This page details projects we carried out working with young people.
For projects working in schools, see our schools page.
YWCA's Its a Girl Thing (PDF) conference encouraged young women aged 11-19 to become more active in public life.
Voluntary Service Belfast's Young Citizens in Action (PDF) project used a variety of media to encourage young people to vote in the 2003 NI Assembly elections.
West DEN undertook a number of initiatives as part of their Involve (PDF) project to engage young people in Devon with relevant political issues and encourage them to take part in the electoral process.
The Hansard Society's Connecting Parliament with Young People (PDF) project enabled a group of young people to attend the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Parliamentary Reform and contribute to a debate on modernising Parliament.
Blackburn with Darwen Council ran two projects:
- Who Runs This Place? (PDF) worked with “at risk” young people performing a theatre production and producing a DVD
- Can Vote! Will Vote! (PDF) used street theatre to raise awareness among young people of the importance of democratic participation
In London Borough of Tower Hamlets' Build Your Own Politician (PDF) project, young people worked with a local artist and Electoral Services staff to produce a piece of visual art that was exhibited throughout the borough.
Binoh of Manchester supports young people from the Orthodox Jewish community, and their My Vote and Me (PDF) project provided information on social participation, voting and electoral systems via community workshops.
Women into Politics ran the Dialogue across the City (PDF) project in Northern Ireland putting on events to enable women aged 17-25 to discuss topics of significance to them with each other and with policy makers and elected representatives.
Pan Centre for Intercultural Arts used forum theatre (PDF) to encourage young people to get involved with democracy, with a particular focus on black and minority ethnic communities.
Hexham Youth Initiative's Different Views (PDF) project worked with groups of disadvantaged young people in various ways, including peer education, cultural exchange opportunities and sharing information about opportunities to get involved in the democratic process.
The Election Alarm Clock (PDF) project run by the London Borough of Lambeth provided a website aimed at transient young people so they could sign up and receive reminders about upcoming election dates, such as the deadline to register to vote.
LANDED Peer Education Service ran a Political Peer Education Project (PDF) increasing young peoples’ awareness and understanding of UK elections and government to encourage them to participate in democracy.
Foyer Federation's Parliamentary Voice (PDF) project worked to increase Foyer residents' understanding of and participation in the political process.
Fairbridge's Active Voices (PDF) project worked with disengaged and disadvantaged young people to engage them with politics in their local community.
The Hansard Society developed the Citizen Calling (PDF) project to pilot the use of mobile phone technology in a Home Affairs Select Committee enquiry.
Public Achievement set up the Where Is My Public Servant? (PDF) website to increase young people's involvement in democracy. It gave details of elected representatives and encouraged people to contact them.
Young Lives (formally the Cambridge and Peterborough Council for Voluntary Youth Services) Partnership Action in Rural Communities (PDF) project worked to increase young people's awareness of the role of parish councils and increase their involvement in the decision-making processes of rural communities.
