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A mural hangs on one of the walls inside the Osmani Trust's building in east London, where the Aasha Project is based. It depicts the story of a young man's journey from gang member to employment and a better future. The story in the mural reflects the aims of the project - Aasha in Bengali translates as "hope".
The project works with young people aged between 12 and 25 in Tower Hamlets, who are at risk of engaging in violent conflict and anti-social behaviour, committing crime and involved in distributing drugs.
The borough has a problem with violence - it is one of six in the capital that had more than 100 knife injuries in 2017 and recorded more than 300 victims of serious youth violence, according to latest data from the London Assembly.
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