Future Leaders Celebration Event
The Future Leader Project held its presentation evening at Hightown Community Sports & Arts centre on Friday 20th May 2011 at 6.30pm. The event was attended by Kelvin Hopkins MP, Deputy Mayor of Luton, Cllr Mohammed Ayub, Cllr Tahir Khan, Cllr Yaqub Hanif and Luton Borough Council Children Services Director Martin Pratt and other key dignitaries along with young people. About 100 people attended the event.
Bangladesh Youth League was commissioned by Luton Youth Offending Service to develop and deliver a youth project that engaged a mix of boys and girls over a period of 4 months from December 2010 to March 2011 at CYCD. For many young people it was a life changing experience which allowed them to discover their true potential and vision in life.
The project aims were:
- To support young people at risk of becoming involved in crime and anti-social behaviour into positive action.
- Offer young people social and residential activities to increase their self-esteem, confidence, tolerance towards others, conflict resolution skills and leadership skills.
- Engage young people who are hard to reach and often fall through the net from mainstream programme.
- Provide young people with a healthy environment to discuss, debate and channel their frustration about issues that affect their lives locally and globally
The presentation evening programme included speeches by young people, certificates was given out to participants and a video of the programme was shown to the audience. The event ended with a buffet meal.
The project coordinator Abdul Halim said “those who attended the future leader project are generally from the most deprived area of Luton in terms of unemployment, overcrowded housing, lack of community and recreational facilities, crime and illicit drugs use and low achievement in schools”
If you would like further information about the project please contact:
Abdul Halim, Tel: 01582 519500, Direct: 01582 813751, Email: a.halim@cycd.org.uk
