“It is vital we celebrate our young people and encourage them when they are doing the right thing”.
A small gesture, a huge difference.
A community organisation has launched a special initiative to celebrate the achievements of Black youth.
Proud and Gifted was founded in December 2018, as a response to the lack of positive stories about young people in the media.
The project acknowledges success stories of young people aged between 9-25 years old in the United Kingdom and awards them with personalised medals and certificates.
The initiative is a small gesture which is making a huge difference to the lives of our children and young people, according to founder, Steven Oram. he said:
“It is vital we celebrate our young people and encourage them when they are doing the right thing. It is the minority who are doing bad but they grab the headlines and Proud and Gifted wants to celebrate those who are shining examples.”
A safe space
Mr Oram was keen to have a safe space for young people to be inspired by others in their peer groups and wanted to provide a programme which is free from negativity and violence.
“When we turn on our televisions, the representation of our young people is so negative and there are so many out there who are not like that, I wanted to put some attention on the good ones because they deserve it,” he added.
Since launching Proud and Gifted, Mr Oram says he has been left speechless by the immense level of support shown from his local community in Leyton and wider areas.
Since 2018
Proud and Gifted Celebrating Young People’s Achievement was created in response to the lack of positive stories for Young People.
Founded In 2018 by Steven Oram who has taken a different approach by travelling around the United Kingdom acknowledging the success stories of Young People aged 9-25-years old, awarding them with Personalised Medals and Certificates, Steven said “the greatest feeling is seeing their faces light up, knowing that a seemingly small gesture can make such a huge difference to them is PRICELESS”.
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