Involving Young People Collective

Involving Young People Collective

The Involving Young People Collective work closely with Esmée Fairbairn Foundation  by helping to design and test ways to involve young people more directly with our work, and improve our funding practice.

If you would like to find out more about the Collective and Esmée’s work with them, please contact: communications@esmeefairbairn.org.uk. Alternatively, you can also get in touch with Keji or Thalia at Hudl Youth Development Agency who facilitates our work with the Involving Young People Collective.

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Meet our Involving Young People Collective

Esmée's Involving Young People Collective is a group of young people, connected by their drive for social change. Learn more about the consultants that make up the Collective including what gives them passion and what gives them rage.

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    We're excited to share our plans for our Youth-Led Creativity funding. Co-designed with Esmée's Involving Young People Collective, we reopen to applications from 14 February.

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