc.) © the Youth Charter. The Youth Charter has asserted its rights through Pursuit of Excellence under the Copyright, Design and Patents Act, 1988 to be identified as the author of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this report may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or later invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior permission in writing from the publishers.

Honorary Life President The late Dame Mary Glen Haig DBE*

Vice Presidents Sir Bobby Charlton CBE Judge Richard Goldstone Judge Gabrielle Kirk McDonald Sir Alex Ferguson CBE Clive Lloyd CBE Lord Herman Ouseley Sir Steve Redgrave CBE Lemn Sissay MBE Dame Sarah Storey DBE Sir Rodney Walker Frank Warren

Executive Chairman Geoff Thompson MBE FRSA DL

Chair of Trustees Geoff Thompson MBE FRSA DL

Trustees Louise Barlow LLB (Hons) Pearly Gates Pete Ibsen Ian Langdon Phil McCauley Christian McMahon FBCS CITP Barbara Sanderson CACI Ronnie Todd

*In Perpetuity

CONTENTS

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1.0 THE YOUTH CHARTER: A 25 YEAR GAMES LEGACY ................1

2.0 YC 2018 ..................................................................................3 2.1 JANUARY ...........................................................................5 2.2 FEBRUARY ...................................................................6 2.3 MARCH ........................................................................7 2.4 APRIL ...........................................................................8 2.5 MAY .....................................................................9 2.6 JUNE .......................................................................9 2.7 JULY .......................................................................10 2.8 AUGUST ......................................................................10 2.9 SEPTEMBER ...............................................................11 2.10 OCTOBER ...............................................................12 2.11 NOVEMBER ..............................................................13 2.12 DECEMBER ..................................................................14

3.0 AND FINALLY… ...............................................................14

WHAT WE DO... ......................................................................15

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT US... ..................................................15

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1.0 THE YOUTH CHARTER: A 25 YEAR GAMES LEGACY

The Youth Charter is a 25 Year Games Legacy of Manchester’s bid for the 2000 Olympic 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 and cultural activity 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 and cultural activity to develop in life.

Through our work with youth and communities the Youth Charter has pioneered three core youth and community development programmes:

• Community Campus – Somewhere to Go • Youthwise “Curriculum for Life” – Something to Do • Social Coach Leadership Programme – Someone to Show Them

YC ‘25’ TimelineYear Highlight Activity/Event1993 Youth Charter Launched at Wembley 1994 YC Spirit of Hulme & Moss Side tour of LA with LA841995 YC identified as youth cultural strategy of the 2002 Commonwealth Games

1996 YC South Africa launchedYC Youth Ambassadors visit to UN Tribunal in The Hague

1997 YC launches Youthwise programme at Charity Fair in London1998 YC launches five-year report “Sport as a contributor to Social Regeneration”.

1999 YC Youth Ambassador Monique Gardner from FIFA SOS Village hands scroll to Nelson Mandela at his Farewelll Soccer Match

2000 YC becomes United Nations accredited Non-Governmental Organisation2001 Rugbywise Toolkit launched with the Rugby Football Union

2002YC “Connecting Communities” event brings 1,000 young people to Manchester 2002 Commonwealth GamesYC Citizenship in Action programme legacy of Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games

2003 YC presents at UN DPI NGO conferenceYC Soccerwise programme launched with UNICEF and Manchester United

2004 YC Vice President, Dame Sarah Storey, presents 2002 legacy initiative Citizenship in Action proposals at the ‘Call to Action’ event, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

2005 YC presents its work to 2nd Magglingen Conference “Sport – Moving to the Next Stage”YC produces United Nations Quadrennial Report

2006YC ‘12’ South Africa executive summary launched at Youth and Wellness conferenceYC ‘12’ Commonwealth Report launched YC Olympic Citizenship in Action launched as London 2012 legacy initiative

2007 YC hosts Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid team at YC HQ

2008 YC presents global legacy proposals at inaugural Sport for Peace conference in Monaco, hosted by HRH Prince Albert

2009 YC support Olympic legacy programme at Malbank High School & Sixth Form College

2010 YC hosts the Muhammad Ali Scholars UK Tour and contributes to London 2012 Games Legacy conference at Roehampton University

2011YC 2012 Legacy Manifesto launchedYC Facebook campaign in response riots in London, Manchester/Salford and other English cities

2012 YC 2012 Games Legacy Debate, chaired by Rt Hon John Bercow MP, Speaker of House of Commons at The Egg, University of Salford, MediaCityUK

2013 YC 2012 Games Legacy Report launched at House of Commons

2014 YC ‘21’ Soccerwise Report launched at Soccerex Global Convention in Manchester

2015 YC ‘22’ Tenniswise Report launched at WimbledonBirley and Etihad Community Campuses developed with funding support from Sport England

2016

Heath Town Community Campus in Wolverhampton developed with local partnersICZ MediaCityUK Community Campus developed with University of SalfordYC 2016 Games Legacy Debate#legacyopportunity4all chaired by Rt Hon John Bercow MP, Speaker of House of Commons at UTC@MediaCityUK

2017YC FLAB SCLP launched in partnership with Muhammad Ali CentreYC 2016 Games Legacy Impact Report launchedYC delivers CBBC Summer Social FREE Schools Event

2018YC celebrates 25th Anniversary YearYC delivers workshop with Commonwealth Youth LeadersYC hosts Model CHOGM Manchester at UTC@MediaCityUK

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2.0 YC 2018

The Youth Charter’s 25th Anniversary Year of 2018 saw us:

• reflect on our past achievements and contributions • review our current projects and programmes • plan for the next 25 years

A busy year saw the Youth Charter host student interns from the University of Salford and the University of Lyon, with additional student visits from Han University and Thailand Karate team.

The Youth Charter also engaged with students from University of East London, University of Glasgow, and from schools and colleges in Greater Manchester and London, through the Commonwealth Youth Leadership Programme and Commonwealth Roadshow. This culminated in the Model CHOGM Manchester event at UTC@MediaCityUK, where young people played the roles of Commonwealth Leaders discussing issues faced by their countries.

As the Youth Charter looks forward to its next 25 years, a bold move was made to relocate our home of 22 years in Salford Quays/MediaCityUK to East London, where the Youth Charter is developing East London Community Campus, as part our ongoing #legacyopportunity4all…

YC 2018 TimelineMonth Highlight Activity/EventJanuary Geoff Thompson co-chairs Newham’s Youth Movement’s ‘Addressing Safety

through Active Participation’ (ASAP)University of Salford students continue internships with Youth Charter

YC presented with cheque from Cording

February YC’s Geoff Thompson co-chairs Why Sport Conference in Cardiff

YC Presentation to Coaching in Islamic Culture

March Youth Charter 25th Anniversary

YC contributes to Commonwealth Roadshow event at University of Glasgow

YC presentation to CommonTies Youth Network presentation

Julien Baud-Grasset from Université of Lyon France starts his student internship with the Youth Charter

April Han University & Kenniscentrum Sport Visit to YC

Geoff Thompson visit to met with pupils at Manchester Grammar School

May YC’s Geoff Thompson Awarded Director of the Year from the Institute of Directors North West

June Elijah Kalamby returns for a second internship

GT presentation at IOD NW Annual Conference

Commonwealth Youth Leaders Conference, University of East London

July Salford CVS VCSE Annual Conference presentation, Salford

August YC Geoff Thompson presents to Commonwealth Secretariat

Youth Charter Boxing Equipment donations to local clubs

September Model CHOGM Manchester

October YC move to University of East London

Launch of YC Salford Report

November YC supports the launch of the IoD North West Leadership Passport

December YC presents and chairs Combatting Gangs, Violence and Weapon Crime Conference

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2.1 JANUARY

The Youth Charter started 2018 with the presentation of cheque for £245 by Cording, the owners of our old headquar-ters in Anchorage Quay where we were located for 21 years.

University of Salford students, Celestine Oziri and Jay Banner-Jee, continued their internships with the Youth Charter.

With the escalating youth violence seeing scores of young lives lost in London and across the UK, within his respective roles as Chair of the University of East London and Chair of the Youth Charter Geoff Thompson was on the panel for Newham’s Youth Movement’s ‘Addressing Safety through Active Participation’ (ASAP) Conference which was hosted at UEL. The panel, 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)

2.2 FEBRUARY

The Why Sport Wales conference represented an ongoing relationship between Why Sport and Youth Charter with the YC Chair, Geoff Thompson Chairing Why Sport conferences in 2016, 2017 and now 2018. As well as Chairing the Getting Wales Moving conference, Geoff presented how the Youth Charter’s Community Campus and Social Coach Leadership programme can support the implementation and delivery of the 2005 Welsh Assembly’ ‘Wellbeing of Future Generations Act’, which is focused on the social, economic,

In February, the YC contributed to two conferences:

1. Why Sport Wales “Getting Wales Moving”

environmental and cultural well-being of Wales and which see’s Public Bodies expected to:

• work together better • involve people reflecting the diversity of our communities • look to the long term as well as focusing on now • take action to try and stop problems getting worse - or even stop them happening in the first place

Co-chairing the conference was UK’s record medal winning Paralympian, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, one the YC’s original ambassador scroll signatories. Also present at the invitation of the YC was Olympic champion Darren Campbell MBE, who was supported by the Youth Charter throughout his athletic career.

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2. Coaching in Islamic Culture

The Youth Charter delivered a presentation at the launch of Coaching in Islamic Culture - Ershad Coaching - book by UEL psychologist Professor Christian van Nieuwerburgh and executive coach Raja’a Yousif Allaho. The Youth Charter’s presentation linked it’s work with the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Ali Six Core Principles.

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2.3 MARCH

“I believe in sports and the arts and believe in Commonwealth Youth. You will shape the world you inherit, so dream big and contribute to it with meaningful and sustainable work.”Geoff Thompson MBE FRSA DL, YC Founder & Chair,

Message to Commonwealth Youth Leaders

2.4 APRIL

Following the hosting by the Youth Charter of HAN University students in April 2016 and May 2017, the Youth Charter hosted a further group of HAN University students in April 2018. The group consisted of 12 Students and 2 Lecturers.

They visited Manchester as part of a three-day study trip, which included visiting community sport projects. The visit provided students with further insights and progress in the development of the Youth Charter Community Campus project.

A group of 21 academics from the Kenniscentrum Sport (Knowledge Centre for Sport Netherlands) also visited the Youth Charter, providing the academics with an insight into the development of the Youth Charter Community Campus and Social Coach Leadership Programme.

YC Chair, Geoff Thompson, was also invited to meet with pupils from Manchester Grammar School and discuss his experiences as a World Karate Champion and the work of the Youth Charter.

The Youth Charter celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a gathering of past, present and future YC associates and young people, including a visit by the Thailand National Karate team to the YC Offices in MediaCityUK and the National Taekwondo Centre in East Manchester.

The YC reconnected with the Commonwealth Secretariat in 2018, and contributed to, and helped to organise, their Commonwealth Youth Roadshows. The roadshows started in March with:

• CommonTies Youth Network • Glasgow Commonwealth Roadshow

The YC’s Chair, Geoff Thompson, was invited to present to the Commonwealth Youth Leaders at the CommonTies Youth Network event which was held at the Royal Overseas League.

The Glasgow Commonwealth Roadshow was held at the University of Glasgow, where Geoff Thompson led the panel discussion on a Common Future for young people in the Commonwealth and around the world.

This work culminated in the YC organising and delivering a Model CHOGM Manchester in September. The YC is also in the process of producing its Commonwealth Report focused on its Sport for Development and Peace work with the Commonwealth since the ‘Building a Nation through Sport’ conference, which was held at Edinburgh 1997 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

The Youth Charter’s latest international student, Julien Baud-Grasset, from Université of Lyon, France, started a three-month internship, contributing research material to the YC Commonwealth Report and learning about the Youth Charter’s 25 Year contribution to the Sport for Development and Peace movement/sector.

“An absolute joy to listen to Geoff Thompson MBE, speaking to our EPP boys about his experiences as a European and World Karate Champion as well as his work in founding his

charity the Youth Charter. Grounding and inspiring.”Mike Watkinson, Head of PE, Manchester Grammar School

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The Youth Charter’s Founder and Chair,Geoff Thompson MBE FRS DL, was recognisedfor his 25 years of social and human developmentwork at the 2018 Institute of Director North WestAwards Ceremony, winning the Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Director and Board Practice.

Whilst our international intern, Julien Baud-Grasset, from Université of Lyon, France, completed his three-month internship with the Youth Charter.

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2.6 JUNE

Following the Institute of Directors (IoD) North West Awards ceremony, YC Executive Chair, Geoff Thompson MBRE FRSA DL, was asked to deliver a presentation on Purposeful Leadership at the IoD North West Annual Conference at Kings Dock in Liverpool.

As one intern leaves another arrives, this time it was local student, Elijah Kalamby, 16, a Year 11 pupil from Cedar Mount Academy in Gorton, Manchester. This was Elijah’s second internship with the Youth Charter having completed his first in in 2017, when he helped deliver the CBBC Summer Social FREE Schools event.

2.7 JULY

The Youth Charter’s 21 years of work was presented at the Salford CVS VCSE 2018 Annual Conference.

2.8 AUGUSTYC Chair and University of East London (UEL) Chair, Geoff Thompson, met with Baroness Scotland, CommonwealthSecretary-General, to discuss how UEL and the Youth Charter can help develop future commonwealth leaders. This was part of the Youth Charter’s ongoing work with Commonwealth Youth programme.

1. Salford Lads Club - 35 young people participating in boxing sessions and is delivering boxing sessions with Oasis Academy MediaCityUK 2. Salford City Boxing Academy – 80 children and young people participating in sessions and is delivering sessions in local schools 3. Eccles Boxing School – 50 children and young people participating in sessions and is delivering sessions in local schools 4. Salford Muay Thai – 50 children and young people participating in sessions and opening new venue in Swinton 5. Fighting Fit 4 Fitness - 65 children and young people participating in sessions and is delivering sessions in local schools The clubs were each provided with access to the Youth Charter Digiwise Project Portal and the Digital Passport for Social Coaches and Young People.

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The Youth Charter was provided with boxing and combat sport equipment by Why Sports, which we redistributed to 5 junior combat sport clubs working with 280 children and young people in Salford and Trafford:

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2.9 SEPTEMBER

2.10 OCTOBER

“Excellent opportunity for those students who want to be young leaders of the Commonwealth or have a keen interest in political/topical issues.”

The Model CHOGM Manchester event included:

• 7 Schools • 60 Pupils• 14 Teachers • 12 Event Staff, Volunteers and Guests

The overwhelming response from pupils, teachers and event staff, volunteers and guests was very positive and is something that can be built on in the delivery of future Model CHOGMs.

The Model CHOGM Manchester provided an excellent \ opportunity for young Global Citizens to be engaged, equipped andempowered through debate, discussion and lobbying on issues that are impacting on all the youth and communities ofour 21st Century Global Society.

Model CHOGM Manchester

The Model CHOGM Manchester provided students from schools in Greater Manchester with the opportunity to learn about the Commonwealth, its politics, history and much more.

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), is held every two years, with leaders of the Commonwealth meeting to discuss current issues affecting the Commonwealth and its many diverse citizens. The last CHOGM was held in London in April 2018. It is this important international event that we hope to emulate through Model Commonwealth Summits, or ‘Model CHOGMs’.

The Youth Charter & The Commonwealth

Over the past 22 years, the Youth Charter has contributed policies, strategies and advocacy to the Commonwealth Secretariat, which has inspired the Sport for Development and Peace Movement.

In March this year, the Youth Charter was invited to participate in the Model CHOGM in London and Glasgow. A North West event took place MediaCityUK, Salford, on Thursday 13th September in conjunction with Elevation Networks and the Royal Commonwealth Society, the University of East London, the University of Glasgow and supported by the University of Salford Business School.

The Youth Charter also contributed to the Commonwealth Youth Leaders Conference in June and delivered the youth workshop. Since that time, the Digital Portal and respective links have been designed and implemented providing a legacy of networking and sustainable tools that will be of benefit to the young leaders of the Commonwealth.

Model CHOGMs operate much like a model UN scenario, with individuals acting as the Heads of various Commonwealth countries and engaging in discussions as their country would.

Through a highly interactive experience, the main aims of the summit are to enable young people to:

• Learn about the Commonwealth and how an international organisation work • Experience international relations and building a global agreement on issues • Raise awareness of key topical international issues and different countries’ perspectives • Demonstrate the role of the media in the political process

Our 22 years in Salford is reflected through a quarter of a century of: Engaging young people through sport, arts, culture and digital technology; Equipping them with life skills resilience and hope; and Empowering them with the aspirational opportunity of further and higher education, vocation training, employment and enterprise.

The Agency’s HQ has been located in one the most area deprived conurbations in Europe, which has seen a remarkable regeneration of a former industrial port into a 21st Century MediaCityUK that is as local as we have been global in the reach that we have been able to achieve. Having a special location by which we have been able to broker, facilitate and provide a platform, model and cultural framework, that has seen many projects, programmes and strategies result, within our ethical belief of multi-agency collaborative working as the only truly authentic and sustainable social, cultural and economic opportunity for some of the mostsocially disaffected, disadvantaged and disenfranchised youth and communities.

The ICZ MediaCityUK Community Campus was developed from our new location at The Landing and showed what can be achieved in delivering in the ‘art of the impossible’. How-ever, the YC ambitions have always been realistic and within our unique position, as a United Nations Non Governmental

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The Youth Charter moved its headquarters to East London after 22 Years located in Salford Quays/MediaCityUK. This represented a significant move for the Youth Charter in its 25th Anniversary Year as it plans for its next 25 years.

The Youth Charter ‘25’ Salford Report reflects the agency’s work in Salford, as part of its Greater Manchester birth, grow-ing pains and coming of age, as a corporate social respon-sibility legacy of the Manchester 2000 Olympic bid and successful hosting of the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games.

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2.12 DECEMBER

Organisation, our location did not determine our ability to impact the lives of communities that we are committed to empowering.

The YC ‘25’ Salford Report reflects a remarkable journey of so much that has now contributed to the Sport for Development and Peace movement within the bidding, hosting and legacy of major games.

The IoD North West Leadership Passport delivered its first session to encourage young potential leaders from Greater Manchester’s African Diaspora. The Leadership Passport was developed in partnership by IoD North West, Youth Charter and Bolton CPD.

The IoD North West Leadership Passport will comprise four bespoke events over the year:

• Building your personal brand. • Politics is important - and why you should get involved. • Starting up your own business - turning your idea into a business, social enterprise, charity or project. • The Big Community Pitch - young people’s ideas for tackling a local problem or opportunity.

In addition, as part of the Leadership Passport, our participants will also have access to relevant IoD (and IoD partners’) events in Manchester and across the North West over the year.

The year came to an end with YC Founder and Chair, Geoff Thompson, presenting at and chairing the Combatting Gangs, Violence and Weapon Crime Conference at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. The conference couldn’t be more timely and imperative as the UK experiences increasing violence and weapon crime.

At the same the Youth Charter further developed the East London Community Campus in partnership with the University of East London and the London Legacy Development Corporation.

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3.0 AND FINALLY…

“I would like to thank everybody who has helped to turn challenges into opportunities, and as a result helped us to

develop the agency resilience and our recommitment to our mission aim of a legacy opportunity for all…”

Geoff Thompson, YC Chair

The year of 2018 represented a considerable set of changes that have seen the Youth Charter continue to lobby, campaign and advocate the need to be more collaborative in our respective efforts in addressing the on-going societal challenges of youth disaffection, disadvantage and disillusionment.

Our relocation from our spiritual home at Salford Quays, Manchester was a major decision, not taken lightly, but within the need to see our limited resources used to maximum effect.

I would like to take this opportunity of thanking the respective councils of Salford, Manchester and Trafford who have over the years provided support for our work. Equally, Amec, Muse Developments, Cording, The Landing and the University of Salford deserve particular mention in their ability to demonstrate the Youth Charter’s strength in developing multi agency stakeholder relationships of public, private, third sector and community diversity.

The CBBC event in 2017 demonstrated the Community Campus and Social Coach Leadership Programme’s ability to be delivered within a community model and framework that can provide sustainableimpact of outputs and outcomes that can provide real hope and opportunity for the young people within their aspirations and potential.

Our move from North to South now sees us in the University of East London. Our new environment will give us an ability to consolidate our 2002 legacy presence of ‘Connecting Communities’ within the East End as part of the 2012 legacy of ‘inspiring a generation’ and our respective legacy reports that provide firm proposals of a local community approach through sport for development and peace that can be delivered within the global UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The challenges of lives being lost on our streets as a result of respective failed governments and society as a whole to truly value the vaccine and antidote abilities of sport and the arts to provide social, cultural and economic empowerment continues to inspire our work. Our commitment is to continue to fight for the return to a movement with practical purpose and principled delivery to our young people to realise their potential in a world that they will inherit within the global citizenship rights and responsibilities that I believe they can achieve.

I would like to thank every one from our past into our present and within the future of all the challenges that we will continue to turn into opportunities.

Geoff Thompson MBE FRSA DLChair, Youth Charter

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WHAT WE DO...

The Youth Charter tackles educational non-attainment, health inequality, anti social behaviour and the negative effects of crime, drugs, gang related activity and racism by applying the ethics of sporting and artistic excellence. These can then be translated to provide social and economic benefits of citizenship, rights, responsibilities, with improved education, health, social & civil order, environment, vocation, training, employment and enterprise opportunities for all.

The Youth Charter adopts a multi-faceted approach to achieving its objectives, often by forging partnerships with a wide range of public and private sector agencies – engaging, motivating and inspiring achievable and sustainable benefits.

WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT US...

“I have had the unique perspective to witness the work of the Youth Charter within its birth, development and coming of age.

I was to witness the Youth Charters’ growth and impact in the UK and in South Africa. One of the highlights of the many Youth Charter programme initiatives was the

“Spirit of the Streets Tour of South Africa”, which followed Manchester’s highly successful 2002 Commonwealth Games.

I had the privilege of hosting the Tour Group with fellow IOC Honorary Member, Dame Mary Glen Haig and witness the development and growth of young people who had been

exposed to travel and the social and cultural diversity of the new South Africa.”Sam Ramsamy, IOC Executive Member

“I first became involved with Youth Charter as a teenager because I felt passionately that everyone should have a chance in sport like I had, regardless of their background.

The charity has gone global, using sport as a bridge to bring even the most socially-challenged youngsters back onto a positive path.”

Dame Sarah Storey DBE

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YOUTH CHARTERMission

Sport, culture, art and digital technology - social and human development for life

YOUTH CHARTERVision

Youth and communities engaged, equipped and empowered to contribute to a 21st Century Global Society for All.

YOUTH CHARTEROpportunity

To invest in the potential of our 21st Century Global Citizens.

YOUTH CHARTERObjectives

Engage, equip and empower young people and communities to maximise their social and cultural integration and active participation.

YOUTH CHARTERValues

• Positive happiness and fulfilment through active human and social engagement• Positive mental and physical fitness for all• Commitment to excellence and collaboration for all young people and communities• Dignity, honesty, integrity and respect of self in all that we do

YOUTH CHARTERDevelopment Goals

1. EDUCATION - attendance, attainment and performance2. HEALTH - physical activity, wellbeing and active lifestyle3. SOCIAL ORDER - civic rights and responsibilities4. ENVIRONMENT - community cohesion and quality of life5. VOCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND ENTERPRISE

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Our Philosophy“Sport is an order of chivalry, a code of ethics and aesthetics, recruiting its members from all classes and all peoples. Sport is a truce, in an era of antagonisms and conflicts, it is the respite of the Gods in which fair competition ends in respect and friendship (Olympism). Sport is education, the truest form of education, that of character. Sport is culture because it enhances life and, most importantly, does so for those who usually have the least opportunity to feast on it.”

Rene MaheuFormer Director of UNESCO

Our Vision“Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is merely passing time. Vision with action can change the world...”

Nelson Mandela

Sporting AmbassadorsOver the past 25 years, the Youth Charter message has been inspired through teams and sporting ambassadors who have signed the Youth Charter Scroll in support of its work. These include:

Marcus AdamNeil Adams MBESir Ben Ainslie CBEKriss Akabusi MBECarlos Alberto Torres*Claire AllanRob Andrew MBELord Jeffrey ArcherOssie ArdilesMike Atherton OBEChris Baileu MBEJeremy BatesJamie BaulchBill Beaumont CBEJack BeaumontFranz BeckenbauerDavid Beckham OBEPaul Bennett MBELouise BloorChris Boardman MBELorna BootheToby BoxJulia Bracewell OBEAbbie BrownDaniel Brown MBENicky Butt Kevin CadleDarren Campbell MBEPat CashBen ChallengerSir Bobby Charlton CBELinford Christie OBEGill Clarke MBE*Joe Clarke MBEDavid Coleman OBE*Gary ConnollyKirstina CookSir Henry Cooper MBE*Antony CotterillLord Cowdrey*Kadeena Cox MBEJohn CrawleyMark CroasdaleVanessa DaobryDavid Davies OBESharon Davies MBEAnita L. DeFrantzRob DenmarkLisa DermottEmily DiamondAnne Dickins MBEKaren DixonSandra DouglasTony Dobbin

Tony Doyle MBEAdam Duggleby MBEPaula DunnRichard Dunwoody MBEScott Durant MBETracy Edwards MBEFarokh EngineerMike England MBEChris EubankNicola FairbrotherSir Nick Faldo MBEJohn FashnuSir Alex Ferguson CBEWill FletcherRichard Fox MBEJanice FrancisRyan Giggs OBEEugene GilkesPhil de GlanvilleHelen Glover MBEDame Katherine Grainger DBEJodie GrinhamAngus GroomSally Gunnell OBE DLDame Mary Glen Haig DBE*Jane HallSusan Hampshire OBEGary HardingsEddie HemmingsTim Henman CBEPhilip Hindes MBEKate Hoey MPDame Kelly Holmes DBEFrances HoughtonRobert HowelyNorman HunterPaul InceStewart InnesColin Jackson CBESimon Jackson MBEDavid JohnsonMichael JohnsonJade Jones MBEJasmine JoyceMary King MBEJürgen KlinsmanSir Robin Knox Johnston CBE RD and barSir Eddie Kulukundis OBESonia LawrenceJason LeeRob LeeZoe LeeDenis Lewis OBELennox Lewis CM, OBE

Greg Searle MBEJon Searle MBETeddy Sheringham MBEEllie Simmonds OBEJudy Simpson OBELynn SimpsonJane Sixsmith MBENick Skelton OBECallum SkinnerPhyllis SmithSarah Springman CBE FREngIan Stark OBERay StevensAthole StillDame Sarah Storey DBEMike SummerbeePolly SwannIwan Thomas MBENeil Thomas MBEBaroness Tani Grey-Thompson DBEVictoria ThornleyDennis TueartTerry VenablesBianca WalkdenDaniel WallaceDanielle WatermanMaurice Watkins CBELee Westwood OBEFatima Whitbread MBERichard Whitehead MBELaurence Whiteley MBEMax Whitlock MBEDavid Wilkie MBEJames WilliamsMelanie WilsonAmy Wilson-HardyPaul Zetter CBEDutch Soccer SquadEngland Rugby SquadEngland Soccer SquadGhanaian Under 17 Soccer SquadSouth African Soccer SquadSouth African Rugby SquadLancashire County Cricket ClubManchester United Football Club

Ambassador’s honours correct at date of publishing.

Other international signatories available on request

*Deceased

Clive Lloyd CBELisa LomasHelen LonsdaleDevon MalcolmGary Mason*Kelly MasseyAlly McCoist MBEMark McCoyJohn McEnroeMike McFarlane OBEBarry McGuigan MBEKaty Mclean MBESteve McMahonMick McManus*Diane ModahlAdrian Moorhouse MBENathan MorganDewi MorrisLutalo MuhammadFiona MurtaghTania NadarajahPrince NaseemPhil NevilleMartin Offiah MBEWayne Otto OBEJohn Parrot MBEAlan Pascoe MBELenny PaulStuart Pearce MBEDame Mary Peters CH, DBETerry PhelanAsha PhilipLiam PhillipsDave PhillipsDave PhillipsonKaren Pickering MBESir Matthew Pinsent CBENicky Piper MBEMichel PlatiniPaul ReaneySir Steven Redgrave CBEDerek RedmondAnnika ReederSir Craig Reedie CBECyrille Regis MBEPeter ReidSir Dave RichardsEllie Robinson MBEMark RowlandJoanna Rowsell-Shand MBELouis SahaTessa Sanderson CBEJazmin SawyersEmily Scott

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