The Educator Magazine U.K. Jan-April 2023. - Magazine - Page 34
Wood Green Young
Voices scoop award
for Rising Green
Youth Hub success
Young people in Haringey have shown their incredible talent once
again after helping the Rising Green Youth Hub win the Best Social
Value Project accolade at this year’s Thornton Education Trust (TET)
Inspire Future Generations Awards.
Having been co-designed and
co-produced by a group of young
people known as the Wood Green
Young Voices, Rising Green was hailed
as an “exemplar project” at the awards
ceremony, with the youth hub going
further than just ‘involving young
people’ by putting them “at the very
centre of the brief, purpose, process
and delivery.”
Local young people were “empowered
to create a completely bespoke space
addressing their specific needs,” gaining
valuable co-design, collaboration and
communication skills in the process too.
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The Wood Green Young Voices were
instrumental in every single phase of
the project, ultimately resulting in the
creation of a youth hub that reflects
their diverse agenda and ambitions.
of this administration and this is a
proud moment for everyone who has
worked so hard to see the Rising Green
Youth Hub come to fruition and flourish
thereafter.
The Leader of Haringey Council,
Cllr Peray Ahmet, said: “This is fantastic
news and I’m delighted for the Wood
Green Young Voices that all their efforts
and engagement with the Rising Green
Youth Hub project has rightly been
recognised and rewarded with this
award.
“There is no questioning the talent
of our young people here in Haringey
and I have no doubts that they will
continue to make the Rising Green
Youth Hub one of the best provisions
in this borough.”
“Since becoming Leader of Haringey
Council, I’ve put our provision for
children and young people at the heart
Our congratulations and sincere thanks
also go out to our partners involved
in this project, including architects
Freehaus, JA Projects, Diamond Build
and photographer Ben Blossom.