Analysis

Secret to independence success

3 mins read Youth services Leadership
A project supporting young migrants has shared learning on how to become an independent charity.
We Belong was established as an independent charity in October 2019. Picture: Arteh Odjidia
We Belong was established as an independent charity in October 2019. Picture: Arteh Odjidia

When We Belong became an independent charity in October 2019, it marked the end of a three-year journey to “spin out” from parent organisation Just for Kids Law. In its short existence, We Belong – formerly names Let Us Learn – had evolved from being a project aiming to remove barriers to higher education for young migrants to a standalone organisation campaigning on issues including a rise in immigration fees for children.

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)was funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation to evaluate We Belong’s separation from its parent charity so that others in the youth sector considering setting up an independent organisation could learn from what worked well and how challenges were overcome.

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