My Hindleap is designed to help 100,000 young Londoners, particularly those with disabilities or from low-income backgrounds, to access outdoor education over the next ten years.
The initiative will be delivered at Hindleap Warren, London Youth’s outdoor education centre.
The facility, based in East Sussex, provides opportunities for children and young people to explore the outdoors in a bid to improve their confidence and help them develop social and emotional skills.
The call for funding was launched on Friday by London Youth’s patron the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip.
He said: “Hindleap Warren provides young people with much needed experience, development and outdoors adventure.
“The aim of the My Hindleap appeal is to improve the facilities needed for the outdoor education of 100,000 young people over the next 10 years.”
Rosie Ferguson, chief executive of London Youth, said it is vital that outdoor education remained accessible to all young Londonders.
She said: “More young people now are visiting Hindleap than ever before, they are staying longer and learning more while they are here.
“But the need and demand for quality outdoor education continues to increase and evolve while the opportunities are reducing – one in three outdoor centres in the UK is closing and many schools and youth groups can no longer offer subsidised places for young people from poorer backgrounds.
“Through My Hindleap we want to make sure that all young people, regardless of needs, can fully experience everything we have to offer and achieve the same outcomes as anyone else.”
