Envision

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• Showcasing the Truth About Youth (pdf, 143kb)
  Teams of young people took over Birmingham Town Hall on the 8th July to celebrate five years of Envision in Birmingham and be recognised as young community role models.
• Celebrating 10 years of empowering young people (pdf, 56kb)
  Hundreds of young people will descend on the Emirates Stadium, London on Friday 16th July to celebrate 10 years of Envision.
• MP goes back to school for a young Question Time (pdf, 36kb) 
  Representatives of five teams based at Carshalton Girls' High School met their local MP, Tom Brake, to tell him what they have been doing to make a difference.
• Young Birmingham campaigner meets MPs at the House of Commons (pdf, 53kb)
  Envision Birmingham student Alex Pike attended an event hosted by NCVYS at the House of Commons and met Nick Hurd MP.
• Young Londoners go straight to the top to talk water and waste (pdf, 29kb)
  The Envision team from Stoke Newington School presented their plans for a water filtration system as part of Morgan Stanley's Global Sustainability Week.
• Priesthorpe students premiere documentary on racism (pdf, 39kb)
  Over the last six months, students at Priesthorpe School have been working to prodice a documentary on racism and community cohesion.
• Bruntcliffe students beat the cold (pdf, 40kb)
  A team from Bruntcliffe School in Leeds braved the cold to sleep out in their school car park for a night, to raise money and awareness for a local homeless shelter.
• London Leaders' big plans for a greener London (pdf, 32kb)
  Envision's Head of Development, Rachel Urquhart, is announced as one of 15 'London Leaders' for 2010, running projects to make London a more sustainable city.
• Leeds Young People debate hot topics of the generation (pdf, 40kb)
  Young people from across Leeds took part in 'Global is Local' to learn about global issues and how to take action at a local level.
• Envision welcomes new Chief Executive (pdf, 31Kb)
  Envision welcomes Andrew Dick as our new Chief Executive as Nick Nielsen stands down to take a seat on the Trustee Board.
• Above and Beyond Volunteering (pdf, 32kb)
  Envision volunteer Steve Holloway was invited to the House of Commons to collect a Kids Count Inspiration Award for 'Best Mentor' having supported over 100 young people in the last five years.
• Heard about Third? Birmingham (pdf, 133Kb) Envision Birmingham teamed up with the University of Birmingham's Third Sector Research Centre to host an event themed around the Third Sector. 100 young people offered their views on the third sector whilst gaining valuable employability skills.

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2009

• Pitch 4 Change London (pdf, 148Kb)
  Ten Envision School Teams pitched their ideas for community and environmental projects to a panel of top industry experts and received a total of £3,700 to fund their projects.
• Pitch 4 Change Leeds (pdf, 113Kb)
  A panel of six Leeds business and community leaders awarded £2,165 to five Envision School Teams to support the delivery of their youth-led community based projects.
• Pitch 4 Change Birmingham (pdf, 144Kb)
  A panel of five Birmingham business leaders award £2,244 to five Envision School Teams to enable them to deliver their community focused projects.
• A Night at the Museum Launches London's Envision Year (pdf, 159Kb)
  The Museum of London played host to over 300 young people celebrating the start of Envision London's year and learning the skills to run a successful project.
• The Launch of Truth about Youth Campaign Attracts Huge Support (pdf, 120Kb)
  Hundreds of young people from across Birmingham descended on Villa Park on Thursday 12th November to meet local business and community leaders and debate the Truth about Youth.
• Envision Debut in Leeds with Launch Event (pdf, 110Kb)
  Envision Leeds host their first event of the academic year to welcome students to the Envision programme. The Launch takes place on Wednesday, 4th November at the Carriageworks Theatre, Millennium Square.
• Do You Know the Truth about Youth? (pdf, 122kb)
  The Truth About Youth campaign launches with a Big Debate at Aston Villa Football Club on Thursday 12th November 2009
• UnPlugged (pdf, 115Kb)
  Envision students in Birmingham receive recognition for making a positive difference to their communities at the end of year celebration ceremony.
• 2MORRO (pdf, 106kb)
  Envision London join forces with other youth organisations for 2morro, a one-day festival exploring and celebrating the way that young people are using new technologies to make the world a better place.

Have a look at the Envision Resources page to download copies of our Annual Review, Envision publications and reports.

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