Here they are – the WINNERS in the 2009 CHANGEit Innovation category! We can’t wait to see how their campaigns progress.

Giovani Youth Cafe

Dan, age 16, from Exeter is campaigning to set up the Giovani Youth Café is his community. After reading news about how young people just create trouble, he wrote to the council to say that if there was something young people could do instead of being on the street, it wouldn’t be an issue. Instead of waiting for a response, he decided to take up the cause himself.
Read the blog –> Giovani Youth Cafe

The Friends of Heriot Grange

Ami, Jamie-lee, Jayde, Danielle, Jake and Callum, aged 14, from Hartlepool are the Friends of Heriot Grange. After a school sponsored visit to the local elderly home, the young people decided they wanted to visit more often. The group already visit once a month and want to start organizing outings for young and old, have the elderly residents visit the school to help younger students with their reading and establish a group so when they leave, each year students carry on the visits.
Read the blog –> The Friends of Heriot Grange

Play All Day!

Eilidh and Dania, aged 14, from Edinburgh want to set up Firrhill’s Football ½ Marathon which they’re calling Play All Day! Their school shares pitches and facilities with the nearby special needs school, but otherwise, there is very little interaction and most young people from their school don’t know much about it. They want to plan a full day of football and fun to raise awareness about young people with special needs, create a space for the students from both schools to interact and raise money for charity.
Read the blog –> Play all Day!