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

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

Authoring Our Own Stories is a five-year, national programme that uses creative approaches to co-produce peer research projects. The...

Last week our Authoring Our Own Stories   peer researchers came together with the Digital Health Ambassadors   to co-create some exciting...

Hi, I’m Emmanuela Kumi. I’m a sixth form student, youth advocate, and peer researcher on this year’s Authoring Our Own Stories project...

Mental health has recurred as a theme in the testimonials of young people involved in Authoring Our Own Stories each year since this...

Introduction   Year 3 of the Authoring Our Own Stories project is in full swing, and I’m excited to introduce myself, I am Joshua...

Partnership for Young London is proud to usher in Black History Month 2023 with a resounding endorsement from young people about the...

The words in these collages were hard to say and the reality of what they represent even harder to live with. Each piece represents key...

Youth Focus Southwest worked with young Black and Brown people from coastal areas. See below to read some of the materials they used as...

Yorks and Humber Youth Work Unit worked with young people from Yorkshire SEND Youth Alliance to produce a wealth of resources to amplify...

Young people living in ‘levelling up’ areas created a video capturing what civic identity means to their peers!

Sandra Vacciana, Partnership for Young London National Lead for Authoring Our Own Stories Collages created by Ricardo, Chriese, Nadia,...

The following are summaries of the work that has been happening at a local level. Once feedback from all the young people who...

Young Leaders used origami techniques to create identity boxes. The outside expressed how young people felt their identities were...