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Articles by Oliver Wimborne
Youth-led mental health initiatives in education
Sophia Badhan, #iwill Ambassador and Mental Health Advocate, UK Jonelle Awomoyi, #iwill Ambassador and Religion, Philosophy and Ethics Final-Year Student, University of Nottingham, UK Youth social action refers to activities that young people do to make a positive difference to others or the environment.
The importance of teaching philanthropy: Educating children for social good
Alison Body, University of Kent, UK Emily Lau, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK Jo Josephidou, The Open University, UK Philanthropy, that is ‘voluntary action for public good’ (Payton and Moody, 2008, p. 3), plays a fundamental role in civil society, both here in the UK and beyond. Central to this, the charitable sector is often at the forefront of challenging social and environmental injustice and inequality.
Lighting pathways: Investing in visually impaired creativity
John A Patterson, Principal, St Vincent’s School for Sensory Impairment, UK High unemployment amongst visually impaired (VI) young people is a global concern, as is the connected impact on health and wellbeing attached to the lack of opportunity, meaningful engagement and friendship group generation. How can a creative curriculum be shaped so as to address these connected needs, i.e. providing opportunity, routes to employment and friendship-making?
Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals through social action in a London primary school
Naheeda Maharasingam, Headteacher, Rathfern Primary School, UK In September 2015, the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were formally adopted at the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Summit. The 2030 Agenda and the SDGs provide a comprehensive vision and framework for all populations across the globe.
Young Australians as agents of change: The ‘Youth Booth’ pilot project
Christine Grové, Monash University, Australia Around the world young people are actively contributing to change. For example, in the United States, youth have championed for gun control across the country in extraordinary ways (Rennie, 2018) (and in sub-Saharan Africa, they are leaders in advocating and enacting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In Asia, young people were critical to developing government responses to the HIV epidemic (Cahill, Beadle and Coffey, 2013).
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