Youthwise Activities Archive

The WHO ‘An Active Future’ webinar was an extraordinary effort of challenges in developing, selecting and realising the global and diverse reflection of young leaders who have a passion for sport, art, culture and digital activity in the lives of their fellow global citizens.

The Youth Charter launched its Black Historywise Education Pack as part of the Black History Month (BHM), supporting the campaign to deliver the Black Curriculum throughout the school year and not just for one month of the year.

The Youth Charter delivered a Youthwise workshop with young people attending the Equip Boys Summer School in East London.

Students from UTC Docklands have been producing an interactive Aliwise Digital Learning experience.

The Kartatewise session was delivered with young people from Barking KDF Hombu by YC Chair and Founder Geoff Thompson

A Soccerwise Kit Donation was made to Abang Ashu Sports Academy in Cameroon in 2018

Throughout 2019 the Youth Charter contributed to the Newham Youth Commission with YC Founder and Chair, Professor Geoff Thompson MBE FRSA DL, co-chairing the commission.

The Model CHOGM Manchester was an excellent opportunity for young Global Citizens to be engaged, equipped and empowered through debate, discussion and lobbying about issues that are impacting on all the youth and communities of our 21st Century Global Society.

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.

The Youthwise Workshop was delivered with delivered pupils at Manchester Grammar School

The Newham’s Youth Movement’s ‘Addressing Safety through Active Participation’ (ASAP) Conference providing the opportunity for Young People to discuss their experiences of crime and youth violence about to develop ideas for addressing the issue

YC Chair, Geoff Thompson, helped to judge the Salford Hackathon organised by FACT Salford

The Youth Charter, in collaboration with CBBC, invited schools to participate in a FREE Schools preview event to the annual CBBC Summer Social Festival which was held on the piazza at MediaCityUK on the 7th – 9th July 2017.

The Ajman Sport Activity Camp was delivered at Ajman University, United Arab Emirates

Let's Talk Youth conference provided a voice to Young People in Trafford following the murder of Rhyan Wilson, 18, a close of friend of the Thompson Family.

The Youth Charter help to organise and deliver Andy Burnham's Youth Consultation for his Manifesto and bid to be Mayor of Greater Manchester

The Ali Memorial event was organised Youth on Solid Ground for young people to be inspired by the achievements of Muhammad "The Greatest" Ali

The Youth Charter’s four-year Games Legacy consultation culminated in the #legacyopportunity4all debate at UTC@MediaCityUK.

Combatwise was delivered funding from Sportivate as part of the Birley Community Campus

The Youth Charter’s held its first Games Legacy #legacyopportunity4all Debate at University of Salford @ MediaCityUK, building on its 19 years of Games Legacy since the Manchester 2000 Olympic bid and the hosting of the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games.

The Youth Charter delivered a Gameswise 2012 programme with Malbank High School and Sixth Form College between 2009 and 2012, including Olympic Enrichments Days and the opening of an Olympic Boulevard, in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Youth Charter Carbonwise Eco Schools Project, supported by Defra, RFU, Encams and Land Securities Trillium came to a conclusion at the BBC’s Salford Bus Tour event and presentation held at the Imperial War Museum on Tuesday 23rd September 2008.

As a culmination of the Youth Charter’s Anglo youth culture initiative programme, 17 young people from challenging backgrounds and communities of Greater Manchester were selected to participate in the “Spirit of the Streets” Tour of South Africa.

With the support of a unique multi agency and community volunteer effort, the Youth Charter Connecting Communities Programme delivered a three-day programme that saw 100 young people representing ten communities, resulting in 1000 young citizens visiting Manchester for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

“Our purpose is not to constrain individual opportunity and prosperity in the interests of society as a whole. On the contrary, it is to use the power of society acting together to enable prosperity to spread, not just to a few but to all”
Tony Blair, former UK Prime Minister

Moss Side Amateur Reserves was formed in 1995 to enable young people who, through soccer could help ease the gang rivalry and tensions that existed in the Hulme and Moss side area and the City of Manchester. Consisting of rival gang members from the Alexandra Park estate, the key drivers were Billy Hughes (Millennium Powerhouse) who was also the team manager, Irving Williams (Hideaway Project), Geoff Thompson (Youth Charter) and Youth Charter Vice President and sporting ambassador, Sir Bobby Charlton.

Soccerwise developed from the Moss Side Amateurs soccer team in 1995, which used the sport to reduce gang territorialism and violence in Manchester, which was supported by Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton.

In 1994 young members of the Procter Youth Centre in Hulme knew exactly what they wanted - to improve a run-down kick-about area next to their club.

“One of the most evident factors I saw were the problems facing young people born into the deprived communities and the social problems caused by a lack of interest in young people by society in general. Young people today need a source of inspiration to point them in the right direction and give them positive motive to strive to succeed.”
Adesuwa McCalla, on her experiences from Moss Side to Holyood

The Youth Charter’s work with the Moss Side and Hulme Partnership saw a 5 year consultation with young people and community members between 1993 and 1998 that led to the development of a new facility for the young people of the Moss Side Youth Centre - The Powerhouse.