Youth Projects -

Empowering girls to advocate for themselves

Kemi Bamidele — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 23:14:47 +0000

Youth violence is a complex and growing issue that impact not just individuals, but entire communities. The Gifted Organisation Limited is taking bold steps to address this through our signature six-week Butterfly Project for vulnerable and marginalised teenage girls, combined with a parenting support programme and stronger school partnerships. Admittedly all teenage girls and young […]

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Peeling back the layers of persistent disruptive behaviour

Kemi Bamidele — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 23:08:16 +0000

In a bid to prevent serious youth violence The Gifted have been working with 19 Enfield Secondary Schools to reduce school exclusion rates among girls and young people since 2019. During the 2022-2023 academic year, Enfield schools reported 12 permanent exclusions, evenly split between boys and girls. The ethnic breakdown included students of Black Caribbean, Black […]

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Improving employment prospects for young people

The Gifted — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:39:35 +0000

In April 2024, The Gifted will be launching a 28-week programme, funded by Hertfordshire Community Foundation and Stevenage Community Trust. The project will be instrumental in improving employment prospects for care experienced young people in Stevenage, as well as developing other vital life skills. Changing the story for vulnerable groups In 2023 there were reported […]

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Impacting lives of disadvantaged young people

The Gifted — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 11:12:53 +0000

Celebrating 10 years of The Gifted Impacting lives of disadvantaged young people is the reason The Gifted exists. In 2023 we are celebrating 10 years, having reached over 6,000 young people since we began in 2013. A lot has changed over the passed 10 years. We have seen lots of societal changes, cuts to public […]

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Our work with Nexus Enfield

The Gifted — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 18:57:00 +0000

With the aim of connecting the community for a better Enfield, the Nexus Project coordinates multiple projects to work in schools, youth clubs and community settings. Tackling youth violence The primary aim is to reduce exclusions and try to head off youth violence, through bringing together young people, parents, schools, businesses and the community sector. It’s hoped […]

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