Welcome to the Bring About Change programme for young people aged 11+.

Building on almost 15 years' successful delivery of our Make a Difference Challenge for younger children, Bring About Change is designed to support groups of older young people - in school or in a community group - to deliver youth-led community action projects.

Our simple framework will help you provide your young people with the opportunity to identify and research a social or environmental issue that they feel passionate about, then make a difference to this through awareness raising, fundraising or taking practical action.

Thank you

Thank you to all the schools and youth organisations who took part in the pilot of the programme Jan - July 2022, and whose feedback has helped shape the materials and activities in this resource.

In particular, thanks to:

Georgina Weller and the young people at Lincolnshire YMCA

Tori Blair and students in the Eco Club at Harrow Way Community School, Andover

Lucy Breag and year 9 students at Oakham School, Rutland

Kiera Culbert and students at Rodborough School, Godalming

Jen Cooke and students at CU Coventry

Sharon Hope and year 9 students at Philip Morant School, Colchester

Matt Glover and year 8 students St Aubyn's Prep School, Essex

Kelly Wall and the WE Act Club at Church of England Academy, Hucknall

Thank you also to the Co-op Foundation #iwillFund, who made the creation of this resource possible through their grants scheme, which strives to increase young people's voices in the design of their community spaces.