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Posted on April 5th 2011
Students win £3,000 for local charity
Students representing seven local charities competed in the final of the Young Philanthropists Initiative this term in a bid to win £3,000 for their chosen cause.
Salmon Youth Centre, Damilola Taylor Trust, Evelina Children’s Heart Organisation, Three Cs, Bermondsey Community Nursery, NACRO and Kids Company were all represented, with students making presentations about their work to a panel of judges.
To prepare for their presentations, all year 9 students had investigated local social issues - such as crime, child health and mental illness - and researched local charities working in those fields.
Each group had contacted their chosen charity, learned about their work and created a presentation outlining why they deserved the prize.
In the final, groups used PowerPoint presentations, drama and poetry to persuade the judges that their cause was the most deserving.
Judges considered the group representing NACRO, the crime reduction charity, to have made the best case and awarded them the £3,000 prize (paid for by The Youth and Philanthropy Initiative) to give to their charity.
The Youth and Philanthropy Initiative is an international scheme to encourage students to look at social issues affecting their lives and how they can make a difference.
