Attending the European Youth Forum General Assembly
On the 23rd – 27th of November 2022 Zara Khan, the British Youth Council’s newly-elected Chair, and I travelled to Tirana, Albania to attend the European Youth Forum’s (YFJ) General Assembly. As an event that takes place once every two years, the General Assembly is truly an experience. Held in Tirana – the 2022 European
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New Trustee Kieran White reflects on their first Board Meeting
Becoming a trustee was definitely not something I had planned on doing this early in my career, at what is considered such a young age for this role. So why did I apply? What attracted me to click the button on the British Youth Council website? The simple answer – it sounded fun, challenging and
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NHS Youth Forum Residential – November 2022
Following a successful first residential in Birmingham in mid-November, Grace, who comes from the South West, has written a blog about her experience. Saturday morning We all arrived early Saturday morning to Birmingham, some of us very tired, but that didn’t stop us from chatting and getting to know each other! We got started with
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Leadership training with a difference
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to have the opportunity, as a member of Ambitious About Autism’s Youth Council, to take part in some training with the British Youth Council on Leadership. I had initial reservations, having taken part in similar training days before within different organisations, and found the sessions quite ‘standard’
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A UK Young Ambassador’s Reflections from Prague
From the 3rd – 7th November 2022 I travelled to Prague, Czech Republic to attend our bi-annual BICC (Benelux-Islands Central Cooperation) meeting. As a collection of National Youth Councils stretching from Slovakia to Belgium, Ireland and the UK, BICC meetings are always a great opportunity to debate and discuss a range of policy positions in
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A date with the Royal Institution of International Affairs: Chatham House
As part of our UN Youth Delegate Campaign (UNYD), Maurizio Cuttin and I organised a roundtable with Chatham House (the Royal Institution of International Affairs) to shed more light on our flagship campaign and our experiences as elected youth representatives. Chatham House provided a great platform to share our experiences as elected youth representatives and
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Thoughts from the incoming British Youth Council Chair
Hi, I’m Zara, a 24-year-old NHS Project Manager from Walsall in the West Midlands. I was elected as a Trustee at the British Youth Council’s 2019 Annual Council Meeting (ACM). Over the last 3 years, I have represented the charity at various meetings and events, served as Chair of the Risk Committee and been involved
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Championing leadership for all in the Big Give Christmas Challenge!
Mark 12pm on the 29th November in your diaries – the Big Give is back and we’re inviting you to #sponsorayoungleader! Christmas is the season of goodwill, and we are once again giving our supporters the chance to double their donation for free during the Big Give Christmas Challenge! The Big Give Christmas Challenge enables
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The Big Biking Challenge for mental health – fundraising success!
In September, the British Youth Council initiated a week-long fundraising challenge to raise awareness of and funding for our charity’s campaigning and advocacy work for youth mental health issues. 83% of young people with mental health needs agreed pandemic had made it worse. The NHS has seen an 83% increase in demand for eating disorder
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Reflections of a UK Young Ambassador to the European Youth Forum
Last month the British Youth Council held its Annual Council Meeting. For those that are not aware, the Annual Council Meeting is an event where delegates from the British Youth Council’s 170+ member organisations meet to discuss, debate and vote on a range of policies and candidates standing for election. With the event spanning a
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