Dance, food and music were all crucial cultural elements woven into the presentation of our research findings at BRING YOUR AUNTY our recent stakeholder event at Guildhall, City of London. Rachel Adjekukor, Anuoluwapo Fadairo, Emmanuella Mamah (aka Ella), Rumaisa Mulji and Emmanuela Kumi all gave compelling evidence from our research project this year as to why we need to unpack the narrative of ‘The Strong Black Woman’ and examine the expectations placed on young Black and B

Too often in the past research in the youth sector has traditionally been done on  young people, treating them as subjects to be studied. However, a growing consensus, across a range of sectors, recognises that young people are often the best-placed experts to investigate the issues affecting their lives To support this shift, we are delighted to share the new "Involving Young People: A Toolkit for Peer Research,"  produced by Partnership for Young London and funded by Trust

This Wednesday was the fourth Roundtable event for Authoring Our Own Stories , a national youth voice project exploring how young people’s identities strongly influence access to opportunities and support. Young Leaders from Partnership for Young London   Youth Focus North West   Youth Focus South West  and Yorks and Humber Youth Work Units shared outcomes for this year. The session opened with a powerful poem called The Things We Carry , co-created with spoken word artist

FREEDOM TALKERS is a podcast created by and for care experienced people a space to speak truth, challenge systems, and celebrate survival.    Each episode dives into stories of identity, opportunity, and the Pan London Offer where we are trying to make offers consistent across London for all care leavers.   Shining a light on what real freedom looks like when care leavers take the mic.   This isn’t charity talk. It’s change talk.   We’re amplifying voices that have too often

This video, produced by Pan London Children In Care Council and Aran Knowles, was commissioned by NHS North East London ICB.   This short film gives us an insight on the perspectives of young care-experienced Londoners and the struggles of accessing healthcare. We look at the challenges and explore examples of good practice in place across North East London.    A huge thank you everyone involved for their participation in this project! Click here to see the full video.

Blog by Mamatha My personal experience  Growing up, I was bullied not just for who I was, but for the colour of my skin. The racist comments, the exclusion, the subtle looks they chipped away at my confidence and made me question my worth.   I carried that pain for a long time. I remember feeling invisible, convinced that silence was safer than speaking out. But silence didn’t protect me it only gave the bullying more space to grow.   It took years, reflection, and support fr

Black, Bold and Beautiful is a poem written by Louisa Foyle. Lived truth in verse. a poem born from the inbetween: between girlhood and motherhood between belonging and being displaced between silence and song. It’s about identity not the one given to her but the one she claimed, shaped through resilience rhythm, and radical self love.   This poem isn’t just words it’s a movement. For every young person who was ever labelled for every Black girl who turned survival into art f

Rising as Me by Louisa Foyle Pan London Children in Care Council   There’s a moment in every care experienced person’s life when you stop surviving as someone’s story and start rising as your own. For too long the word care has been defined by systems, not by us. But this month we reclaim it. We rise as our whole selves’ complex, creative, independent, and free.   “Rising As Me” is about identity beyond the paperwork. It’s about learning that you are not your file, your place

By Tanisha Zaman As part of Black History Month, young people from Partnership for Young London are sharing short blogs that explore what this month means to them. Through their personal stories, they reflect on their lived experiences of BAME culture, heritage, and identity. This initiative celebration of our diversity as young Londoners, embracing dual heritages and highlighting the richness that comes from different backgrounds. As part of Black History Month, young people

Divine Raphael As part of Black History Month, young people from Partnership for Young London are sharing short blogs that explore what this month means to them. Through their personal stories, they reflect on their lived experiences of BAME culture, heritage, and identity. This initiative celebration of our diversity as young Londoners, embracing dual heritages and highlighting the richness that comes from different backgrounds. As a young, black woman living in a country wh