Project UpRising
Funding UpRising was launched with a three-year, £200,000 grant from the Department for Communities and Local Government's Empowerment Fund plus funding from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, JP Morgan and Vinvolved. Ongoing funding comes from a variety of foundations, corporate sponsorship and donations
Purpose To nurture young people to become leaders
Background UpRising is a leadership development programme for talented 19- to 25-year-olds, which aims to encourage participants to make a positive difference to society at the same time as boosting their skills and confidence. The concept was developed by the Young Foundation after the 2001 Oldham race riots in an effort to address a "democratic deficit" for young people, explains UpRising director Alveena Malik. "Many young people from disadvantaged, marginalised and minority backgrounds didn't have opportunities to become leaders," she says.
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